Northampton's town board approved a one‑year moratorium on new battery storage systems, pausing permitting while officials study safety and wetlands concerns.

Letterkenny Hospitality’s Primrose will open a cocktail bar and neighborhood eatery in NoMad this summer at 127 W 26th St.

Merlin Labs went public this week via a SPAC merger, listing on Nasdaq under MRLN and closing at $9.03. The Boston startup arrives with fresh capital and a $105M defense contract to accelerate hiring and certification.

After a 2025 settlement tenants say went unfulfilled, residents at a Manhattan Pinnacle building have asked a bankruptcy judge to order repairs. The move escalates pressure on the new buyer's repair pledges.

A Palace Skateboards security guard was slashed in the neck in SoHo after a man allegedly tried to cut the line; the attacker fled in a car and police are seeking tips.

Jose Antonio Ramos, long tied to the Etan Patz disappearance, died March 7 in Manhattan, removing a possible lead as prosecutors prepare another trial. The case’s retrial timeline remains unchanged.

Richard Lee has left the City Council to join Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s Department of Finance, removing Speaker Julie Menin’s top budget strategist amid tense budget talks. The change raises questions about how revenue assumptions will be handled this spring.

CBS News will shut its CBS News Radio operation and eliminate the radio team, ending a near‑century of top‑of‑the‑hour newscasts and affecting roughly 700 affiliate stations.

A 44-year-old man was killed in a hit-and-run on Lexington Avenue near East 61st; police are urging anyone with information to come forward.

A Chapter 11 petition filed March 18 halted a planned UCC auction for the office unit at 609 Fifth Avenue amid unpaid utility bills, a lawsuit and stalled condo-conversion plans.

NYC DOT announced an immediate redesign of Ninth Avenue between West 34th and 50th that widens the bike lane, adds a nine-foot super sidewalk and paints a red bus lane.

SDNY unsealed an indictment saying three people conspired to funnel billions of U.S.-built AI servers to China, using staged audits and fake hardware.

Manhattan prosecutors said they will not present homicide charges in the death of Jacob Zieben-Hood; the influencer remains jailed on related assault and burglary counts. The ME report and prior domestic complaints figure in the ongoing probe.