A judge dismissed most fraud and construction claims against Michael Shvo over the Mandarin Oriental Residences, while leaving limited contract claims to proceed. The ruling narrows the case but won't end litigation around the project.

New York will replace magnetic‑stripe EBT cards with chip-enabled versions starting in early 2027 to curb skimming. Officials expect about two million replacements and urge users to lock cards in ebtEDGE.

A consultant says he lost millions after refusing a $250,000 payoff allegedly demanded by a former DCAS official and a Cushman broker tied to city leases.

Pulitzer-winning cartoonist Pat Oliphant, who skewered presidents and lived in Santa Fe, has died at 90. His archive now resides at the University of Virginia.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani says he will keep working with Morris Katz even as DSA members call for a boycott over the strategist’s role in the Graham Platner fallout.

The U.N. listed three Haitian gangs for recruiting, killing and maiming children after a surge of violence and displacement in 2025. The move aims to increase accountability and boost child protection.

Federal strike teams are headed to New York after the Labor Department warned the state was losing roughly $2 million a day to unemployment fraud. Officials say OIG investigators will join workplace fraud squads to freeze funds and speed recoveries.

A new AAIC presentation found former professional soccer players show lower gray matter in key regions and higher rates of anxiety and depression in midlife.

A 39‑year‑old Mount Vernon woman was fatally shot in Wakefield; the suspected shooter fled on a moped and remains at large. Police are asking for tips.

A 22-year-old man was stabbed Monday night near 40th Street and 14th Avenue in Borough Park; police say he will recover and are asking witnesses to come forward.

Tenants at Sea Park East say rats, mold and broken elevators have left residents desperate; management says it is increasing trash pickup and hiring exterminators.

A 17-year-old was shot on Jefferson Avenue Tuesday night and taken to Kings County Hospital; police have no suspect description and the investigation is ongoing.

The state comptroller's new migration dashboard shows New York lost 13,662 taxpayers in 2024, with married, middle‑income households making up much of the outflow.