Major Food Group plans to take over the former Tribeca Grill address at 375 Greenwich St. and will open a yet-to-be-named American tavern and steakhouse led by Rich Torrisi.

Eighteen people were charged in an alleged Long Island big‑box shoplifting ring as prosecutors step up enforcement amid a national uptick in retail theft.

State lawmakers approved a ban on concentrated 7‑hydroxymitragynine (7‑OH), commonly called "gas‑station heroin." The bill heads to the governor and sets potency limits and fines.

Cigna will end coverage of GLP‑1 weight‑loss medications for employees on July 1, pushing staff toward cash payments and manufacturer or federal discount programs. The move follows price shifts driven by new oral pills and the Medicare Bridge.

A 41-year-old man was critically wounded in a shooting aboard a Bx36 bus in Parkchester; police say he was shot in the abdomen and is at Jacobi Medical Center.

Clear and mild with highs near 79°F. Ocean beaches face a high rip current risk this evening.

NYC DOT will repurpose Adams Street and Boerum Place into a 10‑ft, jersey‑barrier, two‑way protected bike lane to link Downtown Brooklyn to the Brooklyn Bridge; the north segment is slated for this fall.

The Knicks lost Game 3 at Madison Square Garden, 115-111, as Victor Wembanyama led the Spurs and New York’s momentum stalled. The series now stands 2-1.

Felice opened a flagship in Flatiron this week, outfitting 220 Fifth Avenue with a marble bar, 30-foot wine wall and a Dirty Martini Spritz on the cocktail menu.

The 313-room Innside New York NoMad traded in a low-$200M Manhattan sale to a buyer tied to Meliá. The move shifts ownership away from the Artimus-linked developer.

OceanFirst said it will sell about $1.4B of multifamily loans acquired from Flushing, largely NYC rent‑stabilized units, in a move to cut CRE concentration. The bank expects the sales to be completed by the end of the second quarter.

Walker & Dunlop and Pretium’s joint venture closed a $75.7M bridge loan to refinance a 174‑unit Chelsea building, bridging the property to an anticipated HUD 223(f) takeout. The deal marks the venture’s first closed transaction and aims to preserve affordable units while permanent financing is secured.

A New York multifamily operator paid $36.1M for two Weatogue apartment complexes, adding about 191 units to its Connecticut portfolio.