FDNY and loved ones honored Firefighter Christopher Dorato with a walk-out ceremony as he left the hospital after surgeries for a severe leg injury sustained in a Staten Island fire.

NYC is set to offer free child care for roughly 2,000 toddlers this fall in a plan by Mayor Mamdani's administration, amidst high costs and provider challenges.

The Malcolm Shabazz Harlem Market has temporarily relocated across the block as its 116th Street lot is cleared for a planned plaza with affordable housing. Vendors say they will return when the rebuild is complete.

An 87-year-old New Yorker shares his apartment to afford rent as seniors nationwide turn to house‑sharing amid soaring rents and weak retirement savings.

Bronx River Houses residents say kids’ asthma is worsening as crews prepare to repair five Cross Bronx bridges. They want air monitoring, dust controls and alternatives.

Columbia has removed and reassigned dental-school staff after DOJ files show a student tied to Jeffrey Epstein was admitted through an "irregular" process. The university says it will redirect related donations to survivor groups.

Neighbors on Ryer Avenue say years of barking and a urine smell from a Fordham apartment culminated when several Chihuahuas escaped into a hallway; the ASPCA has opened a probe.

SUNY has launched a Military Tuition Rate to cap undergraduate tuition for active‑duty, National Guard and Reserve members. Early rollouts began this spring and a statewide expansion is planned for fall 2026.

New York officials plan to restore the Pride flag at Stonewall National Monument as a protest against its removal due to a Trump-era mandate limiting flags at National Park sites.

Neighbors packed a tense hearing after the city announced a First Avenue transitional shelter, splitting the Upper East Side between safety fears and calls for more beds.

Harrow New York is cutting advertised tuition by about 42% to attract students to its Oakdale campus, including a two-year $15,000 Pioneer’s Scholarship.

OnPoint kept two overdose prevention centers open through a brutal cold snap, sheltering hundreds and giving staff chances to deliver life‑saving care.

NYC nurses vote on new contracts to possibly end their monthlong strike; the outcome may vary by hospital, with some nurses urging rejection of the deal.