The NYC Rent Guidelines Board voted on potential rent hikes for regulated apartments, drawing backlash from tenants and cautious support from landlords.

Governor Kathy Hochul's FY 2026 New York State Budget plans to return an average of nearly $5,000 to working families through tax credits and cuts, inflation refunds, and free school meals.

New York's tree-planting initiative, Trees for NYCHA, launches a $750,000 program to plant approximately 400 trees across NYCHA properties, funded by legal settlements and focusing on community engagement and environmental benefits.

The NYPD is searching for missing 80-year-old Beverley Bryant from Staten Island, last seen on May 1, wearing a red shirt and blue jeans. They urge public aid with information.

NYPD seeks a suspect for a sexual assault on a northbound 1 train in Manhattan, targeting a 27-year-old man. A reward is offered for information leading to an arrest.

Mayor Eric Adams aims to increase NYC's police force to 35,000 by 2026, with recent policy changes helping recruit more officers, and an overall decline in crime reported.

An 18-year-old woman from the Bronx was indicted for orchestrating a McDonald's shooting that injured two boys, facing charges including Attempted Murder.

Anthony Albertorio has been indicted for sexually abusing an employee at a laundromat in Inwood, with charges including Sexual Abuse in the First Degree and Burglary in the Third Degree.

Gil Iphael, 25, has been sentenced to 20 years for kidnapping, robbery, and promoting prostitution in a series of violent incidents, as announced by Queens DA Melinda Katz.

New Yorkers can expect a week of spring showers, with chances of thunderstorms, humidity, and occasional fog across the boroughs, with high temperatures in the low 80s. No severe weather is anticipated.

Manhattan D.A. Alvin L. Bragg, Jr. announced the indictment of Peter Perna for a violent subway station assault, facing charges including Assault in the First Degree.

Gang member Yanki Misael Cruz-Mateo was sentenced to 45 years in prison for participating in a racketeering conspiracy and committing two murders in New York.

Discord user Lonnie Youmans is charged with child sexual exploitation and distribution of child pornography; he remains presumed innocent until proven guilty.