Hochul says SEQRA overhaul will speed housing and infrastructure; supporters praise speed while environmental groups demand guardrails.

Ithaca police say a traffic stop led to searches that turned up roughly 3.1 pounds of crystal meth, plus cocaine and drug paraphernalia. Two Brooklyn men were arrested and are being held without bail.

Surveillance footage in court exhibits appears to show a female NYPD captain punching a fellow captain at One Police Plaza. The clip is tied to a Dec. 2022 Paterson assault and continuing indictments.

Kampos Taverna opened on Bay Ridge's 3rd Avenue, serving Chios classics, mastiha cocktails and daily desserts in a room full of imported Greek decor.

Crews have cleared most of the parcel at 264 Butler Street in Gowanus after Goose Property Management's 2025 purchase. The site abuts a 172 Third Avenue lot that expands the developer's footprint.

A masked shooter wounded a 23-year-old near 61st Street and Ninth Avenue in Borough Park early Sunday. Police say the suspect fled and the victim was taken to Maimonides in stable condition.

A 74-year-old woman was killed and a 72-year-old was injured in a Crown Heights stabbing Saturday night; a person of interest was detained, police say.

The NYPD 70th Precinct warned Brooklyn residents about mailbox fishing and check‑washing scams and listed practical steps to protect checks and accounts.

Owners of Celestine and Grand Army filed a CB2 liquor‑license notice for a 2,000‑sq‑ft Mexican restaurant at 5 Front St., with an early‑June target.

A suspect dove into Mill Basin to evade arrest after an alleged car-theft attempt at Kings Plaza. One person is in custody and police searched the water for a second suspect.

State and federal lawmakers joined residents in Bensonhurst to protest a planned men’s shelter on 86th Street as new bills seek to limit shelter siting near transit. Local leaders say the move follows the city’s reshuffling of beds from Bellevue to Brooklyn.

A man was shot inside a Gates Avenue building Friday and remains in critical condition at Kings County Hospital, police say.

Two Brooklyn men received decades-long sentences for a 2020 drive-by at George Walker Jr. Park that killed two teens. Prosecutors tied the attack to gang activity and cellphone video evidence.