Gordon VeneKlasen quietly sold his renovated Macdougal Alley carriage house for $18M to a shell company. The 4,000‑sq‑ft Greenwich Village home had been marketed near $20M.

Prosecutors say a Queens man ran a hotel‑based sex‑trafficking ring across Long Island that included minors as young as 14. He was arrested in Huntington.

Green‑Wood’s Green‑House visitor center opens April 18, 2026, pairing a restored 1895 greenhouse with new gallery and classroom space and free opening‑week programming.

A proposed AI‑focused public high school in Lower Manhattan has prompted parent objections and calls for scrutiny as the DOE moves the plan toward review.

Local 100 says 23 MTA buses were flagged for brake defects but still sent into service from the Gun Hill depot; the MTA says it follows safety rules.

A CUNY Latino Data Report finds the metro Latino population rose 48% from 2000–2024, with the biggest gains in suburbs from Putnam to Bergen.

Prima di Carne opened in Fresh Meadows with dry‑aged steaks, sushi and Vaad Harabonim of Queens supervision at 178‑01 Union Turnpike. The menu leans meat‑first with sharable ribs and a signature Prima Roll.

A 20-year-old Bronx man was arrested and charged with murder in the 2022 shooting death of a NYCHA maintenance worker found behind St. Mary’s Park.

A coalition of prison‑watch groups told state leaders they won’t accept more corrections spending without stronger oversight after several in‑custody deaths.

State lawmakers and the TWU have refiled a push to require two-person subway crews as contract talks and automation debates converge.

Video shows a Massapequa man biting a Suffolk County officer and crawling under racks during a Copiague Target confrontation tied to a vigilante sting. The episode highlights risks around amateur 'predator hunter' operations.

Dozens of dead wild birds washed up at Coney Island Creek Park amid a winter surge in bird flu. Officials urge reporting and caution around pets.

NYPD released photos of four people wanted in a multi-precinct burglary pattern across Brooklyn and Queens. Crime Stoppers is offering up to $3,500 for tips.