Giovanni Lanzo is “still tossed up” about the mayor’s race – that’s Brooklyn for undecided. But he understands the stakes.

A Flash Flood Warning is in effect for Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, and Manhattan until 5:30 PM as heavy rain floods streets and highways. Over 6.9 million people are under alert, with officials urging residents to avoid flooded areas and move to higher ground.

A woman from Queens who used to stand in line for food donations is now a dedicated volunteer raising tens of thousands of dollars to help feed others.

The Jamaica Neighborhood Plan passed a full New York City Council vote Wednesday, with lawmakers unanimously adopting the Queens rezoning.

The plans, which seek to rezone parts of Jamaica and Long Island City, came up for votes as an election focused on the city’s housing crisis was nearing its end.

Joe Macken drives a truck for work, but two decades ago, he stumbled upon a very particular passion -- carving New York City buildings out of balsa wood. Soon, the buildings became blocks, and the blocks became boroughs, each carved precisely to scale in a miniature Big Apple.