Step inside a life‑size International Space Station at Eclipso NYC — an Emmy‑winning VR experience using footage filmed aboard the real station. Sessions run about 40 minutes.

Rockefeller Center is hosting NYNJ World Cup 26 & Telemundo Fan Village with live matches, a FIFA Museum pop‑up and clinics through July 19.

Crews have started work at the former Bayview prison as Chelsea Beacon takes shape: 131 permanently affordable apartments, supportive units and a short-term transitional residence are planned.

The landmarked Germania Bank building at 190 Bowery has been quietly put on the market; owner Aby Rosen has tapped brokers to shop the Nolita property. Industrious now occupies the offices and street retail is leased.

After a year closed for repairs, neighbors say the northbound Exit 12N ramp at 125th has become usable park space — and they want it to stay that way. DOT has started repairs but has not given a reopening date.

A seaplane made a hard landing in the East River on Sunday; emergency crews rescued everyone aboard and the aircraft was towed from the water.

Daewoo E&C confirmed a $291M plan for an 18‑story, 540‑unit residential and retail project in Palisades Park, NJ, partnering with a local developer; construction is slated to begin in 2028.

Stretch Pizza closed its Flatiron shop on July 2. Chef Wylie Dufresne says he’ll focus on the Domino Park location and teased new plans.

A $100M foundation revamp plus a $17.7M federal rehab are reshaping Ellis Island. New galleries, research space and a grand staircase aim to modernize the museum by late 2026.

Gov. Kathy Hochul says President Trump denied New York’s request for a Major Disaster Declaration after the February blizzard, leaving recovery costs to local governments.

The New York Post reports Christine Marinoni has been rehired to a six‑figure post at the NYC DOE, a move critics call patronage after Cynthia Nixon’s fundraiser for Mayor Mamdani.

A newly unsealed complaint alleges a jailed lumberyard owner kept a contraband cellphone at MDC‑Brooklyn and a photo in the filing may show Oren Alexander. The filing intensifies scrutiny of contraband at the Sunset Park jail ahead of the brothers’ sentencing.

NYPD released surveillance stills after a June 13 theft at the Union Square Best Buy. Investigators are asking the public to call 1‑800‑577‑TIPS with tips.