Sixth Avenue will be closed this Saturday as the Tartan Day Parade marches uptown with a celebrity grand marshal and thousands of performers. Expect lane closures and heavy crowds in Midtown.

A LendingTree analysis finds the 18‑year cost to raise a child now averages $303,418; New Jersey, New York and Connecticut rank among the most expensive states. Child care and housing drive most of the increase.

February PCE inflation ticked up even as consumer spending stayed solid, a mix that could delay Fed rate cuts. Policymakers are watching energy and services prices closely.

Ayco Farms pulled thousands of cantaloupes after the FDA flagged a possible Salmonella contamination. The recall lists specific lot codes and covers multiple states including New York.

A Sunnyside building at 50-25 Barnett Ave opened a Housing Connect lottery with studios from $545 and larger units up to $925. Applications are live now.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani named new leaders for the Public Design Commission, Business Integrity Commission and the mayor’s pensions office, and nominated Lisa Kersavage to chair Landmarks. The picks mix planning, enforcement and labor expertise.

Yonkers police say a man died after officers moved in to stop a violent apartment attack; two Taser-style deployments were used and investigators have opened an internal probe and notified the state AG.

NoMad sushi counter Sendo filed for a 900‑square‑foot second‑floor spot at 43 W. 8th, adding a 29‑seat dining room and a beer‑and‑wine bar.

Jakhi McCray pleaded guilty to burning 10 NYPD vehicles and a trailer in Bushwick and faces at least five years in federal prison.

Multiple suspects robbed a Perth Amboy jewelry shop on Madison Avenue mid‑afternoon; no injuries and no arrests so far.

DOL’s Project Firewall coincides with a roughly 48% jump in H‑1B investigations, turning single‑employee complaints into wider audits as wage and rule changes pile up. Employers face tougher site visits and a tighter compliance window.

A 32‑year‑old moped rider died after colliding with a Bx28 MTA bus near Jerome Avenue and Mosholu Parkway South in Bedford Park. Emergency crews took him to St. Barnabas Hospital.

A jury convicted a Trinitarios member for a violent December 2023 attack at Brooklyn’s MDC. The defendant faces decades in prison and is due for sentencing July 28, 2026.