DOE rescinded a policy and dropped its appeal, preserving a court victory that protects state energy funding and avoids cuts to staffing and services.

Bensalem police say three people tied to a South American theft group were arrested after several home break-ins in the Neshaminy Valley.

State troopers stopped a car on I‑95 in the Bronx and found three loaded guns and more than $11,000; a 49‑year‑old man was arrested and faces multiple weapons counts.

South Korea’s Cheongung‑II air‑defense system delivered a high‑success combat debut in the Iran‑UAE strikes, accelerating demand for Korean air‑defense exports and shifting procurement calculations.

J.P. Morgan provided a $765M balance‑sheet loan to refinance Rabsky Group’s 1,102‑unit DoBro tower at 625 Fulton Street, replacing earlier construction debt. The move stabilizes the project’s capital stack.

Sotheby’s Nikki Field is taking over sales at Five Points’ skinny NoMad tower at 262 Fifth Avenue. Private showings begin in May and initial prices start in the millions.

A 44-year-old woman was struck and later died near Ocean Avenue and Avenue O in Brooklyn Thursday morning; police say the vehicle fled and may have been an ambulance.

A police search in Mott Haven turned violent Thursday morning when officers shot a man near 105 Willis Ave; the victim was hospitalized and the Force Investigation Division is probing the incident.

A grand jury indicted ex‑NYPD officer Kevin Richmond on April 1, 2026, on vehicular manslaughter and DWI charges in the 2023 death of motorcyclist Nidia Nieves. He was released on bond and is due back in court May 1.

A union-backed push to roll back Tier VI would cost about $1.5 billion a year, with New York City, school districts and local governments facing much of the hit.

Art Laboratory, filed as Wine Art Laboratory, is planned for 40 Avenue B with Georgian small plates, curated cheeses and a global wine program. The concept is linked to Georgian artist Giorgi Togonidze.

An investigation finds unpaid fines and modest settlements have left New York City's crackdown on illegal short‑term rentals undercut. Legal wins are real, but the cash collected often isn’t.

Early-morning flames shot from sixth-floor windows at a NYCHA building in East Harlem; FDNY contained the blaze and no injuries were reported.