A 5-year-old girl was grazed by a stray bullet in Longwood Wednesday evening; she was taken to Harlem Hospital and is expected to recover.

A Brooklyn tax preparer got three years for a COVID-era tax-credit fraud that sought more than $600 million. Prosecutors say the group filed over 8,000 bogus returns and collected roughly $45 million.

A Grahamsville man arrested after a CyberTip faces multiple felony counts, state police say.

A man was found unconscious at the Van Cortlandt Park–242nd Street station and later died. Police arrested a 68‑year‑old Queens man and charged him with manslaughter.

A Queens accountant was found dead in Jamaica after sending a frantic WhatsApp plea on a birthday trip. Authorities have named her husband a person of interest and a search is underway.

East New York tenants traveled to Chestnut Holdings’ Riverdale office to demand long‑overdue repairs, citing mold, pests and water damage. Organizers say they’ll keep pressing until fixes happen.

Morning showers and isolated thunderstorms are likely with a wet commute. Weekend warms into the 70s–80s, but boaters should beware cold water.

Sarah Lucas’s VENUS VICTORIA perches on a giant washing machine outside the New Museum, inaugurating the museum’s new plaza commissions. The playful monumental work will be on view for roughly two years.

More than 200 seized mopeds and scooters were flattened at the DSNY yard in Arden Heights as the NYPD steps up enforcement of unregistered two‑wheelers. Officials say seizures are part of a wider strategy to curb crime.

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.