New Yorkers face heat advisory with temperatures near 95 degrees, heat index at 102, and chances of thunderstorms. Cooling is forecast for the weekend with possible showers.

Remains of Robert Long, missing since 2010, were discovered in his car submerged off Cedar Beach, with no criminal involvement suspected by Suffolk County police. Volunteer divers aided the recovery and identification efforts.

Two teens were stabbed at a Huntington Station community fair; one is seriously injured, the other less so. No arrests have been made; police seek information.

A fire broke out at the Ravenswood Generating Station in Astoria, Queens early in the morning; no injuries reported, with officials and FDNY investigating the cause.

A Queens high school student detained by ICE is to be released after a judge grants bond. He was held in Texas after his New York arrest post-immigration hearing; his school community and city officials have advocated for his return.

Zohran Mamdani, a mayoral candidate in NYC, has pledged not to use the phrase "globalize the Intifada" after receiving backlash, especially from Jewish and business communities.

New York Attorney General secures over $200 million from Gilead Sciences for its illegal kickback scheme promoting HIV drugs, benefiting Medicaid and other programs nationwide.

Former correctional officer Najee Jackson pled guilty to attempting to smuggle marijuana and cigarettes into the Metropolitan Detention Center. He faces up to five years in prison.

A nurse at Nassau University Medical Center was attacked by Raul Guzman Campos, who struck her with a weapon after she found him vandalizing a bathroom. Campos was arrested and faces multiple charges.

A 15-year-old boy, Antonio Benitez, was killed during an NYPD pursuit after a knife-point robbery, when he was hit by an unlicensed driver who fled the scene but was later charged.

The NY Attorney General's Office is investigating the SCPD-related death of Emilson Ordoñez-Banegas, who was shot after allegedly approaching officers with a knife.

A Manhattan resident was sentenced to 35 years for fatally stabbing two men in Queens in December 2021. He pleaded guilty to manslaughter and had significant evidence against him, including bloodstained clothes and a knife.

The National Weather Service warns of potential health risks from extreme heat in NYC, forecasting high temperatures and chances of showers and thunderstorms across the boroughs.