Girl, 5, grazed behind ear by stray bullet hopes to get out of hospital, back to kindergarten

A five-year-old girl who narrowly escaped death when she was grazed by a stray bullet in a broad daylight gun battle outside a NYC bodega can’t wait to get out of the hospital and back to school, her mother told...

• Man killed in fight on Bronx subway with man he awoke by hitting with cane

• Suspect in punk rock singer Rodney Barger’s ’93 murder arrested in Panama

• Man pleads guilty to ramming Chabad HQ in Brooklyn with car, faces up to 3 years

A new tax on NYC real estate sales aimed at helping Mamdani close city budget gap

The new surcharge on sales of some New York City homes purchased in cash are expected to be included in the state budget, which is now more than six weeks late.

• NYC Comptroller opens probe as outdoor dining program mired in bureaucracy

• Rudy Giuliani recalls ‘spiritual experience’ during coma, says he was headed to trial by St. Peter

• LIRR, NJT trains delayed, diverted as fire in East River Tunnel sends smoke into Penn Station

Jets draw Robert Saleh, Titans in 2026 season opener: Full schedule and predictions

Gang Green fans will see a familiar face to begin Week 1.

• NFL’s turf fields under renewed scrunity as stadiums adopt grass for World Cup

• Jets mock schedule: How Aaron Glenn and Gang Green’s 2026 schedule could play out

• Jets RB Breece Hall eyes career year in 2026 following contract extension

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  Look back at the career of celebrated architect I.M. Pei on the 7th anniversary of his death

  I.M. Pei, best known for designing the glass pyramid at the Louvre in Paris, died on May 15, 2019, according to his son, Chien Chung Pei. He was 102. The Chinese-American architect is renowned throughout the world for his work...

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  Take a look back at the construction of Paris’ Eiffel Tower 137 years after its inauguration

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  Ol’ Blue Eyes: Remembering Frank Sinatra 28 years after the singer’s death

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  Bramhall cartoons for May 2026

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  Look back at ‘Frasier’ 22 years after the sitcom’s finale

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  ‘Off Campus’ cast lights up the Empire State Building

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  Classic moments from the Cannes Film Festival’s glamorous past

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  ‘Jack Kirby Way’: Comic book legend honored with street name on Lower East Side

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  Met Gala 2026: Best and worst looks from the red carpet arrivals

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  Stars give an inside look at the 2026 Met Gala

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  2026 Billboard Women In Music red carpet arrivals

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  Britain’s King Charles III, Queen Camilla visit NYC, 9/11 Memorial

Today in History: May 15, first McDonald’s opens in California

Brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald opened the first McDonald’s fast-food restaurant, in San Bernardino, California.

• Summerlike temperatures on tap in NYC for weekend and beyond

• New Rolling Stones video uses AI to make band members young again

• ‘American Pie’ star Jason Biggs and Jenny Mollen divorce after 18 years of marriage

Rookie A.J. Ewing caps opening big-league series with 1st homer as Mets sweep Tigers

Rookie outfielder A.J. Ewing hit his first big league home run in what became the...

• Nets promote Makar Gevorkian to assistant GM, lose Acie Law IV to Bulls

• Anniversary of Willie Mays’ Mets debut celebrated at Citi Field

• Mets Notebook: Francisco Alvarez undergoes knee surgery; Lindor’s calf ‘getting better’

Experience luxury every night with these full-size sheets

If you’re in the market for new full-size sheets for your bed, there’s a lot...

• Five Below’s Stanley-inspired tumblers are available for just $7

• These versatile antifungal soaps eliminate odors and fungal growth

• Spalding basketball hoop vs. Goalrilla basketball hoop

Mamdani’s budget plan for NYC schools delays smaller class sizes, confronts special-ed costs

The announcement also included $150 million in additional state aid for city schools.

• Bezos family gives $100M gift to NYC for early childhood education

• Gov. Hochul fends off critics over tax credit program that helps families pay for private school

• NYC public schools, Columbia impacted by huge student data cybersecurity breach

Youth suspected of stealing NYC subway door switch, second train gear theft in week

Police are searching for a straphanger suspected of unbolting and stealing a door switch from...

• Talks between MTA and LIRR unions continue as strike deadline nears

• New Jersey Transit drops fare to World Cup games, again

• Mamdani announces LaGuardia Airport bus lane to open in time for World Cup

Albany must vote to limit plastic waste

Most New Yorkers probably don’t know that the trash we throw away in the city...

• This Shabbat for the whole United States

• Mamdani’s SPEEDy plan to rent affordable units: Housing Connect must be fixed

• Readers sound off on park maintenance, contraceptive shots and Trump in China