Prosecutors say Samuel Calderon was arraigned on 17 counts after a Jan. 24 gas explosion at Boston Secor Houses that killed one resident and displaced neighbors. The DA says the blast followed a stove being removed from an apartment.

Newly released bodycam shows MTA officers and an off‑duty paramedic pull a trapped snowplow driver to safety on Sunrise Highway in Bay Shore; no injuries were reported.

Federal prosecutors say a Bronx man was indicted after allegedly selling fentanyl tied to a Yorktown Heights woman’s April 2025 death. He faces federal drug and firearms charges.

A man held a clerk at gunpoint in Fordham and escaped with roughly $1,500; police are asking the public for tips.

Letitia James says a court order bars federal access to SNAP recipient records, protecting millions of low-income and immigrant New Yorkers.

Joseph Marte, a Bronx native and former construction owner, built Tacos Supreme in Fordham and serves scratch‑made Mexican and Tex‑Mex, including birria.

Affordable‑housing winners say steep amenity fees in new mixed‑income towers lock them out of gyms, lounges and pools. Tenants and advocates want clearer rules.

Montefiore filed city plans for a 20‑story medical pavilion in Morris Park that would add hundreds of beds and an expanded emergency department. The project requires rezoning and city review.

The Yankees will retire CC Sabathia’s No. 52 and unveil a Monument Park plaque on Sept. 26, following his 2025 Hall of Fame induction. The club says details and tickets will be posted on its site.

Police put out a Crime Stoppers alert after a 25-year-old was punched outside 14 West 170 Street. Tips can be submitted anonymously and may carry a reward.

The New York Blood Center opened the Bronx’s first permanent donor site in Throggs Neck. Officials say it will make donating easier as local supplies dip.

A two‑building, 60,000‑square‑foot retail addition and a four‑acre park are under construction at Yonkers' Cross County Center, the developer says.

A federal settlement requires NYC Parks to make the Van Cortlandt House Museum accessible. Design plans are due May 1, 2027 and work must finish within five years.