Mayor Mamdani signed Emergency Executive Order No. 2.35 on June 29, 2026, extending the city's asylum‑response emergency for 30 days and directing DSS and DHS to speed a phase‑out plan.

NYPD and Crime Stoppers seek tips after a 30-year-old woman was sexually abused on an R train near West 28th Street. Detectives ask riders to preserve video and call the tip line.

A rare, public sell‑off tied to Sergey Brin's family office highlights how rising costs and rent‑stabilization rules are squeezing New York landlords.

A second‑alarm blaze on West 30th Street injured one firefighter as crews fought heavy flames and thick smoke.

A Vietnamese national admitted running a transnational identity‑theft ring and will forfeit $67 million to compensate victims.

A third‑alarm fire on 7th Avenue sent smoke across Midtown as FDNY crews worked the scene; city logs list 787 Seventh Avenue. Officials have not released further details.

Sioni Group bought the mostly vacant 12‑story building at 38 W 21st and plans to keep it as office space, bucking Manhattan's conversion surge.

Niobrara Capital signed a 10-year lease at Manhattan’s Baccarat Building and will relocate from 345 Park Ave as Marx’s luxury rebrand continues to attract finance tenants.

A Japanese firm paid $24M for 245 Eldridge Street, a six‑story Lower East Side building, after a December purchase for about $16.5M. The deed was recorded June 26.

ViV reopened at 717 9th Ave after a five-month redesign, introducing a late-night Khao Tom feast and a cocktail program developed with Bangkok's Mahaniyom.

Bear spray was released on the 20th floor of the DoubleTree by Hilton in Lower Manhattan, prompting a precautionary evacuation and EMS checks. No arrests were reported.

A viral commute video and match‑day reporting show long lines, ticketed rail and shifting fares for trips from Midtown to MetLife.

Little Island will run a compressed six‑week summer season with about 56 performances — roughly half of last year’s 110 shows.