Crews have begun clearing the Citi Field parking lot as prep work starts for the $8 billion Metropolitan Park casino, bringing fresh parking and transit questions. Developers promise parks and jobs while legal and lease issues loom in the background.

Letitia James says a court order bars federal access to SNAP recipient records, protecting millions of low-income and immigrant New Yorkers.

Susumu Kakinuma’s Seirinkan is in residence at Sake No Hana on the Bowery for a five-night pop-up, bringing Tokyo-style, wood-fired pizzas and imported flour. The tight menu pairs those pies with Sake No Hana’s Japanese small plates.

Joseph Marte, a Bronx native and former construction owner, built Tacos Supreme in Fordham and serves scratch‑made Mexican and Tex‑Mex, including birria.

State senators probed Attorney General Josh Kaul over Bloomberg‑funded legal fellows; Kaul said the hearings were political theater. The panel plans an April report.

A renovated Brooklyn Heights townhouse reportedly closed at $14.99 million, the borough's top residential sale so far in 2026. The conversion by Eckstrom pairs minimalist finishes with century-old bones.

Modern Spaces opened a Wynwood office and is pre‑leasing an Edgewater project as founder Eric Benaim bets on another wave of Miami in‑migration.

Sen. Chuck Schumer and two New York lawmakers introduced legislation to designate the Pride flag as a congressionally authorized banner for Stonewall. The move follows the flag’s removal and renewed legal fights over park displays.

A Suffolk County jury found Jeremy Allen guilty in the hours-long torture and killing of his longtime friend; he was sentenced to life without parole Thursday.

Manhattan prosecutors warned that OnlyFake generates fake IDs capable of beating online checks, raising fresh concerns about KYC, fraud and money laundering.

A crossing guard was critically injured after a pickup struck him near the Merrick LIRR station during Thursday's morning commute.

A federal monitor says the NYPD still makes unlawful stops, flags chronic underreporting and weak supervisory oversight in a 2025 year‑end review.

One worker died and another was critically injured when a wall collapsed into a construction trench on Jefferson Street in Bushwick; city inspectors are probing the site.