DCWP sued Instant Recovery Corp., alleging $33,850 in overcharges across 445 tows; the city is seeking restitution, civil penalties and possible license revocation.

Parents, students and survivors rallied in New York to press lawmakers to block 3D‑printed guns, urging mandatory printer safeguards and tougher penalties for traffickers.

Trump’s lawyers filed a 25‑page demand asking NY Attorney General Letitia James to turn over communications with Michael Cohen after the ex‑fixer said he felt coerced. The filing asks for transcripts, emails and recordings and raises preservation worries.

City councilmembers want gun shops to post graphic warning posters designed by DOHMH. Supporters call it public‑health prevention; critics say it stigmatizes owners.

A March state audit found NYC tripled spending on services for people sleeping unsheltered, yet counts of people living on the street rose — auditors and advocates want clearer outcome data.

Letitia James led a coalition of attorneys general in a lawsuit seeking to block a new IPEDS survey that critics say forces colleges to hand over years of sensitive student data.

UBS has asked a Brooklyn judge to confirm that a 1999 settlement bars new Holocaust‑era claims after investigators found nearly 900 Nazi‑linked accounts at Credit Suisse.

Mamdani campaigned on openness, but City Hall is delaying release of contracts and robocall audio tied to Adams’ AI projects while it combs through a FOIL backlog. Watchdogs say routine records shouldn’t be held.

Steve Witkoff told CNBC he “probably” will travel to Israel next week to coordinate on Iran war plans, a move that could shape military and diplomatic alignment.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani paused the city’s private tax lien sale and opened a six‑month review, a win advocates say could steer New York toward a land bank model.

Sources say Kaz Daughtry gave NYPD parking placards to unauthorized people, prompting the department to invalidate permits and renew calls for oversight.

Council legislation would lift pay for council members and other city officials, proposing roughly $172,500 for councilors while watchdogs warn the process could skirt long‑standing rules.

The City Council’s March forecast finds stronger tax revenue and nearly $1.7 billion in savings that could spare the Rainy Day Fund.