A Hell’s Kitchen diner on Ninth Avenue will shutter on May 3 after almost 20 years. Neighbors say its staff and late‑night menu made it a local fixture.

Zaab Zaab co-owner Pei Shan Wei has filed to open Lanna Café in the East Village and is seeking a full liquor license; no opening date has been announced.

Kotobuki has filed for a full liquor license at 8 Stuyvesant Street as it eyes a return to the East Village after halting dine‑in in 2023. No opening date yet.

Atla, Enrique Olvera’s NoHo restaurant, will close May 31, 2026; the space will be reimagined with a new concept from Olvera and architect Alonso de Garay this fall.

Sanitation workers and supporters packed City Hall Park to demand restored pensions and parity with other uniformed services. The action briefly closed the Murray and Broadway gate.

A 58-year-old worker was beaten with a bat during an inside-the-store robbery at 225 9th Avenue in Chelsea; NYPD Crime Stoppers is offering up to $3,500 for tips.

A new City Council filing would turn the city’s 15‑mph e‑bike cap into law, a move pushed by Councilmember Virginia Maloney after the mayor’s office revoked earlier executive orders.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani says several New Yorkers were among about 175 people detained after Israeli forces boarded a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in international waters off Greece. City officials say they are coordinating with state and federal partners.

Albany approved a change letting routine business records be introduced in grand juries by affidavit — a win for prosecutors and a worry for defenders.

A New York court filing names a JPMorgan executive in a civil suit alleging months of sexual coercion, drugging and racial abuse. The bank says it found no merit.

Former federal prosecutor Saritha Komatireddy frames her bid as a public‑safety, accountability challenge to incumbent Letitia James ahead of the 2026 race. Her campaign is leaning on high‑profile prosecutions and GOP backing.

Trader Joe’s at West 72nd and Broadway will shut May 17 for a months‑long renovation, the company says, sending shoppers to nearby branches while equipment is replaced.

A renovated West Village townhouse at 67 Charles Street is asking $25 million. The seller is tied to Arel Capital and the listing highlights a garden, terraces and modern renovations.