Prospect Heights favorite Cheryl's Global Soul says a steep rent hike and added fees threaten the longtime restaurant. Owner Cheryl Smith has launched a fundraiser and expanded events to keep the doors open.

Nearly $1 billion in state funding will create or preserve about 2,754 affordable apartments, with big awards to Vital Brooklyn, Chelsea and the Bronx.

Alvin Bragg’s office repatriated 59 antiquities — including dozens seized from the Met — to Italy, Iraq and Indonesia after multi‑year investigations.

New York City reached a $1.7M settlement with Extra Space after complaints of rats and surprise rent hikes. A $1M restitution fund will open for claims beginning Aug. 1.

A 44-year-old man was stabbed on the stairs of the Sutter Avenue–Rutland Road station in Brownsville and is in stable condition while police search for the suspect.

NYPD Crime Stoppers released surveillance images and is offering up to $3,500 after a 41‑year‑old was stabbed near 46th Ave and 102nd St in Corona.

A 46-year-old man was stabbed late Wednesday in a Selden shopping-center parking lot and taken to Stony Brook University Hospital. Suffolk County detectives are asking witnesses to come forward.

The FY27 budget baselined hundreds of Parks jobs, but Bensonhurst residents and unions say more Park Enforcement Patrol officers are still needed at Seth Low Park.

Skeletal remains were found inside a vacant East Harlem brownstone Wednesday; the NYPD and the city medical examiner are investigating.

Police released a suspect photo after a 15-year-old was raped behind a Forest Hills home on June 4. Detectives are asking for tips to identify the attacker.

Breeze has signed a 15-year lease at 590 Fulton Street and plans a fall 2026 flagship in Downtown Brooklyn.

A New York man was sentenced to 15 years after prosecutors say he used rideshare trips to lure teenagers from a Connecticut group home. Authorities recovered videos on his phone and federal prosecutors tied the case to Project Safe Childhood.

Four men fled after late-night shots were fired near Belmont and East Tremont in West Farms; no one was hurt. Police are canvassing the block and seeking tips and footage.