Mayor Mamdani unveiled cooling‑center expansions, worker outreach and stepped‑up inspections as the city prepares for an early heat surge. The package targets outdoor and low‑wage workers.

SpaceX has agreed to provide Reflection AI with GB300-class compute at its Colossus campus near Memphis in a deal that could reach $6.3 billion.

Fourteen Greenwood Heights and Sunset Park residents sued to block a 200‑bed HELP USA shelter at 225 25th St, arguing the city skipped required Fair Share and environmental reviews as shelter demand rises.

Rep. Jamie Raskin has asked Harvard and Bard to turn over communications, gifts and internal reviews as part of a wider congressional probe into Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to academia.

Plymouth Cafe on Henry Street closed last Monday after 42 years. Owners say one is retiring and a new tenant — possibly a salad bar — will replace the longtime counter.

CRH said it will acquire Arcosa for $8.5 billion, combining CRH’s scale with Arcosa’s U.S. aggregates and engineered‑structures footprint. The deal is subject to customary approvals.

Two Bronx residents were indicted after prosecutors say they used stolen identities to claim more than $500,000 in pandemic unemployment benefits and funneled the money through Cash App accounts.

A fire at the Cold Spring Mobile Home Park on Route 9 displaced several people and prompted a multi-department response; the Red Cross assisted residents on scene.

Bank of America now forecasts three 25‑bp Fed hikes in 2026 as job growth stays firm. Markets and mortgage borrowers could feel the squeeze if the call proves prescient.

Alan Greenspan, the Fed chair from 1987–2006, died at 100. His market‑friendly policies and later admission of error left a contested, influential legacy.

Andrew Cuomo will co-chair a joint venture between Intercontinental Exchange and OKX to bring regulated crypto futures and tokenized markets to U.S. customers. The arrangement follows OKX’s federal guilty plea and raises political and regulatory questions.

A 21-story condo at 260 East 72nd Street topped out this week, adding mid‑50s units and retail to the Upper East Side.

The Army Corps ended its deal with the contractor on the first phase of Staten Island's long‑planned sea wall after safety concerns, putting a $2.3B plan further off schedule.