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Two dozen activists gathered in front of U.S. Representative Hakeem Jeffries' district office in Fort Greene to protest Democratic leaders for not bringing a formal vote on the War Powers Resolution before Congress recessed.

Brooklyn drivers are bracing to pay $4 per gallon. To save on monthly expenses, New Yorkers are getting creative.

Thousands of Brooklyn residents gathered near Prospect Park in Brooklyn on Saturday as part of the national "No Kings" demonstration.

Governor Kathy Hochul is pressing the Trump administration to restaff the World Trade Center Health Program, which has seen a more than 25% reduction of staff, leaving fewer than 85 employees to oversee the roughly 140,000 survivors enrolled in the program.

Brooklyn residents must now turn to post offices and the county clerk after the Brooklyn Public Library was forced to shut down its passport program, the Brooklyn Paper reported.

Many Brooklyn residents said they were not surprised by the U.S.- Israeli attack on Iran, but some felt anxiety over possible retaliation on U.S. soil, while others were critical of Washington’s focus on foreign policy when U.S. citizens were facing an affordability crisis.

The conservative majority halted a state court ruling that had ordered New York’s redistricting commission to redraw New York's 11th congressional district that covers Staten Island and a small part of southern Brooklyn held by U.S. Representative Nicole Malliotakis.

New York State has started to implement new, stricter rules for Able-Bodies Adults With Independents (ABAWD), who now must work or participate in training for 80 hours per month to avoid losing their SNAP benefits.

Vonetta Rougier, a full-time bus operator, mom and caregiver from Canarsie, is a guest of U.S. Representative Hakeem Jeffries.

In a 6-3 vote, the majority of the U.S. Supreme Court found that the Constitution gives Congress the power to imposes taxes and tariffs. "The Framers did not vest any part of the taxing power in the Executive Branch," Chief Justice John Roberts wrote.