Aritzia has leased roughly 16,000 square feet at The Shops at Columbus Circle, expanding its Manhattan footprint as the brand accelerates U.S. growth. The space sits steps from Central Park.

A swastika‑emblazoned banner briefly flew above NYU’s Washington Square campus during graduation week, prompting an NYPD probe and campus condemnation.

Neighbors on Staten Island report near‑misses with an NYPD officer whose pickup has been ticketed hundreds of times. Records and eyewitness accounts have prompted calls for action.

An escalator at the Gershwin Theatre malfunctioned May 13, injuring two children and an adult; injuries were not life-threatening and the DOB is investigating.

A contracted subway guard at Brooklyn’s Eighth Avenue station was caught on camera taking cash and using a stolen OMNY student card to buzz riders through, an inspector general review found.

London ranks No.2 globally for office fit‑outs as AI, MEP and skilled‑labour pressures push refurbishment bills higher. Occupiers and landlords are rethinking budgets and timelines.

Time Equities says faulty curtain‑wall installation left 50 West condos rattling; the developer filed suit seeking roughly $2 million to force repairs or recover costs.

Residents say pile driving at 1935 Bedford Ave rattled homes, cracked walls and sent bricks falling, prompting DOB stop-work orders and fines.

State lawmakers and residents rallied in Albany behind a bill to pause new large data‑center permits for three years while regulators study energy, water and noise impacts.

A revived Albany package would bar certain sales of health data and require explicit consent for apps — prompting a clash between Planned Parenthood and a broad tech coalition.

NYPD is searching for three men tied to a string of necklace-and-jacket robberies across the Bronx and Brooklyn; the youngest victim was 10 and investigators say more than $10,000 was taken.

A person was struck and killed by an F‑train at the Avenue P station in Gravesend on Wednesday, FDNY said. The MTA rerouted uptown F trains and delays followed.

NYC Comic Con will mark its 20th year with a Coney Island theme Oct. 8–11 at the Javits Center. Presales start in early June and the general on‑sale is June 24.