Ramiro Valdés, a founding commander of Cuba’s revolution and a longtime vice premier, died on June 21, 2026 at 94. The state praised his decades of service while critics recall his role in the security apparatus.

A 62-year-old man playing chess in Union Square Park was slashed Sunday and taken to Bellevue Hospital; police are searching for the attacker.

A Flood Watch runs across New York City Monday afternoon into tonight. Heavy storms could cause urban flash flooding and a high rip‑current risk at ocean beaches.

Bingo Wholesale closed on a $50M site at 18 Warsoff Place in Bedford‑Stuyvesant, giving central Brooklyn a potential new kosher superstore closer to Crown Heights. Permits and a timeline are still pending.

Nino Coniglio opened King of Pies at 649 Mattison Ave in Asbury Park, bringing Brooklyn‑style sourdough pies, a grandma square and an upside‑down Sicilian to the Shore.

Three men were arrested early Friday after police found them inside the shuttered Sunrise Mall in Massapequa; a handgun was recovered from a nearby vehicle.

A disbarred Great Neck lawyer admitted taking a $30,000 escrow down payment connected to a Lake Grove sale and must repay it or face prison. The case ties to broader Nassau County allegations.

Planning documents filed in Greenwich would demolish the nearly 20,000-square-foot house once owned by Donald and Ivana Trump and replace it with a new main house and sports amenities.

Bryce Harper completed his first career cycle and Kyle Schwarber crushed three homers — two in one inning — as the Phillies routed the Mets 15-3 at Citizens Bank Park.

The MTA will keep the QM15’s Arverne extension permanently, adding new Rockaway stops and expanded hours, officials say.

A 14-year-old was lured into a taxi outside 55 Richmond Terrace and escaped after an assault; police are searching for a suspect and asking for tips.

Four people were shot early Sunday at a Harlem playground; two teenagers were among the wounded and all four are in stable condition.

A two-building development at 50–55 Paseo Place in Park Slope has finished construction, adding 180 rental units, a Lidl supermarket and new retail along a landscaped paseo.