Ramon Aponte Park may reopen in phases after a nearby scaffold collapse, but the main climbing structure will remain fenced until DOB inspections clear new scaffolding.

Nicole Scherzinger, Kimberly Wyatt and Ashley Roberts reunite for a new single, 20th‑anniversary reissues and the PCD Forever tour, which opens June 5 in Palm Desert.

Magnolia Gardens in Flushing opens as a 90‑unit transitional shelter and will reserve pet‑friendly units while offering on‑site services and priority placements for local families.

State police say DNA testing identified a headless 1970 'John Doe' found on Davis Hill Road as Clyde A. Coppage. Investigators say the homicide remains unsolved and are asking for tips.

Mayor Mamdani expanded the NYC Future Fund on March 17, 2026, widening the city’s revenue‑based small‑business loans to reach more local entrepreneurs. The move pushes flexible capital to businesses with seasonal or uneven revenue.

John Galliano has signed a two‑year creative pact with Zara to rework the brand’s archive into twice‑yearly collections, with the first drop due in September.

A 13-story Mount Sinai medical and community facility at 1578 Lexington has begun to rise in East Harlem, bringing outpatient care, a Children’s Aid center and a new church space.

Leqaa Kordia, detained after a Columbia protest, was released from the Prairieland ICE facility in Texas on a $100,000 bond after more than a year in custody. Her case had drawn legal challenges and public pressure from officials and advocates.

Israel says it killed the head of Iran’s Basij militia in a strike as the wider U.S.–Israel campaign presses into Iran and Gulf attacks roil energy markets.

L.A. roastery Canyon Coffee opened a Prospect Heights café at 601 Vanderbilt Ave., bringing its Echo Park menu, pastries and a new mural to Brooklyn.

KIPP NYC will open a 150,000-square-foot South Bronx campus at 75 Canal Street West this fall, bringing new labs, performance space and a rooftop athletic field to Mott Haven. Applications are currently open.

More than two years after a five‑alarm Sunnyside fire, scaffolding still surrounds the building and displaced tenants have taken their landlord to court. City agencies and lawmakers are pressing for repairs as insurance and litigation drag on.

A March law now lets licensed bars and restaurants buy up to six bottles a week from local liquor stores, a small fix aimed at avoiding weekend stockouts. Operators and industry groups say the tweak will keep service running when deliveries lag.