A multiagency Operation Fast Track sweep across Saratoga-area counties led to 83 arrests and seizures of counterfeit pills, fentanyl and bromazolam, officials said.

A third‑alarm fire on 7th Avenue sent smoke across Midtown as FDNY crews worked the scene; city logs list 787 Seventh Avenue. Officials have not released further details.

At Queens Borough Hall, NY AG Letitia James condemned the Supreme Court’s move to end TPS for Haitian and Syrian residents and vowed continued legal and political fights.

Newly released disclosures show Justice Sonia Sotomayor accepted $4,333 in concert tickets from Rimas Entertainment during an August 2025 trip to Puerto Rico.

Nassau County began using police drones for 911 calls, medical emergencies and investigations as officials press for counter‑drone authority amid privacy concerns.

An elderly pedestrian died after a motorcyclist struck her and fled at East 225th and White Plains Road in Wakefield; police are investigating.

A two-alarm fire tore through a Fulton Street storefront Monday afternoon, sending smoke into apartments above and prompting a fast FDNY response.

A late-night pileup on the Long Island Expressway at 50th Street left two dead and at least 10 injured, closing lanes and prompting an overnight emergency response.

Police released images after a 23‑year‑old woman says she was groped exiting the 170th Street subway station; NYPD Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for tips.

A $121M overhaul is replacing the DOT's aging Harper Street yard in Willets Point with a modern, flood‑resistant hub. Construction is phased to keep the yard running.

An Extreme Heat Warning hits New York City on July 1, 2026. Expect highs in the 90s, little overnight relief, and an air‑quality advisory on June 30.

An NYPD drone crashed near the Brooklyn Bridge Park World Cup fan zone and its battery briefly caught fire. Firefighters extinguished the blaze and no one was hurt.

Sioni Group bought the mostly vacant 12‑story building at 38 W 21st and plans to keep it as office space, bucking Manhattan's conversion surge.