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Mayor Zohran Mamdani updated New Yorkers on the building collapse in Brooklyn that killed at least two people and sent more than a dozen others to the hospital. "This has been an incredibly challenging and fast-moving situation, with precarious wreckage to navigate and dangerous voids beneath the surface," he said. FDNY Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore said the department will "likely not be finished for quite some time."

At the site of the building collapse in Brooklyn that the FDNY says killed two people and injured more than 10 others, NY1 heard from a man who learned his 6-month pregnant wife survived the incident. "I have an update from my wife: She's alive. She's still alive. I'm very happy. I'm very happy. I'm very happy," he said.

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer just flipped the Senate blue, but his position as one of the most powerful politicians in Washington may be in jeopardy. Read more: ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/new…

One person is dead, four others are critically injured and six additional people were taken to area hospitals following a building collapse in Brooklyn Wednesday, the FDNY said. The FDNY sent a major technical rescue response to 2625 Bedford Avenue just after 4 p.m. after receiving reports of a building collapse with people trapped inside, the department said. As of 6:15 p.m., FDNY operations were ongoing. The department described the incident as a "full collapse" at a construction/excavation site.

The FDNY says it is sending a major rescue response to Brooklyn after receiving reports of a building collapse with people trapped inside. Read more: ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/new…

Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he spoke Wednesday with the parents of 15-year-old Javits Frimpong, who was fatally shot while on his way to school in the Bronx last month. Frimpong's mother traveled from Ghana to the U.S. to help plan his funeral after Mamdani requested an emergency visa from President Donald Trump. A 17-year-old was arrested in the Bronx Wednesday morning in connection with the shooting and charged with murder, manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon, according to the NYPD. Mamdani said he told Frimpong's parents and Rev. Al Sharpton that the city is fully committed to justice for Javits, meaning "full accountability for those who did this."

One New Yorker is taking matters into his own hands, one basketball net at a time. Craig Campanella has spent the past year traveling across the five boroughs with a stepladder, replacing missing nets on city-owned hoops at his own expense. Last month, the Jackson Heights resident installed his 100th net. "There are more important problems in the world than putting nets on hoops," Campanella said. "But it's something I can do and something I like doing. So I do it."

For the first time in its 129-year history, Newtown High School in Elmhurst, Queens, has a football team. @StefManisero caught up with Coach Wayne Crawford and the players about making history - from practicing on a field without lines and taking a packed bus to games to scoring the first touchdown in school history.

The incoming freshmen class is one of the largest since 1974, with House Democrats set to hold the largest majority either party has had this century, according to Rep. Hakeem Jeffries. "These are extraordinary Americans. We have pastors and combat veterans, drill instructors. We have police officers, firefighters, smoke jumpers, doctors, nurses, union leaders, teachers and even a Tejano music superstar," Jeffries told NY1's @errollouis.

In a one-on-one interview, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries weighed in on his bid for speaker of the House. While he does not currently have any challengers, some of his newly-elected Democratic colleagues have not said whether they'll back him for the role. "I'm going to continue to make the case in my conversations with every single member," Jeffries told NY1's @errollouis.

Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, New York City's sole Republican representing Staten Island and parts of Brooklyn, told NY1's @errollouis that "we need to get out of" the Iran war. When asked if Democrats' sweeping victory last week was a repudiation of the war and its effect on costs of gas and everyday essentials, Malliotakis said, "None of us expected this war to linger."

In an effort to preserve affordable housing, Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed legislation that would give nonprofit organizations a head start in buying some properties. Read more: specne.ws/74ZgSb

Gov. Kathy Hochul thinks the soon-to-be Democratic-controlled Congress could be the key to regulating AI in New York and nationally. She’s also keen on making a list of asks for Empire State power brokers Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, Sen. Charles Schumer and President Donald Trump. Read more: ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/new…

A newly published NYU Langone Health study examined injuries among teenage subway surfing victims treated at Bellevue Hospital between 2018 and 2025, finding severe trauma including fractures, limb amputation and a life-altering head injury. Read more: ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/new…

Brooklyn Representative and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told NY1's @errollouis that Secretary of War Pete Hegseth "is not going to be around for much longer," with Jeffries poised to lead Democrats as Speaker of the House once they assume a majority in January. "This is the most unqualified so-called Secretary of Defense in American history. He's been a disaster," Jeffries said. Watch the full interview at 7 p.m. Tuesday on "Inside City Hall."

Amid widespread expectation that he will be the next Speaker of the House, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of Brooklyn told NY1's @errollouis that voters can "expect a very different and aggressive approach" from House Democrats in ensuring taxpayer dollars are being spent on making life more affordable for the American people. Watch the full interview at 7 p.m. Tuesday on "Inside City Hall."

MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber and Gov. Kathy Hochul were on the same page in being hopeful that the new Democratic majority voted into both chambers of Congress will be able to secure federal funding for multiple New York transit projects. "It's time to deal with the fact that New York, historically, has been radically shortchanged in money from Washington," Lieber said Tuesday on "Mornings on 1". Later, during a press conference, Hochul named the Second Avenue Subway, Gateway Tunnel, Interborough Express and Penn Station as priority projects.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani made several references to the recently released documentary on Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, "You Can See Everything," during an event Tuesday in which he signed new housing legislation. The Community Opportunity to Purchase Act gives qualified nonprofits and community groups first priority to purchase certain distressed residential buildings, with the aim of protecting tenants from a predatory landlord seeking to use the building to extract maximum profit without regard for repairs. "We are empowering tenants to do exactly what Elizabeth Holmes and Billy Evans claim to have devoted themselves to doing for one another: build monuments of love," the mayor said.

Sen. Charles Schumer is coming off one of his greatest political victories: the recapturing of control of the U.S. Senate by Democrats. However, a growing number of voters in New York are calling for a change. In fact, Schumer's statewide approval ratings show a dip to around 33% as progressives push for a louder, more liberal voice. With Schumer up for reelection in two years at age 77, the political world is watching: will he run for another six-year term, or will a primary challenge from progressives like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez reshape New York politics?

Six of the more than 100 newly elected House members are from New York, and all of them are in Washington for orientation ahead of their swearing-in ceremony in January. Read more: ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/new…