Mayor Mamdani has revealed plans for city‑owned grocery stores with La Marqueta named as the first site and officials promising cheaper staples without cutting worker pay. The idea has drawn both labor praise and skeptical coverage over costs and feasibility.

Brooklyn police are searching for a man accused of multiple gropings and assaults along the Flatbush corridor in mid‑April. Authorities ask anyone with tips to call Crime Stoppers.

Victims' attorneys say court papers allege Dr. Zhi Alan Cheng recorded himself groping a dying patient on life support, adding to civil suits and unanswered questions about hospital oversight.

Field training officers in the Bronx arrested a driver and recovered an AR-15–style pistol and two loaded magazines during a vehicle stop, the 43rd Precinct said.

The state’s top court ruled that an NYPD I-card alone won’t justify an arrest unless officers can show the alert was actually passed on. The Palacios decision could change how suppression hearings play out in Queens.

East Village favorite Sunday Morning has opened a NoMad outpost, serving rotating cinnamon‑roll flavors daily until they sell out.

A 74-year-old man was stabbed in Jackson Heights Friday; police say the suspect — a woman dressed in black — fled the scene and remains at large. Investigators are canvassing the area for footage and tips.

MeiraGTx priced a roughly $100M share offering after reacquiring bota‑vec from Johnson & Johnson. The cash will fund regulatory filings and potential product launches.

A Rye YMCA child-care worker was arraigned after prosecutors say she slammed a 19-month-old toddler to the floor; the DA's office has adjourned the case to May 5.

Body‑cam footage reportedly shows an on‑duty NYPD officer punching a man at the 149th Street–Grand Concourse station; he was arraigned and pleaded not guilty.

A Manhattan judge will decide whether to vacate Harry Ruiz’s 1995 conviction in the 1993 killing of Emmanuel Felix after prosecutors reopened the case with new evidence.

Letitia James joined a 37‑state coalition backing Massachusetts’ suit that calls Kalshi’s sports markets illegal wagers disguised as event contracts.

Gallup's 2024–2025 poll finds men under 30 now report higher religiosity than young women — a first in 25 years, with gains concentrated among Republicans.