Freddie Mac’s weekly survey shows the 30‑year fixed mortgage averaged 6.55% this week — the highest reading in nearly a year — as bond yields and oil prices push borrowing costs up.

State HCR opened Project-Based Section 8 waitlists for select NYC buildings; applications run July 13–24 and will be entered into randomized lotteries.

State regulators approved an average 22% cut to New York workers’ comp rates, a change officials say will save employers more than $1 billion and return funds to policyholders.

Three men received double-digit prison terms after a masked August 2024 Douglaston home invasion that left several relatives tied up and a baby fleeing a bathroom window. Prosecutors credited quick action by a mother and police for preventing a worse outcome.

A man who slipped past security at NBC's Rockefeller Center was arrested after confronting Craig Melvin; the NYPD says no injuries were reported. The investigation is ongoing.

Midwood’s Kingswood Center sold for $31 million — a steep markdown from 2020. The new owner says it will invest to lease vacant storefronts.

The NYPD will dedicate its College Point training campus to Detective Steven D. McDonald on July 16, 2026, honoring the officer’s decades‑long message of forgiveness after a 1986 shooting.

Marcus & Millichap arranged the $16.65M sale of 312 Bowery in NoHo. The five‑story building includes 22 free‑market apartments and a ground‑floor gallery.

A burger concept and a med spa signed leases on East 13th Street near Union Square as storefront occupancy climbs and landlords favor food and wellness tenants.

A man was recovered from the Hutchinson River marshes near Conner Street and pronounced dead; the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is investigating.

A 10‑year, roughly $500M Care Alliance between GE HealthCare and Catholic Health will add 1,300+ imaging devices and AI tools across Long Island hospitals to speed diagnosis and expand specialty services.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani briefly visited a World Cup watch party at Rikers Island where more than 100 people in custody watched the semifinal and ate a catered meal as federal oversight ramps up.

Pablo Rivero’s Graciela opened Tuesday in the West Village, bringing a massive parrilla and members of his Don Julio team to 81 Greenwich Ave.