The stage adaptation of Prince’s Purple Rain will begin previews at Broadway’s Majestic Theatre March 12, 2027, with an opening on April 12 after a Minneapolis run.

Neiberhud Coffee has opened at 139 Reade in Tribeca, replacing Jack’s Stir Brew with a date-forward pickup window and a short coffee menu.

The City Council approved a law to require wellness checks for older New Yorkers during extreme heat and cold alerts. The measure now goes to the mayor.

Genius AI nearly doubled its Union Square footprint with a roughly 14,000‑square‑foot expansion at 838 Broadway as it rebrands and raises fresh funding.

A federal appeals court affirmed an arbitrator’s roughly $275,000 award to NewYork‑Presbyterian nurses for chronic understaffing in a cardiac ICU.

Video shows two people slashed in Manhattan's Chinatown Friday night as police investigate.

An 82‑year‑old woman was hurt when a pedestrian cone was thrown inside 373 Lenox Avenue in Harlem. NYPD Crime Stoppers is offering up to $3,500 for tips leading to an arrest.

Four men hawked a dozen two‑month‑old poodles on West 47th Street, police say; the sale spotlights enforcement gaps under New York’s retail‑pet ban.

A viral TikTok shows a delivery of boxed croissants at Le Parisien while a customer says she paid $12 for a pistachio croissant, spurring a debate about transparency. The bakery’s menu lists the item at $12 and Costco sells a 12‑pack for about $6.80.

Andrew Durand will lead the Public Theater’s North American premiere of the Olivier‑winning Benjamin Button this fall, with previews starting Oct. 8. The Public’s Newman Theater hosts the limited run.

Relatives of 9/11 victims have launched a Change.org petition asking that Mayor Zohran Mamdani be barred from the 25th‑anniversary ceremony at Ground Zero.

Mayor Mamdani pledged to make every NYCHA child‑care center lead‑free this fall and said the city will invest more than $10 million to inspect and abate hazards. The move spotlights long‑running safety concerns at public‑housing childcare sites.

Attorney General Letitia James joined Neighborhood Defender Service picketers in Harlem, backing workers pressing for better pay and health coverage. Her post on X underscored broad labor pressure across the city.