A lithium‑ion battery fire tore through the New Roc City parking garage Tuesday, sending smoke over downtown and destroying multiple vehicles as crews fought the blaze. Investigators are probing the cause.

Sushi By Bou is opening at The FIDI Hotel on Stone Street with a 14-seat omakase counter and a nearly 30-seat lounge. Previews run May 8–14 and the grand opening is May 15.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he held a press conference announcing tenant protections; details were limited but the move follows earlier enforcement and city hearings.

A 14-year-old was shot in the left leg in Soundview early Wednesday; police cordoned off Rosedale Avenue and collected shell casings while the victim was taken to Jacobi.

Mayor Mamdani and DOT want to convert long stretches of Bergen and Dean into traffic‑calmed bike boulevards, with phased work and outreach beginning this year. Advocates say the move could protect school bike buses and everyday riders.

A Siena poll finds 67% of New Yorkers say the state's cost of living is out of control; rent and CPI data back up the concern and raise political stakes.

The Bronx hit record-low April crime numbers, yet neighbors say visible violence keeps them on edge.

Sen. Patricia Fahy filed S10197 to let municipalities outside NYC tax non‑primary homes valued $2.5M and up, with half the revenue earmarked for AIM funding to aid local governments.

Casa Tua will open Cucina at One Hanson Place in 2027, bringing open kitchens, aperitivo bars, a market and private-event spaces steps from Barclays Center.

A man was indicted Tuesday after prosecutors say he fatally shot a Huntington Station resident behind One Stop Deli; the suspect was arrested in Alabama and extradited back to New York.

Showers and gusty southwest winds arrive Wednesday, May 6; most rain falls midday and the city should be drier by Thursday.

A federal judge sentenced Faisil McCants to 37.5 years after he fired 15 rounds in East Harlem, killing a 69‑year‑old woman who was using a walker.

Community monitors in the South Bronx recorded a small rise in PM2.5 during the first year of congestion pricing, and city officials announced $20M for Bronx asthma relief.