Governor Hochul approved a contract to demolish an old garage at SUNY Downstate Hospital, advancing a plan to build a new annex for cardiology and oncology services.

A two-alarm fire at Borinquen Plaza Houses in Williamsburg left two people with minor injuries and prompted NYCHA to arrange buses and a warming center.

Attorney General Letitia James leads 17 attorneys general to support Haitian immigrants in the US, filing a brief to preserve their Temporary Protected Status (TPS).

Governor Hochul has signed a law requiring child-care inspectors to get guidance on spotting controlled substances after a Bronx toddler died from fentanyl exposure.

A Brooklyn man convicted in January 2026 for a 2023 Downtown Brooklyn crash that killed 21‑year‑old Shanti Joyner was sentenced to an indeterminate 3–9 year term on Feb. 13, 2026.

Chef Tan's East Village outpost closed after service on Feb. 15; a storefront sign blames exhaust-duct repairs.

Graffiti reading 'Epstein Hall' was painted outside Kerrey Hall at The New School after DOJ documents mentioned Bob Kerrey; the university filed a report.

The NY Attorney General's Office of Special Investigation is probing the death of a civilian in Sing Sing prison, following new evidence about the June incident.

A Swiss investor sued BKEX in Manhattan, saying roughly $8 million in deposits vanished after the offshore exchange froze withdrawals. The complaint seeks turnover and damages.

Shanghai-based TEAPULSE opened a Koreatown flagship at 65 W 30th St, expanding across NYC with milk teas, tea-lemonades and a pastel de nata bakery. The rollout includes new Manhattan outposts and existing Queens shops.

A Norwood driver was robbed at gunpoint Tuesday night; one shot hit his car and about $2,000 was taken.

Woods Bagot’s Hartby converts a 19th‑century St. John’s College in Bed‑Stuy into about 205 apartments, pairing preserved brickwork with roughly 10,000 sq ft of new amenities. Thirty percent of units are rent‑stabilized, but market rents skew much higher.

Mayor Mamdani appoints Ana María Archila as Commissioner of International Affairs and Faiza Ali as Commissioner of Immigrant Affairs in NYC to strengthen global relations and support immigrants.