A 90-minute "Concert for the First Amendment" at Town Hall features Bette Midler, Patti Smith and others while organizers mount counter-programming to a White House UFC spectacle.

Kathmandu-born Bajeko Sekuwa, known for charcoal-grilled mutton sekuwa, has extended its Sunnyside roots to Irving and Aurora while keeping Nepalese small plates front and center.

Sinkers Lounge in downtown Manhattan announced a shutdown after a June 5 Facebook post by the venue’s former general manager. The closure comes as the company navigates legal and financial disputes tied to its parent company.

A Nevada man was indicted in Mineola accused of siphoning about $227,000 in Social Security disability payments meant for his wife after her 2014 death. His next court date is June 25.

Tribeca’s Nish Nush has shut its Reade Street outpost as DOB filings for a new mid‑rise proceed. Permits, history and what neighbors are saying are detailed.

A New York‑led coalition of state attorneys general served OpenAI with a sweeping subpoena seeking memos on advertising, retention, data and child and senior safety as the company confirms a confidential IPO filing.

The DA produced CO‑2 disclosure sheets for three New Rochelle officers — then told reporters no Brady/Giglio records existed. The timing could affect past grand juries.

A Manhattan complaint alleges Sean “Diddy” Combs drugged and raped a 16‑year‑old in Lower Manhattan in 2000 and names Bad Boy entities under the city’s lookback law.

Certain duloxetine (generic Cymbalta) lots were recalled after tests found a nitrosamine impurity; regulators and pharmacists advise checking NDCs and talking to your prescriber.

Ricardo Dash was sentenced to 22 years to life after jurors convicted him in the ambush shooting that killed 18‑year‑old Shaheem Bascom in East New York.

Yesterday’s opened on Bleecker Street in April, pairing classic cocktails and wood‑fired pizza in a two‑level West Village room led by chef Robert Sieber.

A 31-year-old man was slashed on East 207th Street in Norwood and taken to St. Barnabas Hospital; police are searching for three suspects.

A New York Lotto ticket sold at a West Village café matched all six numbers Saturday, turning into a $3.1M jackpot.