Advocates and City Council Speaker Julie Menin want to bump up NYC’s kindergarten college‑savings seed to $1,000–$3,000, saying early accounts boost college odds and narrow wealth gaps.

A driver was shot and taken to St. Barnabas after allegedly striking an NYPD officer on Fordham Road. Police taped off the block as detectives investigated.

A disbarred Great Neck lawyer admitted taking a $30,000 escrow down payment connected to a Lake Grove sale and must repay it or face prison. The case ties to broader Nassau County allegations.

Thick smoke poured from a Hunts Point commercial building early Sunday; FDNY had the blaze under control and said no injuries were reported.

A pre-dawn dispute in Kingsbridge Heights left a man injured and three people in custody, police say.

Aron Wieder announced Rockland’s child‑care voucher allocation will jump from about $11.1M to $18.7M — a roughly $7.6M increase officials say will cut waitlists and ease costs for working families.

After years of complaints about brown water, broken elevators and rising maintenance, Jamie Towers got a $4 million state boost. Board leaders say oversight and a clear spending plan will be crucial.

A Mamdani‑backed NY‑13 challenger is under scrutiny after her campaign offered ice‑cream tokens to early voters and raffled World Cup tickets for volunteers, prompting legal warnings.

Shots were fired Friday outside the All Muslims Center in Highbridge; police say two people of interest were held and no one was injured. Investigators are canvassing the block.

The NYC School Construction Authority has leased 54,245 square feet at the Hutchinson Metro Center Atrium for the Bronx STEAM Center, expanding Montefiore-backed healthcare and tech training. The space moves the program from a temporary Mercy University pilot to a long-term campus setting.

FDNY says a three‑alarm blaze is burning on East 160th Street in the Bronx; initial alerts show heavy smoke but no reported injuries. Safety guidance and updates follow.

Pawling resident Santos Vasquez‑Ramirez pleaded guilty on June 18 to second‑degree murder in the death of Danbury cab driver Aurelio Zhunio‑Orbez. Sentencing is set for Aug. 26, 2026.

Two teens were stabbed and a third beaten in a brawl at the DeWitt Clinton campus in Kingsbridge Heights; all were taken to Jacobi Hospital and are expected to recover.