Adams’ last‑day charter commission will hold borough hearings next week, but the panel lacks city funding and faces possible legal fights. The group will consider primaries, hate‑crime and housing reforms.

The Orchard Beach Pavilion has reopened after a $114M overhaul, returning terraces, ADA ramps and new vendor space to the Bronx Riviera. The restoration revives a long‑closed landmark just before beach season.

Councilmembers are reintroducing a bill to ban sales of companion birds in NYC pet stores, setting up a clash between advocates and small retailers. The measure targets parrots, parakeets and other non‑poultry birds.

Off-market sales jumped across New York City in 2025, with Brooklyn posting $5.4B and Queens logging nearly 5,400 quiet deals.

Signal and switch problems partly suspended E, F, M and R trains Wednesday morning, producing severe delays across Manhattan and Queens.

TSQ LIVE returns to Times Square with free concerts, DJ sets, dance classes and family programming across the Broadway plazas through September.

A parked car erupted in flames and exploded near the Charging Bull in Lower Manhattan on Tuesday evening; firefighters extinguished the blaze and no injuries were reported.

Katz’s has reopened the Ludlow Room — a restored 68-seat dining room closed since 1949 — and will use it for extra seating and private events on the Lower East Side.

Lahana, led by Nepalese-born owners, has opened at 803 9th Ave in Hell's Kitchen, pairing Indian standards with Himalayan momos and other Nepalese dishes. The spot replaces a longtime Indian storefront on 9th Avenue.

A student-painted 'Chiefs' mural on a wall beside Massapequa High has reignited the district's long legal fight over its mascot and a costly rebrand.

A former Chester highway superintendent was sentenced to 17 years after shooting a lost DoorDash driver; the victim survived but suffered life‑altering injuries.

City planners launched a "South of Prospect" survey to study rezoning McDonald and Coney Island avenues for taller housing and transit‑oriented development. The outreach will precede a draft zoning plan next year.

NYPD released an image of 36-year-old Kevin To in connection with the alleged sexual abuse of a 10-year-old in Brooklyn’s 60th Precinct.