Whole Foods has signed a lease for the former Rite Aid at 182 Smith St on Smith Street. The site is vacant now and there’s no official opening date yet.

A Boston judge allowed a multistate challenge to DOJ memos on transgender youth care to proceed, finding the directives may have gone beyond routine enforcement and chilled providers. The decision opens discovery into subpoenas and internal guidance.

A Washington Heights primary turned personal after a challenger reportedly paid private investigators and circulated flyers featuring her opponent's child.

A widening shortage of CDL drivers is pinching New York carriers. Local training programs and scholarships are racing to plug the gap as industry projections grow.

Anna Estevao, who cross‑examined Cassie Ventura in the Diddy trial, has joined Nicolás Maduro’s Manhattan defense team as the case moves toward fresh pretrial fights.

TF Cornerstone filed to use New York’s 485‑x program for three large projects in Greenpoint and Chelsea, a direct challenge to the city’s 99‑unit workaround. The sites will test whether higher wage and affordability rules actually yield big builds.

Coca‑Cola said it's exploring a 2027 IPO for Hindustan Coca‑Cola Holdings and may sell part of its stake. The listing would cap a refranchising push and be a major Indian consumer IPO.

A person pulled from a Peekskill house fire later died at NewYork‑Presbyterian; officials say the cause is under investigation.

A Bronx man was indicted after prosecutors say he attacked FDNY EMTs who went to his apartment to help; one medic required staples and both were treated at St. Barnabas.

A New York man was extradited and arraigned June 3 after police say roughly $150,000 was stolen from Wilton via a check tied to the town’s new police headquarters project.

A 36-year-old man was stabbed early Thursday near South 2nd and Hooper in Williamsburg and taken to Woodhull; police say he will recover. Detectives are asking anyone with information to come forward.

Bloomberg will match $25M for the 9/11 Memorial’s new Never Forget Fund, a $75M push to expand exhibits, teacher programs and free student access before the 25th anniversary.

A Longwood landlord says he found a tenant stabbed to death inside an apartment; the NYPD has opened a homicide probe and the OCME will examine the remains.