Adams’ last‑day charter commission will hold borough hearings next week, but the panel lacks city funding and faces possible legal fights. The group will consider primaries, hate‑crime and housing reforms.

Councilmembers are reintroducing a bill to ban sales of companion birds in NYC pet stores, setting up a clash between advocates and small retailers. The measure targets parrots, parakeets and other non‑poultry birds.

Xi Jinping hosted Vladimir Putin in Beijing days after President Trump’s state visit; the leaders extended a 2001 friendship treaty and put energy deals front and center.

President Trump signed an executive order asking Treasury and bank regulators to beef up checks on customers' citizenship, directing a fast rule‑making timeline. Analysts say the move targets a narrow slice of mortgages and could trigger legal fights.

Russia accused Latvia at the U.N. of allowing Ukrainian drone launches; Latvia and the U.S. rejected the claim as NATO intercepted a suspected drone over Estonia.

The Israeli navy boarded the Andros and cut the convoy’s livestream as organizers said dozens of Global Sumud vessels were stopped in international waters. International ministers have condemned the raids.

President Trump is expected in Rockland County this Friday for a White House event with Rep. Mike Lawler; venue details remain unconfirmed.

A towering middle-finger sculpture by Staten Island artist Scott LoBaido was placed outside City Hall Monday, facing the building and quickly drawing crowds and online attention. The stunt highlights friction around Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s early weeks in office.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani will meet JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon and Goldman Sachs' David Solomon as he courts business while pressing tax plans aimed at the wealthy. The talks follow a string of recent meetings with industry executives as City Hall tries to shore up the budget.

A Second Circuit panel struck down New York’s private‑property “vampire rule” while upholding a ban on guns in public parks in Christian v. James.

Council members and public‑safety experts are urging the NYPD to publish every shots‑fired alert and related reports so neighborhoods can see where guns are being fired, not just where people are hurt. The NYPD says its shooting‑victim statistics are the clearest measure, while auditors and researchers call for more data.

Assemblyman Michael Novakhov is organizing a 'Stop Mamdani' rally in Brighton Beach to protest Mayor Zohran Mamdani's policies amid recent synagogue demonstrations.

The Justice Department sued Connecticut on May 15, saying SB 397 unlawfully regulates federal officers and threatens officer safety.