A man allegedly walked out of a Highbridge Family Dollar with roughly $148 in ice cream after threatening an employee. Police are asking the public for tips and footage.

A state audit finds the NYC Department of Buildings is taking longer to clear routine plan reviews and inspections, citing staffing and budget shortfalls.

An 18-year-old was found stabbed on Fulton Avenue in Hempstead on June 28; detectives are asking for tips and Crime Stoppers is offering a reward.

NYPD arrested 22‑year‑old Miguel Soctax after alleged June gropings; detectives say he faces felony and misdemeanor sex charges and want other victims to come forward.

A cleaning crew in Crown Heights found a man’s body hidden inside a couch, prompting an NYPD probe and an autopsy by the city medical examiner.

A man carrying a Tibetan flag set himself on fire outside the United Nations in Manhattan and was rushed to Bellevue Hospital in critical condition.

A woman accused of posing as "Doctor Fran" at an Astoria clinic is charged in a Medicaid billing scheme that generated more than $105,000, prosecutors say. The attorney general's office says the scheme used another provider's credentials to submit claims.

Two Legionnaires cases on the Upper East Side have prompted a city investigation. Officials warn more illnesses may be reported and urge symptomatic residents to seek care.

Sen. Pat Fahy and colleagues proposed a three‑bill package — a dashboard, local review teams and a LEAP‑NY pilot — to tackle high chronic absenteeism after last summer’s Albany violence.

Two hundred thirty-five probationary firefighters completed FDNY academy training and graduated in Brooklyn, the department’s last class before the 25th anniversary of 9/11.

Penn Station will be open July 2–3 with regular LIRR service, but some entrances will be limited. LIRR points riders to TrainTime and alternate terminals for updates.

A Bronx mother says her 14-year-old son was slashed with a machete and robbed outside 2664 Grand Concourse on June 24; NYPD is asking the public to help identify five people.

A Philadelphia man was sentenced to 17 years after pleading guilty to a 2022 Allerton gas station shooting that left a worker with life‑changing injuries, prosecutors say.