Final Farewell: Forest Hills Funeral Home May Give Way To 11-Story Tower
Developers filed plans to replace a two‑story funeral home at 69‑67 108th St with an 11‑story, 59‑unit mixed‑use building that includes ground‑floor retail and some affordable apartments.
Wrong-Way West Side Highway Smashup Kills Upper West Side Woman
A 65-year-old passenger, Ada Rivero, was killed after a wrong-way vehicle struck a Toyota Highlander on the West Side Highway near West 79th Street. Police say a person was taken into custody and an investigation is underway.
Trump EEOC Gears Up To Haul New York Times Into Court Over Promotion Fight
The EEOC is preparing to sue The New York Times over a complaint alleging a white male employee was passed over for a promotion, the paper and other outlets report.
East Harlem 911 Nightmare: Cops Wait 40 Minutes For Ambulance Before Man, 22, Dies In Custody
Officers in East Harlem say they waited for an ambulance that never arrived before rushing a 22-year-old to Harlem Hospital; he later died and the NYPD is investigating.
D.C. Health Exchange Caught Sharing Race And Citizenship Data With Big Tech
A Bloomberg investigation found ad‑tech pixels on state insurance marketplaces sending applicants' race, citizenship and other sensitive fields to Google, Meta, TikTok and others.
Sheepshead Bay Homeless Camp Cleared As Vernikov Slams City’s ‘Non-Plan’
After crews cleared and fenced a Sheepshead Bay encampment, Councilmember Inna Vernikov toured the site and urged a policy overhaul to speed mental‑health care and shelter placement.












