Eighteen people were charged in an alleged Long Island big‑box shoplifting ring as prosecutors step up enforcement amid a national uptick in retail theft.

OceanFirst said it will sell about $1.4B of multifamily loans acquired from Flushing, largely NYC rent‑stabilized units, in a move to cut CRE concentration. The bank expects the sales to be completed by the end of the second quarter.

A9600A would add ARFID to New York’s legal list of eating disorders after a 60–0 Senate vote, a change sponsors say will expand coverage and awareness.

PointState founder Zach Schreiber listed 39 Fairfield Pond Lane in Sagaponack for $152.5M — a rare oceanfront compound that could reset South Fork pricing.

The NYPD confirmed the body pulled from waters off Rockaway Beach is 18‑year‑old Brandon Figueroa. He went missing May 19 while swimming; a body was recovered May 30 in Breezy Point.

An 18-year-old was shot and killed early Sunday at the Woodside Houses NYCHA complex. The NYPD says the victim was rushed to a hospital and no arrests have been made.

A 25-year-old man was stabbed three times near Roosevelt and Whitney avenues in Corona and taken to Elmhurst Hospital in stable condition. Police are searching for multiple people believed to be involved.

Kane Moore was sentenced to 25 years after pleading guilty in the fatal Sept. 21, 2024 Hempstead parking‑lot shooting.

A suspect armed with a knife grabbed a woman’s phone on the southbound F platform at Jamaica–179th Street. NYPD Crime Stoppers is seeking tips and video.

NYC will fly helicopters over marshes in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island next week to apply larvicide aimed at reducing mosquito breeding and West Nile risk.

Local reporting says a rare tick‑borne bacterium was detected in Suffolk County; state and county health teams have ramped up surveillance. Here’s what Long Islanders should know.

Queens Pride returns to Jackson Heights this Sunday with a parade, grand marshals and a multicultural street fair along 37th Avenue.

A widening drought now covers much of the tri‑state, with reservoirs, streams and lawns showing stress and officials urging conservation.