Politics

This is the second in a two-part series looking at why Broadway, a main Brooklyn thoroughfare, is in such dismal condition. In part two, we hear from the DOT as the community boards double down on their call to have it fixed.

For the 8th year in a row, the City received an 'F' for its lack of spending with African American-owned businesses, even with the racial justice protests of 2020 still fresh in the city's collective memory

CLSJ’s new report examines how people of African descent were categorized for Census 2020.

The City released plans to convert the ancient burial ground into affordable apartments in 2020, and those plans were met with immediate community backlash.

After flood-hit New Yorkers were forced to turn to the generosity of strangers for financial assistance this September, the City has announced a pilot program to get flood insurance for vulnerable homes

At a Borough Hall rally, the Flatbush African Burial Ground Coalition called on Mayor de Blasio and other city officials to halt construction on what they say is sacred land

The commission’s interim report offers a hint of its possible proposals to eliminate structural racism.

At a public meeting on the 2021 tax lien sale, community groups, including Brooklyn’s Bridge Street Development, called on the city to halt this year’s sale.

This is the first in a two-part series looking at why Broadway, a main Brooklyn thoroughfare, is in such dismal condition. In part one, we look at how community boards are coming together to tackle the issue.

Undocumented New Yorkers who were badly affected by Hurricane Ida are getting $27 million in relief funds, the governor and mayor have announced.