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LaGuardia Community College Gets $4M for Arts Upgrades

LaGuardia Community College has received $4 million in New York City capital funding to renovate and modernize its arts and media facilities in Queens. Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. and City Council Member Julie Won each allocated $2 million toward the project, which is expected to leverage matching New York State funding and generate approximately $8 million in total investment. Planned improvements include upgrades to theaters, television production facilities, student learning spaces, production labs and dressing rooms. The project will also modernize lighting, electrical, communications, HVAC and other building systems while improving accessibility. The investment will support students studying theater, film and television, and music performance while strengthening the LaGuardia Performing Arts Center as a cultural destination in western Queens.

Cooper Union, Tishman Speyer Finalize Chrysler Building Deal

Tishman Speyer has finalized a 150-year ground lease for the Chrysler Building and plans a $235 million investment to restore and modernize the iconic Manhattan office tower. The agreement with The Cooper Union covers the 77-story, 1.3 million-square-foot landmark at 405 Lexington Avenue and includes institutional investors led by PSP Investments. Planned improvements include restoration of the building's façade and distinctive crown, modernization of mechanical and elevator systems, new fitness and wellness facilities, and an indoor-outdoor amenity space on the 61st floor. Tishman Speyer also plans to prebuild much of the tower's available office space. Ground lease payments will provide financial support to Cooper Union as the college works toward restoring full-tuition scholarships for undergraduate students.

NYU Langone Tests AI to Detect Heart Transplant Rejection

NYU Langone Health researchers are studying whether artificial intelligence can help identify heart transplant rejection while reducing the need for invasive biopsies. Researchers trained AI models using thousands of EKG readings from adult heart transplant recipients and combined the heart rhythm data with results from two blood biomarkers used to assess rejection risk. In a separate test group of 38 transplant recipients, the combined model correctly identified 94% of patients who were not experiencing rejection, according to the study. Researchers said the approach could potentially spare some patients from unnecessary heart biopsies while helping physicians identify rejection earlier. The team plans to test the model in more patients across multiple transplant centers before determining its broader clinical usefulness.

Baruch Gets $776K Federal Grant to Expand AI Education

Baruch College has received $776,033 in first-year federal funding to expand artificial intelligence education and applied learning across its three schools. The Title III Strengthening Institutions Program award will support Baruch's AI Leadership Initiative, including curriculum development, faculty and staff training, student services and preparation for an increasingly AI-enabled workforce. Funding will also expand the college's AI Learning Commons and advance its Applied Intelligence Lab, where students will be able to participate in supervised projects and experiential learning. Baruch plans to incorporate responsible AI use into its curriculum, including evaluating AI-generated content, identifying misinformation and bias, protecting privacy and understanding when human judgment should take precedence. The initiative was launched in spring 2026.

NYC Begins Brooklyn Bus Lane and Safety Redesign

New York City has started work on a major redesign of Bay Parkway and Cropsey Avenue intended to improve bus service and street safety for 35,000 daily riders in Brooklyn. The project will add offset and curbside bus lanes along Bay Parkway from Avenue J to Shore Parkway and Cropsey Avenue from Bay Parkway to 26th Avenue. The improvements will benefit riders of the B6 and B82, two of Brooklyn's busiest bus routes, as well as the X28 and X38. NYC DOT will also install 18 new median islands, pedestrian improvements and dedicated left-turn lanes at 14 intersections. Bus speeds currently fall as low as three miles per hour on portions of Bay Parkway, according to the city. New York City Government

Man Gets 18 Months in NY for $8M AI Music Streaming Fraud

A North Carolina man was sentenced in Manhattan federal court to 18 months in prison for using AI-generated music and automated streaming accounts to fraudulently collect millions of dollars in royalties. Michael Smith previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud after prosecutors said he created thousands of accounts on major music streaming platforms and used bots to continuously play songs he controlled. Smith used hundreds of thousands of AI-generated songs to spread the fraudulent streams across a large catalog and avoid detection. His bot accounts ultimately generated billions of streams and more than $8 million in fraudulent royalty payments, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York. Smith was also ordered to forfeit more than $8.09 million.