Affordable housing complex "544 Carrol" in Park Slope, Brooklyn, is offering units starting at $946, while a City Council approved project will add over 4,600 new homes in Crown Heights and Bedford-Stuyvesant.

A man with a prior conviction for sexual assault has been charged with the rape and assault of a 15-year-old girl in a Bronx stairwell shortly after his prison release.

Thunderstorms caused extensive flight delays at East Coast airports, affecting JFK, Newark, LaGuardia, and others, with thousands of passengers impacted.

A Chihuahua named Chili was reunited with his owners after 10 days lost in NYC, including a swim in the Hudson River where he was rescued by kayakers.

Brian Tarrence, a New Yorker, has vanished during a vacation in Turks and Caicos, with search efforts and a private investigator involved to locate him after he was last seen on surveillance footage.

The NYC Council approved rezoning for a proposed Coney Island casino despite local opposition; the project's fate now depends on a state casino license.

Nassau County increases shark surveillance at Jones Beach following a shark bite incident, deploying drones and other assets to ensure safety during the July 4th celebrations. Enhanced measures also address other ocean dangers, like rip currents.

A man in Brownsville, Brooklyn, has died in a hit-and-run incident, with police seeking the responsible driver. Witnesses report the victim's attempt to save a woman before being struck.

Macy's 4th of July Fireworks in NYC will feature 80,000 shells, music by Questlove and James Poyser, and performances by prominent artists like Ava Max and Lenny Kravitz.

New York City authorities implement extensive safety measures for the July 4th fireworks, with NYPD Harbor Unit monitoring the harbors, closures of the Brooklyn Bridge, strategic FDNY placements, and drone surveillance to ensure public safety.

A New York judge reinstated restrictions on solitary confinement, challenging the state's correction department's extended suspension of the HALT Act, which limits solitary confinement.

Williams Companies proposes a 17-mile gas pipeline off Staten Island and the Rockaways, capable of supplying 2.3 million homes, amid debates over New York's energy infrastructure and recent support from President Trump.

New York's street homeless population has risen slightly, with concerns increasing amid potential federal funding cuts and a statewide homelessness crisis.