New reporting shows Mayor Mamdani met multiple times with a Queens imam who has praised Hamas and questioned Holocaust figures, deepening tensions with Jewish leaders.

Surveillance video released by Suffolk police shows two officers leaping clear as a suspected drunk driver plowed into parked cars and a cruiser in Wyandanch.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani says he secured 1,000 $50 World Cup tickets for New Yorkers; the seats will be distributed by ballot and paired with cheaper shuttles and free fan zones.

A Lancaster County man who admitted sending a fake bomb threat to Louis Armstrong Stadium during the 2024 U.S. Open was given three years of probation after saying he acted over a losing sports bet.

The MTA's holiday advisory restores the Cannonball to Montauk, extends weekend Montauk trains through Labor Day, and reshuffles subway and bus service for Memorial Day and the summer.

Apna Bazar reopened the former Sanjha Bazaar in Commack, bringing a 19,500‑sq‑ft South Asian supermarket with a bigger cafe and lower prices.

Two men convicted in 1980 for the 1975 Far Rockaway killing of Mary Galligan filed a petition this month asking a Queens court to clear their names. The motion cites recanted testimony and a Centurion Ministries reinvestigation.

Police in Astoria are searching for a woman on a bicycle accused of trying to lure a 10-year-old boy near Crescent Street and 33rd Avenue; the child escaped unharmed.

NYPD Crime Stoppers is seeking tips after a 46-year-old woman reported a man exposed himself on a northbound N train near Astoria Boulevard on Wednesday morning.

A Sacred Heart statue at St. Mary’s in East Islip was found beheaded during First Communion weekend; Suffolk County police arrested a suspect who faces criminal mischief charges.

An 18‑year‑old volunteer tutor was arraigned after Nassau County police say he sexually abused a 7‑year‑old at Port Washington Public Library.

Court filings say a Bay Shore man got a 13‑year‑old addicted to crack, raped her and exploited other victims across Long Island.

Suffolk County prosecutors say a 7‑year‑old Bayport girl endured months of abuse before dying on Dec. 29, 2025; three relatives have been charged.