New York City

Two days after a fatal house fire in Queens, firefighters returned to the wreckage and found Emma Alcantara’s body. She and her mother, Miguelina, lived in an illegal basement apartment.

Kaif Gilani was fired from Brad Lander’s House campaign after his social media history, which included praise for Hamas and virulent attacks on the police, emerged.

Theodore Persico Jr., once picked to lead one of New York’s five crime families, was supposed to stay away from his former associates. But he nonetheless attended a Christmas party in Brooklyn.

Police Officer Quran McPhatter slapped a handcuffed prisoner and threatened a man who complained about the officer’s driving, prosecutors said.

Terrell Campbell, 29, was charged with assaulting Nafiah Ikram outside her home. Mr. Campbell later described the assault in a rap lyric, prosecutors said.

It was not immediately clear whether any of the buildings in question had faulty heating systems.

Lisa Gelobter, whose work helped shape the modern web, was also on the launch team at Hulu.

Federal records show that Jeffrey Epstein used donations and connections as he sought to gain college admission for young women in his orbit.

The former New York mayor paid a Conflicts of Interest Board fine for having City Hall employees assist in attacking former Gov. Andrew Cuomo over sexual harassment allegations.

Molly Wasow Park, a holdover from the Eric Adams administration, said her resignation was unrelated to the recent wave of cold-related deaths in New York City.