New York Times - N/Y Region

America’s busiest passenger rail service will shut down on Saturday if workers and transit officials cannot agree on a new contract.There has not been a strike on the Long Island Rail Road since 1994.

The former judge, Edward Harold King, and a Brooklyn real estate investor are accused of defrauding investors of millions of dollars in a deal in New Jersey.Federal agents arrested Edward Harold King on Wednesday. He is expected to appear in federal court, where he is charged with wire fraud conspiracy. Mr. King resigned in January as a state judge.

The home-sharing company has largely been shut out in the city, but it is fighting back and trying to get Black homeowners on its side.The Rev. Al Sharpton favors loosening restrictions on Airbnb rentals in New York.

With affordable housing in extremely high demand, Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration is announcing plans to reduce red tape and get people into those apartments faster.Affordable apartments are extremely sought after in New York City, drawing millions of applications each year.

The police charged a 45-year-old man with three counts of homicide and one count of arson in a bodega fire that spread upstairs and killed a beloved resident.