Two people were shot near South 3rd Avenue and East 1st Street in Mount Vernon; police described the injuries as non-life-threatening and are asking for tips.

Top FDNY officials have publicly opposed a DOT redesign on Sedgwick Avenue that would create a protected stretch of the Harlem River Greenway, saying it could slow engines and complicate responses. The dispute ramps up after an April FDNY letter and June community‑board testimony.

Hector Delacruz, 36, was sentenced in Phoenix to 25 years after a federal jury convicted him of trafficking more than 19 pounds of meth in a multi‑agency probe.

Community groups warn the city's FY27 proposal omits NYC Benefits funding, threatening enrollment help and language services for immigrant families.

Residents at Story Towers say power was cut without warning on June 23, leaving apartments sweltering and some tenants sick while questions swirl over a large unpaid bill.

NYPD Crime Stoppers circulated images of two women wanted in a May 21 Bronx bar robbery; one reportedly showed a firearm and both fled the scene. Tips are being sought.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani tapped Annie Elisa Minguez to run the Mayor’s Office of Nonprofit Services after a brief budget flap over July payments to contractors. Minguez starts in July and inherits the task of smoothing city‑nonprofit relations.

A Bronx FDNY EMT was assaulted after a rock struck his marked ambulance in the Concourse; police arrested a suspect and the medic was treated at Lincoln Hospital.

Hostos is converting the landmark Bronx General Post Office into an allied‑health and natural‑science center, with renderings showing preserved murals and new labs.

A 30‑year‑old man was slashed outside a Mott Haven restaurant on Third Avenue and taken to Lincoln Medical Center; police say he is expected to recover and detectives are investigating.

A 47-year-old man was slashed aboard a D train near 170th Street; NYPD Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for information.

A Bronx man was sentenced to more than 33 years after a jury found him guilty of kidnapping and sexually abusing a 15‑year‑old. Prosecutors say the victim escaped through a window.

DDC and DOT say a $44M phase will add a less ‘mountable’ raised bike lane on the Grand Concourse, but early site checks found cars blocking the new path.