JUN 04 — Sports
Knicks Reach First NBA Finals Since 1999 Under Mike Brown
New York reached its first NBA Finals in 27 years, then stole Game 1 in San Antonio 105-95 behind 30 points from Jalen Brunson on a 12-game playoff win…
Live Crime & Courts JUN 04, 2026
Bragg Indicts 8 in $5M Interstate Cargo-Theft Ring
Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg announced an eight-defendant indictment in a multistate scheme that impersonated shipping carriers to steal nearly $5 million in…
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JUN 04 — Transit
Mamdani Restarts 34th Street Busway Paused Under Trump Pressure
Mayor Mamdani and DOT Commissioner Mike Flynn revived the 34th Street busway, a car-restricted corridor between Ninth and Third Avenues serving 28,000 daily…
JUN 04 — Health
NYU Langone Plans Long Island's First New Hospital Since 1980
NYU Langone bought a 45-acre Melville site for $135.5 million to build a 500-plus-bed academic medical center — the first new hospital on Long Island in more…
JUN 03 — Education
NYC Gets Two More Years on Class-Size Law, Plus UFT Pay Bumps
Albany gave NYC two extra years to comply with the 2022 class-size law, pushing full compliance to 2029-30, alongside a UFT deal paying teachers in oversized…
JUN 03 — Politics
Mamdani Taps Sadik-Khan, Hartzog for MTA Board to Push Free Buses
Mayor Zohran Mamdani recommended Janette Sadik-Khan and Melanie Hartzog for the MTA board on June 2, 2026, pitching them as votes for faster, fare-free buses…
JUN 03 — Real Estate
Clock Ticks on 485-x: June 30 Deadline for Top Housing Tax Break Tier
Developers racing to start construction by June 30, 2026 can lock in 485-x's longest property-tax breaks — up to 40 years — under the state program that…
JUN 02 — Real Estate
520 Fifth Avenue Tops Out as Tallest Mixed-Use Tower on the Avenue
Rabina's 1,002-foot 520 Fifth Avenue has topped out at 88 stories, the tallest mixed-use building on Fifth Avenue, with sales of its 100 condos roughly 70%…
JUN 02 — Sports
Yankees Sign Bellinger to $162.5M Deal
The Yankees re-signed Cody Bellinger for five years and $162.5 million in the offseason, but an early-season rib fracture to Aaron Judge has reshaped the AL…
MAY 29 — Culture
Mamdani Budget Locks In $31.7M for City's Three Library Systems
Mayor Mamdani's FY2027 executive budget permanently baselines $31.7 million for the city's three library systems, ending the annual 'budget dance' but…