The Mamdani administration withdrew an RFP to outfit NYC school buses with stop‑arm cameras after a pilot that produced thousands of citations. The move pauses a long‑debated enforcement plan for city buses.

Two adjoining Plaza penthouses at 1 Central Park South are listed together for $45M, creating a potential 10,290‑sq‑ft parkfront estate with an 82‑foot terrace.

A brush fire at Harrison Ave and Kingsland Pl filled the Bronx with smoke Wednesday evening; officials urged residents to avoid the area and close windows.

Retail receipts climbed 0.9% in May, the fourth straight monthly gain, driven by autos, online and home-furnishing sales even as energy and geopolitical risks linger.

A Brooklyn man faces a first‑degree rape charge after a woman says she was assaulted while unconscious at a Poconos short‑term rental. Prosecutors filed multiple sex‑offense counts.

A Bronx jury convicted Shaheene Ahmad in the 2023 killing of 23‑year‑old Zariah Hayes; he was sentenced June 16 to 25 years to life.

An indictment unsealed Wednesday alleges two Manhattan men imported tons of GBL — a precursor to the date‑rape drug GHB — and federal agents seized large quantities.

A two‑inch pavement depression near Runway 4/22 prompted a precautionary closure at LaGuardia on Wednesday while engineers ran tests and prepared repairs. The FAA slowed arrivals as work continued overnight.

The New York Historical opens its $175M Tang Wing Thursday, adding galleries, classrooms, a Weitzman Shoe Museum and semiquincentennial programming.

New York state moved to seize the Dimes Square Greek restaurant Kiki’s after a state warrant showed more than $1 million owed, the owner confirmed. The enforcement briefly interrupted the neighborhood favorite.

NYC DOT showed a draft to a Manhattan board to convert a 63‑block stretch of Sixth Avenue into a busway with offset lanes, double‑width bike lanes and pedestrian islands.

Con Edison energized 45 electric school buses at a South Bronx depot, cutting emissions and adding quieter, cleaner rides for about 800 students.

Two people were shot in the legs in University Heights; both were taken to St. Barnabas Hospital and are expected to survive.