Mlssoccer.com reports*:
1/25/2019: Juan Pablo Torres to join NYCFC. DID IT HAPPEN? YES
1/10/2019: NYCFC interested in Gary Mackay-Steven. DID IT HAPPEN? Not Yet
11/26/2018 & 12/31/2018: Kevin Quevedo could join NYCFC. DID IT HAPPEN? No
11/20/2018: NYCFC targeting Sergio Leon. STATUS: DID IT HAPPEN? No
11/13/2018: David Villa to play one more season, not for NYCFC. DID IT HAPPEN? Yes
8/17/2018: Nice offer EUR 7 million for Jesus Medina. DID IT HAPPEN? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
1/30/2018: Man City to buy and loan Jack Harrison. DID IT HAPPEN? Yes
1/21/2018: Stoke bid $4.5 million for Jack Harrison. DID IT HAPPEN? No, but ^
1/5/2018: NYCFC interested in Joey Pelupessy. DID IT HAPPEN? No
12/17/2017: Jesus Medina says he will sign with NYCFC. DID IT HAPPEN? Yes
12/11/2017: NYCFC sign Anton Tinnerholm. DID IT HAPPEN? Yes
*Tagged as a report, clearly references NYCFC in headline, from today until I got tired of looking.
They also reported Pirlo rumors before he signed, but I didn't got back far enough. It seems like they're pretty good with language - if they say someone signed, they signed; if they say someone is interested/targeted/bidding, be more skeptical