KIPP NYC will open a 150,000-square-foot South Bronx campus at 75 Canal Street West this fall, bringing new labs, performance space and a rooftop athletic field to Mott Haven. Applications are currently open.

More than two years after a five‑alarm Sunnyside fire, scaffolding still surrounds the building and displaced tenants have taken their landlord to court. City agencies and lawmakers are pressing for repairs as insurance and litigation drag on.

A viral social‑media post drew hundreds of teens to Pier 2 at Brooklyn Bridge Park last week, prompting police to clear the area and close the pier temporarily.

A Trace One analysis shows New York employers drew 1,709 OSHA Hazard Communication citations from 2021–2025, with roughly $1.35M in penalties and construction the most-cited sector.

About 40 Transit Museum employees filed an NLRB petition to join AFSCME DC 37, adding to a wave of museum union drives in New York City.

A Staten Island recruit put his NYPD plans on hold to donate a kidney to his father and was sworn in with the new class, continuing a three‑generation legacy.

After Roberto Clemente Plaza was fenced off, Hub merchants say drug use has spilled onto sidewalks, leaving stores to contend with needles, human waste and fewer customers.

A proposed AI‑focused public high school in Lower Manhattan has prompted parent objections and calls for scrutiny as the DOE moves the plan toward review.

A CUNY Latino Data Report finds the metro Latino population rose 48% from 2000–2024, with the biggest gains in suburbs from Putnam to Bergen.

The Mamdani administration signed a roughly $1.86B, three‑year hotel contract to reserve emergency rooms — a move that renews debate over no‑bid hotel deals and shelter strategy.

Ernie Anastos, a familiar face on New York evening news for decades, has died at 82. He anchored Eyewitness News and earned dozens of Emmy recognitions over a four-decade career.

High school offers for NYC students are live and MySchools now lets families join waitlists, check positions and accept or decline offers.

A MovingPlace study and federal figures show Miami, Orlando and Tampa among the top destinations for New Yorkers leaving the city, reshaping housing and labor markets.