A Crown Heights man was sentenced to 23 years to life for the 2020 killing of Brooklyn rapper Nick Blixky in Prospect Lefferts Gardens.

Jay-Z will headline Yankee Stadium on July 10–11 with nights dedicated to Reasonable Doubt and The Blueprint. Ticket details are still pending.

NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch warns recent federal cuts to homeland- and port-security grants could weaken the department’s intelligence and counterterrorism work.

Moody's lowered the Metropolitan Opera's debt to Caa1, citing a structural deficit and roughly $120M in endowment draws. The move raises pressure on Lincoln Center and major donors.

Tschabalala Self’s 13-foot "Art Lovers" — an aluminum hinged relief of a Black couple — now crowns the New Museum’s expanded Bowery facade.

NYPD Crime Stoppers says a 65‑year‑old man was stabbed inside 16 East 183 Street on March 17; a reward of up to $3,500 is being offered for tips that lead to an arrest.

Federal prosecutors say a 27‑year‑old Poughkeepsie man used online chats to try to meet who he believed was a 13‑year‑old; he was arrested after an undercover sting and charged in federal court.

After marathon talks in New York, the WNBA and players reached a verbal CBA that would raise top salaries and keep the 2026 season on track pending ratification.

A new MESA analysis finds that each extra daily serving of ultraprocessed food modestly raises cardiovascular risk, with the biggest effects seen in Black participants. The findings are reported in JACC: Advances.

The family-run Peter Pan Diner reopened in Bay Shore this week, nearly two years after a July 1, 2024 kitchen fire closed the restaurant. The longtime counter is serving regular hours again.

New reporting shows Epstein paid consultants and used fake sites and Wikipedia edits to bury negative search results and burnish a philanthropic image.

Preliminary tallies at Isaacs Houses show residents leaning to stay in Section 9 or back the new Trust, while private management (PACT) trails. Mail‑ins remain and a final certification is set for March 24.

A Bronx apartment blaze on Wednesday morning left 15 people hurt as firefighters worked to bring the fire under control. Officials say the cause is under investigation.