A resident-designed Gravesend park now features a pathway made from roughly 450,000 recycled wine corks plus new play features and stormwater gardens.

Mesiba at the Moxy Williamsburg closed after its final service on July 19, 2026. The Tel Aviv‑inspired dining room will be retooled as a private‑events space.

Realtor.com data show 220,000 more starter homes than four years ago, but gains are uneven: the South and parts of the West are easing pressure while the Northeast tightens.

A two-alarm blaze damaged a vacant Flatbush house long eyed for redevelopment; FDNY marshals and DOB inspectors are on scene assessing structural damage.

A Rabsky‑affiliated builder is proposing roughly 50 apartments at a shuttered Crown Heights nightclub on Empire Boulevard, according to filings and listings.

Weekly tallies show 27 Manhattan luxury contracts and a tightening new‑development pipeline that industry data says is down about 62 percent.

Capital One is moving Discover card accounts onto its platform; some customers could switch as soon as July 27. Expect most terms to stay the same, but update autopay and saved cards.

Yonkers‑born Lost Borough Ice Cream opened a new Inwood shop at 4791 Broadway, serving Dominican‑inspired scoops, cookies and community events.

Queens officials say a $7.4M overhaul will modernize the Hollis branch; Borough President Donovan Richards has allocated $1M to the rebuild.

Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada García was sentenced to life in federal prison in Brooklyn after pleading guilty to leading the Sinaloa Cartel. The case closes a years‑long probe.

FDNY crews pulled a family of four from a Woodside basement after fast-rising floodwaters; no injuries were reported.

JetBlue won a block of LaGuardia slots and may return to the Marine Air Terminal, but court, FAA and Port Authority sign‑offs mean changes probably won't show up until 2027.

A suspect was arrested after an incendiary device sent smoke outside the FBI's New York office at 26 Federal Plaza in Foley Square. The FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force is investigating.