The NYC Health Department has closed the Industry City location of Ayat — the Michelin-featured Palestinian restaurant group now expanding nationally — after an inspection that produced 88 points of violations, including a carbon monoxide reading above the safe threshold, two food temperature failures, and no accessible handwashing facility.

Federal officials say callers posing as Border Patrol are pressuring New Yorkers for money and personal data. Here’s how the scam works and where to report it.

A federal appeals panel paused the deportation of John Marcus Ramsay and remanded his case to the BIA, granting a stay while the agency weighs equitable tolling.

A YIMBY tally of Department of Buildings filings found 1,972 permits in 2025 totaling 57,352 residential and hotel units, with Brooklyn and the Bronx leading the count.

Arwa Yemeni Coffee has leased 2,000 square feet at 310 North Seventh in Williamsburg on a 10-year deal — the brand’s first New York City outpost. The tenancy arrives as Yemeni cafés gain traction locally.

Rosa Pizza's Bay Terrace location technically holds a Grade A. A closer look at its last year of NYC health inspections — including mice evidence on two separate visits, a 48-point midsummer inspection featuring flies and drainage issues, and three visits scoring 25 points or higher — suggests the A in the window is doing some heavy lifting.

Jajaja Mexicana just opened its sixth and biggest location in Miami's Wynwood. Its West Village NYC location, meanwhile, has been ordered closed by the health department after three failed inspections in one week — mice and roaches on the first visit, a worse score and a failure-to-comply citation on the second, and live roaches still present on the third.

Mayor Mamdani has added undergraduate degrees to the city's long-running scholarship program for employees; applications are open March 30–April 27.

Uotora, the tiny Crown Heights omakase counter, will close after service on Tuesday, ending nearly eight years of neighborhood sushi.

A six‑story Canal Street office at 164–168 Canal St sold for about $40.5M, leaving the 2013 buyer with roughly a $21M loss amid a shifting Manhattan office market.

A Manhattan judge refused to dismiss Wells Fargo’s breach suit against JPMorgan over a $481M loan tied to a 2019 Chetrit portfolio, sending the case into discovery.

PIX11's Monica Morales ties new True Cost of Living data to on-the-ground stories showing nearly half of working New Yorkers fall short.

A man in his 40s was shot near Madison Square Park around midday; police say he is expected to survive and detectives are canvassing the area.