NYC Health Dept. reports over 1,700 flu cases in a week, urging vaccinations amid persistent risks. Season may last until May, with data showing racial disparities in cases.

A Farmingville woman died and a teen was injured in a Thursday night domestic attack; police charged her estranged husband.

A Riverhead woman was arrested this week in connection with a newborn's 1993 death in Calverton. Her attorney says she's charged with second‑degree murder; investigators haven't detailed the evidence.

The Malcolm Shabazz Harlem Market has temporarily relocated across the block as its 116th Street lot is cleared for a planned plaza with affordable housing. Vendors say they will return when the rebuild is complete.

An 87-year-old New Yorker shares his apartment to afford rent as seniors nationwide turn to house‑sharing amid soaring rents and weak retirement savings.

A FINRA panel awarded Compass broker Kyle Blackmon roughly $5.5M after he alleged UBS mishandled his unexercised Compass stock options.

The NYPD posted surveillance of two people wanted in violent robberies on West 158th Street. One victim was beaten unconscious and another was robbed of thousands.

An 18-year-old from Moriches pleaded guilty after prosecutors say he drove drunk and at about 74 mph before his car crashed in East Hampton, killing a 19-year-old passenger. Sentencing is set for March 18.

A retired Princeton ENT and his wife closed on a Central Park West condo for $24.8M that was previously owned by an offshore company linked to a 2013 Hong Kong insider‑trading finding.

Anti-religious graffiti was found on the front door of a Harlem LDS church. The NYPD released a photo of a person of interest and is asking the public for tips.

A rider at 23rd Street says a new MTA fare gate slammed into her face; the agency says it’s tuning sensors and rolling out customer explainers as the pilot expands.

Columbia has removed and reassigned dental-school staff after DOJ files show a student tied to Jeffrey Epstein was admitted through an "irregular" process. The university says it will redirect related donations to survivor groups.

New DCWP Commissioner Sam Levine has launched lawsuits, a multimillion‑dollar restitution package and a report accusing apps of cutting couriers’ tips. He says more staff and courts will decide the next moves.