Local Voices

Latasha McNeil, a Brooklyn resident and student at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, shares her thoughts on climate change's impact on the borough.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams recently launched HealthyNYC, a plan to extend and improve the lifespan of all New Yorkers to 83 years by 2030.

The New York City Marathon is coming up on Nov. 5, and it is no easy feat. Here's how one local doctor suggests runners stay safe.

Meet Ursula Clark, owner of Gallery Gaia, a beloved artist and resident of Vinegar Hill.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams wants you — yes, you — to get involved in local service projects.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams announces that NYC has more total jobs than ever before in the City's history.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams shares his thinking behind two new initiatives to expand bike lanes and containerize trash in the city.

Dr. Brenda M. Greene, executive director of the Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College, writes about Brooklynite Louise Meriwether, a civil rights movement activist and prolific author and journalist, who passed away last week at 100 years old.

After a fentanyl exposure killed a child at a daycare, New York City Mayor Eric Adams shares his plan to prevent this type of tragedy in the future.

This real story began eight years ago when the owners of 974 Park Place moved into their home. In front of their house was an overgrown tree whose tree roots had completely broken up the sidewalk.