Rain, fog and a lingering flooding threat will make Wednesday a messy one across New York City. Brighter and warmer weather returns by Friday.

NYPD Crime Stoppers circulated a wanted bulletin after a 70-year-old was punched at a bus stop on Empire Boulevard; detectives are asking for tips and video.

Flightradar24 logged a single‑day tracking record of 153,359 commercial flights on July 23, driven by peak summer schedules and wider ADS‑B coverage. The total reflects the platform’s visibility, not a passenger census.

A 59-year-old man was shot in the back Tuesday morning in Wakefield; police say a man in all black fled the scene and the victim is expected to recover.

City inspection records show several neighborhood eateries were temporarily closed in July after inspections found rodents, roaches and sewage problems.

Federal records and a House committee report say Jeffrey Epstein arranged a same‑sex marriage in Manhattan in 2013 so his girlfriend could secure a green card.

Mega Millions has climbed to $800 million for Tuesday; Powerball rose to $663 million for Wednesday. Cash options are smaller and odds remain razor‑thin.

A 34-year-old man was stabbed outside Bayview Houses in Canarsie and taken to Brookdale Hospital; police say no arrests have been made and are asking for tips.

State health data show suicide deaths among 15–19-year-olds rose from 2022 to 2023, and national ED visits for self-harm top 616,000 annually. Experts and survivors urge early conversations and crisis resources.

The Bronx landed the largest slice of the new $30M LUCHA Equity Fund — roughly $11.3M — to expand workforce training, immigrant services and food-security programs across the borough.

Luckin Coffee signed a 10‑year lease for a 1,200‑sq‑ft Hudson Square storefront at 180 Varick, replacing a decades‑old deli and joining Olmstead's amenity push.

A new Oklahoman photo gallery traces Wynnewood‑born Gen. Tommy Franks’s rise from small‑town roots to leading CENTCOM and the museum he helped build in Hobart. The piece stitches wartime briefings, Washington honors and hometown displays into a local portrait of a national figure.

DOB ordered a stop‑work at 222 Broadway after contractors reported cracked concrete beams on an upper floor, pausing the Financial District conversion to hundreds of apartments.