Gusty winds and low humidity will raise wildfire‑spread risk across parts of the Hudson Valley and into the tri‑state this weekend. Officials urge avoiding outdoor burning.

From Thin Man to Flying Bison, closures and consolidations are reshaping New York's craft‑beer landscape. Brewers are leaning on food, events and partnerships to survive.

Neighborhood data and city reports show some Bronx areas have as many as 37 bodegas for every supermarket, creating real limits on fresh food access.

A deepening sinkhole at Lafayette and Deane Avenues has taken over part of the street in Throggs Neck; DEP says the leak is fixed while DOT coordinates repairs.

Three EMS workers were stabbed in the Bronx Thursday night; one person is in custody and police are investigating.

A new JAMA analysis finds Bronx school dental programs are less likely to enroll the kids who need care most, pointing to consent and outreach gaps.

State inspection records show most Bronx stores now carry A grades — but inspectors also ordered tens of thousands of pounds of unsafe food destroyed and one deli faces a lawsuit.

A motorized‑bike rider is in critical condition after a Thursday night hit‑and‑run at East 211th Street and Boston Road in Williamsbridge.

Afrika Bambaataa, the Bronx-born DJ credited with pioneering hip-hop's electro sound, has died at 67. His influential records and the Universal Zulu Nation shaped early hip-hop even as abuse allegations clouded his later years.

Rent‑Guidelines Board research shows operating costs for stabilized buildings rose 5.3% in the last year and about 31% over five years, with fuel and insurance driving the jump.

Multiple shots were fired outside 503 East 163 Street on Monday evening; NYPD Crime Stoppers posted a wanted alert and is offering a reward for tips.

A man wanted in a 2020 Passaic nightclub stabbing was arrested in the Bronx and returned to Passaic County on murder and weapons charges. Authorities say the arrest ends a six‑year nationwide search.

Yonkers police say a man died after officers moved in to stop a violent apartment attack; two Taser-style deployments were used and investigators have opened an internal probe and notified the state AG.