A Queens building manager accused of defrauding COVID relief programs of $2.2M remained detained after prosecutors said bail was paid by a 'straw donor'.

City records and complaints show hundreds of broken spray features this summer while advocates say cuts have left parks short-staffed. Repairs can take days or weeks.

A Queens Civil Court upheld a $375,000 judgment tied to housing and tenant-harassment claims at 1708 Summerfield St., denying owners' attempts to vacate the settlement.

The Mets replaced Carlos Mendoza with Andy Green after a rough stretch that left New York 34-47 and deep in the NL East race. Ownership says change was necessary as the club looks for a turnaround.

A rezoning application would let a developer replace industrial lots with a 10‑story, 296‑unit building at Linden Place, including retail and about 25% affordable units.

Tishman Speyer closed roughly $214M in financing to build a 300-unit affordable tower at Edgemere Commons in Far Rockaway, including supportive units and ground-floor retail. Construction is slated to start soon.

NYPD Crime Stoppers is seeking tips after a 51‑year‑old MTA worker was punched at the Forest Hills–71 Av station; a reward is being offered.

Suffolk prosecutors indicted 10 people and four companies after a probe that alleges massage parlors on Long Island and in Flushing served as fronts for prostitution and money‑laundering.

Arrest warrants were filed June 24 after May raids on Broad Street spas in Montoursville alleging workers were held and forced into sex acts. The investigation is ongoing.

An owner representative resigned hours before the Rent Guidelines Board's June 25 vote, complicating the fight over a possible citywide rent freeze. The final decision will affect roughly one million stabilized units.

Federal prosecutors say a freight‑forwarder conspired to ship industrial oil‑and‑gas equipment to Russia, a move they describe as putting profit over national security.

Donovan Richards pledged $140M for a new Roy Wilkins Park community center to honor Jaden Pierre and expand youth services across Southeast Queens.

Piece of Cake Moving & Storage paid $18M for a six‑story Long Island City flex building at 33‑02 Skillman Ave, expanding its Queens footprint and signaling owner‑user buying in LIC.