Ben Pasternak was arrested in Manhattan and charged with strangulation after an alleged March 31 incident at the Baccarat Hotel; he also faces a federal investor lawsuit.

Federal prosecutors say Taesung Kim was held accountable in a case alleging his pharmacies used kickbacks and false claims to bilk Medicare and Medicaid.

FDNY says lithium-ion batteries ignited a garbage truck fire on Flatbush Avenue Extension; crews dumped the load and blocked lanes while cleanup continued. No injuries were reported.

A Manhattan protester pleaded guilty after prosecutors said he fired a flare that landed on CCNY’s Marshak Science Building. The plea includes restitution and community service under conditional terms.

A Deer Park woman was convicted after prosecutors say she tossed a lit explosive into her boyfriend’s bedroom, a blast that cost him part of his arm. Sentencing is set for May 27.

Edward Richard Hinds, former head of the GodSquad, was sentenced to three years' probation after pleading guilty to endangering a child. The case has renewed scrutiny of city-funded anti-violence programs.

James Grein, who says he was abused by Theodore McCarrick starting at age 11, settled his New Jersey claims for what his lawyer called a high six‑figure payment. The accuser’s lawsuits in New York remain active.

A discarded smoothie straw is now central to the 1984 Lynbrook murder probe, prosecutors say DNA ties a Long Island man to the killing.

Nassau prosecutors say a Hempstead mother swung her 21-month-old daughter into a concrete wall; the child was treated, released to her father and has since recovered. The mother has been indicted and is due back in court May 19.

A Manhattan man received 30 days in jail and five years’ probation after admitting he secretly filmed sexual encounters; victims and prosecutors say the punishment is too light.

An unidentified person handed a teller a note at the Citi branch at 4249 Broadway on April 23 and left with about $500. NYPD Crime Stoppers is asking for tips.

A 41-year-old woman died after a Jeep Wrangler overturned on the RFK Bridge; southbound lanes were closed for hours while police investigated.

The NY Attorney General’s OSI says prosecutors could not disprove beyond a reasonable doubt that officers were justified in the March 6 Staten Island shooting. A final report will follow.