Mayor Zohran Mamdani will nominate Sideya Sherman to run the Department of City Planning, putting an equity advocate in charge of zoning and housing decisions. Her arrival comes as the administration moves to speed approvals and prioritize affordability.

Douglaston's 39-story tower at 1448 Third Avenue has topped out, rising 478 feet and moving into façade and interior work. The mixed-use building will bring condos, retail and community space to Yorkville.

Andrew Rakowsky resigned after reporting showed the New York Gaming Commission ignored federal evidence tied to a major horse-doping ring, raising oversight questions at state tracks.

A Manhattan grand jury indicted Dariel Castillo after prosecutors say he threatened a woman on an F train and then stabbed a man at Broadway–Lafayette on Jan. 28.

The Babylon IDA is weighing a $428,150 sales‑tax exemption to convert a vacant North Amityville warehouse into modern light‑industrial space, promising jobs and $9M in investment.

A five‑story brick building in Tribeca is set to be demolished for a 14‑story COOKFOX design that would add roughly 25 condos and street‑level retail.

Alvin Bragg says his Housing and Tenant Protection Unit has charged 10 cases against 33 defendants as prosecutors ramp up enforcement of landlord misconduct. The move pairs prosecutions with a push for tougher state penalties.

A video showing a hole on the Fire Island Inlet Bridge prompted Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman to demand immediate inspections and push for new state funding.

DOJ messages show Jeffrey Epstein asked Andrew Cuomo to visit his Caribbean island in October 2014; Cuomo's office says he did not go. The exchange appears in a massive DOJ document release.

Mixue, the Chinese ice‑cream‑and‑tea chain, opened a Herald Square shop selling $1.19 cones; crowds and mixed reviews show the arrival is more novelty than culinary triumph for now.

Chief Judge Debra Ann Livingston will take senior status July 1, creating a Second Circuit vacancy President Trump can fill. The courts’ vacancy list now shows the opening.

Toll Brothers paid $53M for 118 10th Ave in West Chelsea, a 12,000-sf assemblage primed for an ~85,000-sf condo steps from the High Line.

A Corona, Queens man got shot in a Pennsylvania suburb — and accidentally handed police the keys to two sex trafficking operations that had been quietly running women from NYC for years.