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Jumaane Williams Photo:media.wnyc.org After a bloody weekend in New York City where more than 20 people were shot, City Councilman Jumaane Williams on Monday announced the launch the National Network to Combat Gun Violence, reported The Daily News .

New York City recorded a gain in its non-Hispanic white population for the third consecutive year, with the biggest gain made in Brooklyn, according to new Census Bureau estimates.

Shaggy Photo: Wikimedia.com Brooklyn Borough President on Monday Eric L. Adams announced the "Summer Music Series at Borough Hall Plaza," featuring Grammy Award-winning artist Shaggy.

Police are looking for the gunman responsible for shooting a 23-year-old man in Crown Heights early Sunday.

A show of hands by those of you with childhood memories of family park outings-- music pumping from a boombox, children running about freely, adults laughing their way through a semi-competitive game of kickball while Uncle Lonnie mans the barbeque g

The bodies of abducted Israeli teens Naftali Fraenkel, Gilad Shaar, and Eyal Yifrach were found dead today north of Hebron Authorities confirmed today that the bodies of the three Israeli teenagers who were kidnapped in the West Bank earlier this mon

Letter from Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation Dear Restoration Family, Earlier this year we challenged you to stand in the gap with us, helping Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation sustain critical programming for residents who need it

Wife of NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio Chirlane McCray and City Councilmember Laurie Cumbo at Cumbo's inauguration ceremony With the city's first new mayor in 12 years, a flood of freshman city council members, and a dramatic shift in legislative prioritie

Please be advised that as part of Mayor De Blasio's Vision Zero program, the NYPD and Department of Transportation have launched a major three-week initiative in advance of the 25 mph traffic changes due to go into effect later this summer.

Free Summer Meals Program Beginning June 27 through August 29, 2014, kids under 18 can get free summer meals (breakfast and lunch) from New York City at over 300 locations city wide, no questions asked.