NYC Schools AI Crackdown: Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a one-year moratorium on student-facing generative AI for kids in 2-K through 8th grade, covering nearly 600,000 students, while high schoolers get limited, supervised access plus twice-yearly AI literacy classes; the city also says it’s disabling AI features in dozens of existing education programs and banning companion chatbots across all grades. Federal Court Fight Over AI & News: The Trump administration, through the DOJ, backed OpenAI’s “fair use” defense in the New York Times copyright case, arguing training on internet text supports “creative and scientific progress” and national security analysis. Immigration Enforcement Clash: DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the White House is exploring legal ways to withhold federal funding from sanctuary cities, pointing to ICE’s “Operation Rotten Apple” arrests of more than 2,100 people in New York. Public Safety & Crime: A Times Square stabbing killed Bank of America vice president Erin Piacenti after a knife attack that also injured another victim; the suspect was shot dead. Statewide Weather Alert: Gov. Kathy Hochul urged caution as strong to severe thunderstorms threaten parts of Western/Central NY and the Finger Lakes, with heavy rain, damaging winds, hail, and possible tornadoes. Economy Watch: Investors are watching rising Treasury yields as a potential headwind for stocks after the earnings season ends. Good-Government Push: New York civic groups urged candidates to back election integrity and warned about mail-ballot rules and voter fraud scrutiny.