Undercover probes across Long Island produced five arrests at massage businesses Friday, with two taken in Huntington Station and three in Massapequa. Authorities say investigations are ongoing.

A 49-year-old man was shot and killed Friday in Jamaica, Queens, near the Greater Allen A.M.E. Cathedral. Police say the suspect fled on a Citi Bike and remains at large.

Two teens and a juvenile were arrested after a string of break‑ins at cell‑phone repair shops across Nassau County, police say.

Federal prosecutors charged a Long Island community college professor on April 10 with attempted enticement of a minor after an FBI sting and a January arrest. The filing carries severe potential penalties, prosecutors say.

Vaya Development filed plans for a 28‑story, 285‑unit tower at 164‑02 Jamaica Avenue, pairing the firm with nonprofit Comunilife as Jamaica’s rezoning reshapes the corridor.

Brooklyn’s co‑op and condo median climbed to $840K in Q1 even as closings dipped. Luxury deals and tight supply kept prices steady.

A stolen-vehicle chase that began on the Southern State Parkway in Hempstead ended in Smithtown after the car struck multiple trooper cruisers; two men were arrested.

A Jon Heyman report revived a startling price tag for roofing Citi Field: a retrofit now looks like a billion‑dollar project, with engineering, closure and parkland hurdles stacked against it.

New York State mailed 144 buyout notices to Mastic Beach homeowners under the Blue Buffers program; applications are due April 30, 2026. The offers would convert flood-prone lots to protected open space.

Crews knocked down a small brush fire in Sound Beach after about an hour as the DEC warns Long Island remains at high fire danger and a March–May burn ban stays in effect.

A Roosevelt man was convicted in April for a 2022 Hempstead beating behind Chuck E. Cheese that left a man with catastrophic injuries and later died.

The MTA has scheduled in-person workshops in Elmhurst, Middle Village and Brooklyn this spring to gather community priorities for the Interborough Express stations and train design.

A 20-year-old woman was assaulted in a White Plains mall stairwell on April 7; police arrested a suspect at the scene. Detectives are reviewing surveillance footage.