Donovan Richards pledged $140M for a new Roy Wilkins Park community center to honor Jaden Pierre and expand youth services across Southeast Queens.

Mayor Mamdani and NYC DOT added five "Soccer Streets" watch parties across Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens, bringing free screenings, live music and bike‑friendly programming to neighborhood plazas.

Graduates from Bard High School Early Colleges booed President Leon Botstein at a United Palace commencement, protesting his ties to Jeffrey Epstein as he prepares to step down. The interruption reflected months of campus anger and renewed calls for accountability.

A Take 5 top-prize ticket worth $31,826.50 was sold at the Amoco on North Avenue in New Rochelle after Saturday's evening drawing. The winning numbers were 15, 21, 24, 31 and 32.

Neighbors from Maine to Ohio are forcing pauses on AI data centers amid worries over power, water and rising utility bills. Local fights have reached statehouses.

Advocates and City Council Speaker Julie Menin want to bump up NYC’s kindergarten college‑savings seed to $1,000–$3,000, saying early accounts boost college odds and narrow wealth gaps.

A Connecticut man says he owes his $3.4 million Lotto! windfall to the New York Knicks after a ticket he bought in Old Greenwich matched all six numbers.

A video shows fifth-graders at P.S. 75 miming being shot during a multicultural program; parents say they were not told ahead of time.

The NYC School Construction Authority has leased 54,245 square feet at the Hutchinson Metro Center Atrium for the Bronx STEAM Center, expanding Montefiore-backed healthcare and tech training. The space moves the program from a temporary Mercy University pilot to a long-term campus setting.

May's report shows roughly 15,000 private‑sector hires and unemployment dipping to 5.4%, nudging NYC back into positive job growth for 2026.

Queens Borough President Donovan Richards will host a Knicks championship rally and flag‑raising at Borough Hall next Thursday; attendees are asked to wear team gear.

Samanta Bullock says British Airways turned her away at JFK after staff said crew couldn't assist her to the lavatory. The carrier says it is investigating.

A Cornell student's antisemitic Handshake reply went viral; an online fundraiser has since raised nearly $20,000 while the university investigates.