A Mamdani‑backed NY‑13 challenger is under scrutiny after her campaign offered ice‑cream tokens to early voters and raffled World Cup tickets for volunteers, prompting legal warnings.

Shots were fired Friday outside the All Muslims Center in Highbridge; police say two people of interest were held and no one was injured. Investigators are canvassing the block.

Firefighters worked Friday night to free riders stuck mid‑ride at Adventureland in Farmingdale; local video and social posts captured crews evacuating guests.

Surveillance footage shows a Long Island father and a smoke‑shop owner stopping a would‑be carjacker after two children were inside the car.

Donohue's served its final last call Friday, closing its 76-year run on Lexington Avenue as owner Maureen Donohue-Peters focuses on a Hamptons outpost.

The NYC School Construction Authority has leased 54,245 square feet at the Hutchinson Metro Center Atrium for the Bronx STEAM Center, expanding Montefiore-backed healthcare and tech training. The space moves the program from a temporary Mercy University pilot to a long-term campus setting.

Rights lawyers say asylum seekers flown from the U.S. to Sierra Leone risk being returned to countries they fled, despite earlier U.S. court protections. The transfers and a $1.5M grant to Freetown have prompted urgent legal challenges.

FDNY says a three‑alarm blaze is burning on East 160th Street in the Bronx; initial alerts show heavy smoke but no reported injuries. Safety guidance and updates follow.

USDA and DHS guidance now lets dairy farms use the H‑2A seasonal program, but New York producers say they still need clear rules on stays, housing and returns.

Clear and breezy Saturday with highs near 82°F and gusts up to 28 mph. Heavy rain and urban flooding are possible Monday.

Federal prosecutors have subpoenaed major banks to probe whether accounts were closed for political or religious reasons. The requests seek customer lists and internal explanations.

Staten Island-born G's Cheesesteaks bakes poppy-seeded rolls in-house at its Dallas Medical District outpost, reshaping the local cheesesteak scene.

A five‑story Beaux‑Arts townhouse at 116 E 65th St — once home to Ghislaine Maxwell — has sold for $16.5 million, public records show.