Hawkins Way Capital paid $28M for 81 East 3rd St.; the 13‑story East Village building includes student housing used by the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts and market‑rate apartments.

Six completed Crown Heights developments add about 230 apartments and condos, from an all‑electric rental with income‑targeted units to supportive housing with a health clinic.

A 6-year-old was struck at a Forest Hills playground; police released cellphone footage and are asking for tips.

A late-evening blaze on Ocean Parkway left two Kensington apartment buildings vacated and several families receiving emergency help from the Red Cross.

The DOJ has opened a review of transactions tied to Iran’s supreme leader that may have flowed through U.S. banks, putting JPMorgan and Citigroup under federal scrutiny. The inquiry tests banks’ sanctions controls and could have legal and compliance consequences.

Hidden-camera footage appears to show a Gulf War veteran assaulted inside the Montrose state veterans home; family members and regulators now have the video and records.

FERC ordered regional grid operators to justify or reform tariffs to speed hookups for AI data centers while aiming to protect households from footing upgrade bills.

An X post from the FBI Las Vegas office says a $10M reward is now tied to MS‑13 leader Yulan Archaga Carias, though federal postings continue to show $5M.

Ahold Delhaize — owner of Stop & Shop, Giant and Food Lion — agreed to pay $40M to resolve DOJ claims that its supermarket pharmacies misreported discounted drug prices to federal programs.

Federal prosecutors allege Brooklyn nonprofit leaders used two adult day‑care sites to bill Medicaid for roughly $38 million in false claims, according to a complaint.

The city’s economic development arm cut positions on its life‑sciences team, prompting industry leaders to worry that big lab projects and workforce programs could slow.

The longtime Broome Street studio of Claes Oldenburg reportedly changed hands, and the building is set for redevelopment that could reshape Hudson Square.

The NYC Commission on Racial Equity will host a free Juneteenth program at Central Park’s SummerStage this Friday, pairing performances with public input on Local Laws 91 and 92.