RXR is spending $730 million to overhaul 450 Lexington, pairing major tenant upgrades with fresh financing to keep the Midtown tower competitive.

Pennsylvania man Eric Berkowitz is charged with soliciting murder against his ex-girlfriend and two other men, offering an associate $5,000 for help and providing a gun and phone. He was arrested with a weapon, cocaine, and cash en route to New York.

A hidden passageway from the Underground Railroad was discovered at Manhattan's Merchant's House Museum, providing a historic link to New York's role in the abolitionist movement.

Florin Stoian, extradited from Germany to New York, faces an 11-count indictment including manslaughter and arson for a Queens collision leading to a pedestrian's death and subsequent attempt to destroy evidence.

A Brooklyn daycare teacher, Devonte Brown, 30, has been indicted for sexually abusing four young girls between 2024 and 2025. He faces multiple charges, including second-degree course of sexual conduct against a child, and is scheduled to return to court on March 27, 2026.

NYPD officer Edward Delgado is indicted for fraudulently obtaining pandemic relief loans intended for small businesses. He faces grand larceny and other charges.

A federal jury convicted Lamar Williams of the 2013 murder of Rasheed Barton, with prosecutors linking the crime to gang activities. He faces a life sentence.

Albany lawmakers want to tweak the Foundation Aid formula and add roughly $1B to NYC schools — a push that collides with NAEP gains in some lower‑spending states.

A traffic stop on I‑684 uncovered a hidden compartment with heroin, cocaine and about $24,000; a Queens man was arrested and arraigned in Carmel.

Bronx prosecutors say a former Icahn Charter coach was indicted after an alleged Dec. 23, 2024 motel rape of a 14‑year‑old. Police are urging witnesses to step forward.

Neighbors packed a tense hearing after the city announced a First Avenue transitional shelter, splitting the Upper East Side between safety fears and calls for more beds.

Tests of neighborhood snow piles found elevated lead, road salt and fecal‑associated bacteria; experts say keep kids away from sidewalk mounds.

A Dresher man was arrested after prosecutors say a murder‑for‑hire plot to kill his ex and two others in New York was foiled when the would‑be triggerman went to police.