A pre‑dawn blaze ripped through a three‑story building at 503 Ridgewood Ave in Cypress Hills; hazmat teams were deployed after crews found lithium batteries. Investigators are probing the cause.

A White House counterterrorism aide says President Trump left Vice President J.D. Vance precise succession instructions and a private letter in the Resolute Desk.

Decades of failed permits, fines and neighborhood pushback have left Red Hook’s grain terminal in limbo under owner John Quadrozzi Jr. and a tangle of enforcement actions. Local reporting shows big ideas for the site repeatedly stall at the permit stage.

A marshal's eviction turned up a sophisticated illegal cannabis grow at 750 Pelham Parkway in the Bronx; officials seized hundreds of pounds of product and called emergency crews.

Hempstead's Town Board voted to trim the maximum home footprint in Levittown from 30% to 27.5% to curb oversized rebuilds and preserve neighborhood scale.

NYPD released surveillance images of a man accused of pointing a revolver at a Q train rider in Downtown Brooklyn on April 26; detectives are asking the public for tips.

Family held a vigil at Bronx Latin one year after 16‑year‑old Evette Jeffrey was killed; relatives say the trial has not been scheduled and are calling for a mural.

A Bushwick driver was sentenced to up to six years after a Jan. 8, 2024 hit-and-run that killed 29-year-old Hayden Wallace and injured three others.

A Manhattan jury heard testimony this week in a murder‑for‑hire case accusing Daniel Sikkema of arranging the 2024 killing of Chelsea gallerist Brent Sikkema. Prosecutors say payments and location data tie the defendant to the slaying in Rio de Janeiro.

The Bushwick branch will shut on June 5, 2026 for roughly two years of HVAC, roof and infrastructure work, prompting concerns over lost internet access and youth programs.

Boutique Manhattan brokerages closed marquee resales in 2025 and posted median prices that rival larger firms. A data review shows small teams turning niche expertise into big results.

Jason Collins, the NBA center who became the first openly gay active player, died at 47 after an eight‑month battle with glioblastoma, his family announced Tuesday.

The Bezos family anchored a $100M endowment for early-childhood programs at Robin Hood, announced at the charity’s Javits Center benefit. The gift includes a matchable $25M pledge.