A national Hartford Institute study found median U.S. worship attendance rose to 70 in 2025, the first uptick in decades. Researchers call the change uneven and cautious optimism.

Bill Clinton joined a groundbreaking in Crown Heights for an $18M Anchor House expansion that will add a new men's residential building and about 70 beds.

A federal judge certified a class for former Westech security guards who say they were left with bounced paychecks after the Throggs Neck office abruptly closed in September 2024.

A plan to install lockable gates at Washington Square has split neighbors and park lovers ahead of a Community Board 2 hearing. The debate will play out at a public meeting this week.

Bowen Yang and four others will lead the NYC Pride March on June 28, blending mainstream visibility with activist roots under the "For All of Us" theme.

Allan Dabrio Marrero was freed after more than 150 days in ICE custody and reunited with his husband and church in New York. Advocates say delays in accepting bond raise fresh legal questions.

Clashes broke out outside Park East Synagogue as protesters and counterprotesters confronted each other under a heavy NYPD presence. The event tested the city’s new buffer‑zone rules.

The Bronx School of Hip‑Hop — a new public high school focused on hip‑hop culture — will open this September as one of five new city schools adding arts and special‑education seats.

A Coney Island NYCHA resident says a January 2025 inspection found lead in her bathroom but repairs have stalled while the city’s TEMPO abatement program is scheduled to help.

A $2 million federal grant will expand the Neighborhood Internet program and bring NYPL‑run, free high‑speed broadband into affordable housing across the Bronx and Upper Manhattan.

A Gothamist analysis and federal records show NYC released far fewer unaccompanied minors last year while average ORR custody times jumped, advocates say.

Tenants at Melrose Houses pressed for an expanded ombudsperson call center to speed mold and leak repairs across NYCHA buildings. Organizers want funding and outreach.

After crews cleared and fenced a Sheepshead Bay encampment, Councilmember Inna Vernikov toured the site and urged a policy overhaul to speed mental‑health care and shelter placement.