A storm toppled a giant tree onto multiple cars on Edison Avenue in Pelham Bay, leaving damaged vehicles and a scene of debris. City resources including 311 and utilities were cited as the proper reporting channels.

A viral social‑media post drew hundreds of teens to Pier 2 at Brooklyn Bridge Park last week, prompting police to clear the area and close the pier temporarily.

A man was shot in the head near 167 W 231st St in Kingsbridge Monday night and is hospitalized in critical condition. Detectives are investigating.

Assembly Republicans introduced a bill to adopt DOCCS' HALT committee recommendations, loosening limits on segregated confinement and setting up a policy fight in Albany.

Five high-end SUVs were taken from an unstaffed President Street garage in Gowanus; police say no one was hurt and an investigation is underway.

A new Crown Heights tamalería is serving stone-ground masa tamales from family recipes more than 100 years old, sold daily in limited batches.

Albany lawmakers passed a bill to fine hotels that don’t post human‑trafficking hotline signs after a News 12 investigation found most properties ignored the rule.

Kenneth Windley was exonerated after prosecutors and a judge agreed new evidence showed he didn’t commit a 2005 Brooklyn robbery. He walked free Monday after 19 years behind bars.

South Brooklyn Health has surfaced a roughly $5.7M plan to upgrade its cardiac lab at the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospital campus, aiming to expand local heart procedures. The request appears in city planning documents and would add interventional capacity at the Coney Island site.

A 14-year-old was arrested after school safety agents found a loaded handgun in his backpack at Cambria Heights Academy in Hollis, Queens; officials say no students were harmed.

Orange syringe caps and used needles blanketed tracks at Tremont Avenue station, alarming riders and prompting police inspections and outreach responses.

A blaze at 1780 East 13th Street in Homecrest left two people injured Monday evening, one in critical condition, officials said. FDNY crews fought flames on the building's second floor.

Washington Attorney General Nick Brown joined a 13‑state suit accusing OneMain of sneaking costly add‑ons into loans and hiding fees in pages of fine print.