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.

A Sunnyside building at 50-25 Barnett Ave opened a Housing Connect lottery with studios from $545 and larger units up to $925. Applications are live now.

The NYCLU sued to block a Nassau County ordinance creating a 35-foot buffer around houses of worship, saying it chills constitutionally protected protest. The suit was filed on behalf of two Long Island activists.

A Real Deal analysis of nearly 39,000 2025 closings shows Central Park South led NYC with a $7.5M median while the Upper West Side logged the most deals.

A Queens personal assistant admitted stealing nearly $10 million from the elderly couple she worked for, prosecutors say. The plea in Brooklyn details luxury purchases and a long-running scheme.