Queens officials say a $7.4M overhaul will modernize the Hollis branch; Borough President Donovan Richards has allocated $1M to the rebuild.

FDNY crews pulled a family of four from a Woodside basement after fast-rising floodwaters; no injuries were reported.

JetBlue won a block of LaGuardia slots and may return to the Marine Air Terminal, but court, FAA and Port Authority sign‑offs mean changes probably won't show up until 2027.

Federal prosecutors say a Wethersfield woman coerced a 13-year-old Long Island boy she met online and brought him to her Connecticut home; she was ordered detained.

Nine people were arrested and 12 vehicles impounded after Suffolk County’s Street Takeover Task Force stopped a late‑night gathering on Central Avenue in East Farmingdale.

Two Queens synagogues were vandalized with motor oil and excrement. The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating.

NYPD Crime Stoppers posted a wanted bulletin after a 15-year-old was slashed aboard a northbound A train at Beach 67th; detectives are asking the public for tips.

An 81-year-old woman was punched in Jackson Heights; police are seeking tips and offering up to $3,500.

A former St. Joseph's University baseball player alleges he was stripped and assaulted during a March team trip; a Suffolk County lawsuit names the school and coaches.

A Queens College instructor has been named in reporting that he led a DSA "Red Rabbits" marshal training in Manhattan and, per the New York Post, urged attendees to skirt the law.

Six men were charged after a Nassau County takedown that recovered nearly 50 guns and drugs; prosecutors say some sales happened across from a school near Queens.

A Syosset attorney was sentenced to six months in jail after admitting she stole nearly $400,000 from multiple clients, including a lottery winner.

LIRR will suspend several branches July 24–27 for a signal cutover, with shuttle buses, Hicksville transfers and longer trips expected.