An owner representative resigned hours before the Rent Guidelines Board's June 25 vote, complicating the fight over a possible citywide rent freeze. The final decision will affect roughly one million stabilized units.

A Greenpoint man will serve 18 years after pleading guilty to raping a 12‑year‑old in her East Williamsburg apartment building. Prosecutors say the plea spared the child a trial.

A 20-year-old man was slashed near New Utrecht Avenue in Borough Park and taken to a hospital; police are searching for a masked suspect.

JPMorgan promoted Doug Petno and Troy Rohrbaugh to co‑presidents as Marianne Lake retires, and the board paired the moves with multi‑year retention awards tied to profit targets. The shakeup tightens the bank’s succession picture.

A declined payment card at a Crown Heights salon turned violent, leaving two employees slashed and a 23‑year‑old arrested. Police say the victims are expected to recover.

Hostos is converting the landmark Bronx General Post Office into an allied‑health and natural‑science center, with renderings showing preserved murals and new labs.

A 30‑year‑old man was slashed outside a Mott Haven restaurant on Third Avenue and taken to Lincoln Medical Center; police say he is expected to recover and detectives are investigating.

Putnam County deputies arrested a man after a 911 call said he menaced another driver with a gun on Peach Lake Road (Route 121); a loaded .45 was recovered and no one was hurt.

A 47-year-old man was slashed aboard a D train near 170th Street; NYPD Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for information.

Letitia James hailed Shopify’s move to bar vape sales after a multistate push that began last November. The platform shift could reshape online vape commerce and payment risk.

Federal prosecutors say a freight‑forwarder conspired to ship industrial oil‑and‑gas equipment to Russia, a move they describe as putting profit over national security.

A Bronx man was sentenced to more than 33 years after a jury found him guilty of kidnapping and sexually abusing a 15‑year‑old. Prosecutors say the victim escaped through a window.

More than 1,000 recruits graduated at Madison Square Garden after six months at the Police Academy. They begin assignments across NYC precincts as part of a hiring surge.