Erin Merdy was sentenced to 20 years to life after pleading guilty in the 2022 Coney Island drownings of her three children.

Yonkers trustees will consider a recommendation to close School 21 as part of a plan to close a $101 million gap in the 2026–27 budget.

The New York State Common Retirement Fund closed the fiscal year at an estimated $295.4B and returned 11.94%, the comptroller says.

A government watchdog asked Manhattan prosecutors to probe the DOJ's dismissal of corruption charges against Eric Adams, pointing to alleged political bargaining.

Lee Mendelson Film Productions sued GameMill in Manhattan on May 20, 2026, saying the publisher used Vince Guaraldi’s Peanuts music without permission in a Snoopy video game.

Adams’ last‑day charter commission will hold borough hearings next week, but the panel lacks city funding and faces possible legal fights. The group will consider primaries, hate‑crime and housing reforms.

The Orchard Beach Pavilion has reopened after a $114M overhaul, returning terraces, ADA ramps and new vendor space to the Bronx Riviera. The restoration revives a long‑closed landmark just before beach season.

Councilmembers are reintroducing a bill to ban sales of companion birds in NYC pet stores, setting up a clash between advocates and small retailers. The measure targets parrots, parakeets and other non‑poultry birds.

Off-market sales jumped across New York City in 2025, with Brooklyn posting $5.4B and Queens logging nearly 5,400 quiet deals.

Signal and switch problems partly suspended E, F, M and R trains Wednesday morning, producing severe delays across Manhattan and Queens.

TSQ LIVE returns to Times Square with free concerts, DJ sets, dance classes and family programming across the Broadway plazas through September.

A parked car erupted in flames and exploded near the Charging Bull in Lower Manhattan on Tuesday evening; firefighters extinguished the blaze and no injuries were reported.

Katz’s has reopened the Ludlow Room — a restored 68-seat dining room closed since 1949 — and will use it for extra seating and private events on the Lower East Side.