NYC’s new budget adds $12 million for home-delivered senior meals, but advocates say full seven-day coverage still needs more funding.

NYC is loosening Eric Adams’ preschool curriculum mandate, allowing providers to seek approved alternatives while keeping the controversial GOLD assessment system.

NYPD drones are scanning Rockaway Beach for sharks and swimmers in distress as sightings surge across the Queens shoreline.

NYC Public Schools is hiring for the coming school year, and some support jobs do not require a college degree. School aide openings are appearing across the boroughs.

A vacant building collapsed on Mount Vernon’s North Bond Street, forcing a traffic closure as emergency crews assess the scene.

A man was slashed in the neck while waiting for a 5 train at East 180th Street. NYPD Crime Stoppers is offering up to $3,500 for information.

A Queens mother and daughter are accused of running an international stolen-merchandise ring from an East Elmhurst apartment and a Valley Stream home that also served as a daycare.

Queens is preparing a major rebuild of the historic Playground for All Children in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. The proposed investment could top $17 million.

Two people are wanted after police say firearms were discharged on a West 136th Street block. Crime Stoppers is offering up to $3,500 for information leading to an arrest and indictment.

Three days of free jazz are coming to Harlem and the East Village, with Joshua Redman, Ravi Coltrane and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra on the bill.

ImageNation is bringing an expanded Black film and music festival to Harlem Week, with screenings, live events and filmmaker conversations running through September.

Excavation and piling are underway for a planned 1,162-foot supertall on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, with condos, offices, retail and a Chanel flagship in the works.

Queens’ colorful dragon boats are back for two days of racing, food and cultural performances at Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Admission is free, rain or shine.