Extell has filed DOB plans for an 86‑story, near‑1,200‑foot tower at the former ABC/Disney campus, proposing 430 apartments and a 20% affordable set‑aside.

A sinkhole between East 93rd and 94th Streets closed part of the East River Esplanade; residents say repeated delays have produced dangerous detours.

Companion bills in Albany would create a 15‑foot safety buffer for on‑duty first responders and make refusal after a warning a misdemeanor, sparking rallies and pushback.

An unidentified person handed a teller a note at the Citi branch at 4249 Broadway on April 23 and left with about $500. NYPD Crime Stoppers is asking for tips.

Zaro's Cafe, a Huntington Station mainstay since 1993, will close Saturday. An equipment auction is scheduled days later.

SelectCare's WARN filing shows its Manhattan office will close June 30, 2026, and 59 employees will be laid off. The move raises questions about client care continuity and worker support.

A 41-year-old woman died after a Jeep Wrangler overturned on the RFK Bridge; southbound lanes were closed for hours while police investigated.

The NY Attorney General’s OSI says prosecutors could not disprove beyond a reasonable doubt that officers were justified in the March 6 Staten Island shooting. A final report will follow.

A Queens judge paused a court fight over alleged forged petition signatures that could remove Assemblymember Jenifer Rajkumar from the June primary, sending key questions to the Board of Elections.

The NYPD's 84th Precinct warns of a jewelry-swap scam hitting Downtown Brooklyn and other NYC neighborhoods; thieves swap real pieces for fakes through friendly distractions.

President Trump will speak at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington this Saturday amid an open letter from hundreds of journalists and protests at private events.

The Court of Appeals ruled April 23 that prosecutors may not condition pleas on survivors waiving DVSJA hearings, reversing a lower court and remanding the case. The decision preserves survivors’ ability to seek trauma‑informed sentencing.

DOJ has asked a federal court to cancel the citizenship of a jailed Long Island doctor serving 17 years for grooming and sexual exploitation, part of a wider denaturalization push.