Mayor Mamdani and DOT will widen Sixth Avenue’s protected bike lane to 10 feet between W14 and W31 and add new pedestrian space through Herald Square ahead of the World Cup.

A rural Wisconsin theater just won the 2026 Regional Theatre Tony Award and a $25,000 grant, a national nod for decades of repertory work on the Hill. The award will be accepted at Radio City Music Hall on June 7, 2026.

NYBG turns its Bronx grounds into a 1960s‑themed festival with Warhols, giant daisies and ticketed liquid‑light night shows. The exhibition runs this weekend through October.

Several Spring Valley students told reporters an ESL math teacher made repeated sexual advances; the district put him on paid leave as police investigate.

Mount Vernon voters narrowly defeated the district’s $276.2M spending plan on Tuesday, leaving officials to choose between a June revote or a contingency budget. Three new trustees were also elected.

A 22-year-old man was shot in both legs overnight on Miller Avenue in East New York. Police say the case is developing.

A small share of NYC PTAs raised most PTA money in 2024–25 while hundreds raised little or nothing, widening program and staffing gaps between schools.

Hugo and Mariano Jinkis flew from Buenos Aires to New York and are negotiating plea deals with federal prosecutors in Brooklyn in the long-running FIFA bribery probe.

The mortgage on Coach’s Fifth Avenue flagship was moved to special servicing amid default fears, putting pressure on one of Midtown’s highest-profile retail corners. Lenders and owners now face fast-moving decisions.

San Francisco AI firm Hightouch signed an ~18,000‑sq‑ft lease at 275 Seventh Avenue, nearly doubling its Manhattan footprint as the company scales in New York.

Daddy Yankee will head the 69th National Puerto Rican Day Parade, and Anthony Ramos is among this year’s honorees. The march is set for June 14 up Fifth Avenue.

A 27-year-old Long Branch woman died after a pickup overturned and burst into flames on the Garden State Parkway; friends have launched a fundraiser to help her family.

A 119‑unit Ocean Parkway building in Midwood sold for about $23.5M, city filings show. Records list an LLC tied to investor David Brecher as the buyer.