Bruce Blakeman drew fierce backlash after saying Brad Lander "would be a camp guard" on TV. The comment touched off condemnations from elected Democrats and Jewish groups across the city.

Residents at Story Towers say power was cut without warning on June 23, leaving apartments sweltering and some tenants sick while questions swirl over a large unpaid bill.

Active listings climbed for the 15th straight month in May, but agents say starter homes remain scarce and competitive across many markets.

The New York Times amended its June 25 complaint, dropping a claim against OpenAI and refocusing its allegations on Microsoft in a major copyright battle.

Sen. Chris Murphy and Sen. Richard Blumenthal unveiled the Living Wage for All Act, a plan to phase the federal minimum wage to $25 an hour and end subminimum wages.

NYC DOT will install 24/7 red-painted bus lanes on East 116th Street this summer, adding protected bike lanes, curb changes and camera enforcement. The moves aim to speed crosstown trips for tens of thousands of riders.

Fog and light rain this morning; showers likely into Saturday. Heat builds late weekend into next week.

Gov. Hochul granted a two‑year waiver to pause an hours‑based rule that threatened cuts to NYC childcare vouchers, buying the city until 2028 to fix funding and rules.

Six family members were found dead in a Mechanicville apartment after a welfare check. Investigators recovered a note and medications; autopsies are pending.

Two men were attacked on Avenue A in the East Village; NYPD Crime Stoppers posted a wanted bulletin and is offering a reward for tips.

NYPD Crime Stoppers circulated images of two women wanted in a May 21 Bronx bar robbery; one reportedly showed a firearm and both fled the scene. Tips are being sought.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani tapped Annie Elisa Minguez to run the Mayor’s Office of Nonprofit Services after a brief budget flap over July payments to contractors. Minguez starts in July and inherits the task of smoothing city‑nonprofit relations.

A Queens man was indicted after prosecutors say he forged deeds and drained a 92‑year‑old East Flatbush homeowner’s savings to take her house. The attorney general says the scheme included fake documents, forged checks and rent collected from unauthorized tenants.