The package of scaffolding bills, introduced by council members Keith Powers and Erik Bottcher, calls for a study on new sidewalk designs to be submitted to the council by September, and raises the minimum height to 12 feet with better LED lighting. It also requires more frequent inspections.

With more than 8,400 sidewalk sheds across the five boroughs, some have remained in place for years—blocking light, hurting businesses and even posing safety risks.

New York City voted yes to sweeping changes for scaffolding standards on Wednesday. The City Council approved a package of bills that tackled issues which have led to the massive accumulation of scaffolding sheds and other structures across the city.

The Bureau of Prisons has transferred former crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried out of a detention center in New York, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News.

Disgraced cryptocurrency tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried has been removed from the federal jail in New York City where he has been held since August 2023, after officials started the process of transferring him to a prison where he will continue serving his fraud sentence.

Former crypto executive Sam Bankman-Fried had been in the Metropolitan Detention Center in New York since 2023.

The New York City Police Department's hate crime unit is investigating after a Tesla Cybertruck was vandalized by two individuals early Thursday morning.

The NYPD's Hate Crime Task Force is investigating an incident where two individuals carved a swastika on a Tesla in Brooklyn.

Police are searching for two individuals who vandalized a Tesla Cybertruck in New York City, according to police.