Margez Grill House on Avenue M has shut after nearly three years, leaving a rare kosher steakhouse vacancy in Midwood.

A University at Buffalo graduate was detained by ICE in El Paso after competing in a national engineering contest; family and UB officials say they are seeking answers.

New Rochelle quietly added John Earvin — who pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud in 2015 — to its Veterans Advisory Committee; the city code does not require background checks. The appointment, approved Oct. 21, 2025, has drawn fresh scrutiny.

Updated CHORD trial numbers presented in Seoul suggest most children with otoferlin‑related deafness gained meaningful hearing after Otarmeni treatment. The therapy was FDA‑cleared in April.

Trustees are weighing special tax districts and village debt to tap Westchester County matching funds for nearly $20M in stormwater upgrades. A tight schedule is driving the push.

Francheska Pujols alleges Rainbow USA used AI to replace her photos with sexualized images after her contract ended; she filed suit in Manhattan Supreme Court on May 22.

Gov. Kathy Hochul and CSEA announced a tentative five‑year labor agreement that would raise pay and tweak benefits for more than 55,000 state workers, pending a member vote.

An off‑duty NYPD school crossing guard was arrested in the Bronx and charged with assault and menacing. The investigation is ongoing.

A Port Washington house fire on Friday night injured nine firefighters and one police officer; investigators say the blaze is not being treated as suspicious.

A lithium‑ion battery ignited on the eighth floor of a Fort Greene high‑rise Friday night, sending one person to the hospital and prompting a hazmat response.

MDP has opened a national RFP for a $4B 'Harvest Grid & Power Site' pairing micro‑grids, manufacturing, data infrastructure and workforce housing.

Early trial data show amivantamab shrank—and in some patients erased—tumors in treatment‑resistant head and neck cancer, with results set for ASCO on Sunday. Investigators call the responses striking but preliminary.

Bronx detectives are seeking a woman after a midday robbery near Randall Avenue and the Throgs Neck Expressway left two women injured; police released a suspect description.