Hecate has dropped its 650‑MW Swiftsure battery plan for Victory Boulevard after months of protests and a denied PSC extension. Local leaders hailed the move as a win for residents.

Two preschool classrooms on the Upper East Side were closed after a child was found unattended at John Jay Park. The school says it is retraining staff and cooperating with city inspectors.

This Sunday, thousands will walk Central Park for AIDS Walk New York; organizers expect around 10,000 and GMHC says the fundraiser has raised over $170M.

State-ordered reforms follow revelations that Salmon River staff built wooden 'time‑out' boxes and held students with disabilities inside.

The USPS has suspended delivery to a Bed‑Stuy apartment building after carriers reported rats; residents must now collect mail at the post office during limited hours.

East New York tenants traveled to Chestnut Holdings’ Riverdale office to demand long‑overdue repairs, citing mold, pests and water damage. Organizers say they’ll keep pressing until fixes happen.

Neighbors packed a town hall after the city proposed converting the Ramada on Empire Blvd into a men’s shelter; officials promise services, residents demand transparency.

The 9/11 Memorial & Museum will add a seventh moment of silence at the close of the names reading to honor people who later died of 9/11-related illnesses. Program data show about 55,000 cancer certifications tied to exposures.

The Bushwick branch will shut on June 5, 2026 for roughly two years of HVAC, roof and infrastructure work, prompting concerns over lost internet access and youth programs.

The Bezos family anchored a $100M endowment for early-childhood programs at Robin Hood, announced at the charity’s Javits Center benefit. The gift includes a matchable $25M pledge.

Rage guitarist Tom Morello joined immigrant-rights demonstrators at 26 Federal Plaza, singing Woody Guthrie and urging lawmakers to back the New York For All Act.

Mayor Mamdani and NYCHA are rolling out ‘NYCHA in Your Neighborhood’ forums starting May 20 to let tenants raise repair and safety complaints and get on-site help.

Abe Foxman, former national director of the Anti‑Defamation League, has died at 86, New York officials said.