Policy & Government

The Rent Guidelines Board froze the rent on one- and two-year leases on rent stabilized apartments.

The City Council's Zoning and Franchises and Committee on Land Use approved the Monitor Point project, which will bring over 1,300 apartment units to Greenpoint.

Mark Salkey, 58, was charged with 23 crimes related to deed theft, as he allegedly stole an East Flatbush home from a 92-year-old with dementia.

Alleged members of two subsets of the Folk Nation gang were charged with various crimes tied to 26 shootings, most of which happened in Flatbush.

A slate of reform-minded District Leaders were also elected on Tuesday, which could shake up the Brooklyn Democratic Party power structure, according to City & State New York.

Eric McMichael, 28, of Greenpoint, was sentenced to 18 years in prison for raping a 12-year-old in her East Williamsburg building.

There were two upsets in the Democratic State Assembly race, where incumbents Stefani Zinerman and Eric Dilan lost their chance to represent central and eastern Brooklyn in Albany.

Frank Carone, ex-Chief of Staff to former Mayor Eric Adams, was indicted on bribery and fraud charges. Separately, several NYPD commissioners and chiefs that were close to Adams had their homes raided by the FBI.

Drivers going over the speed limit by 10-mph will start getting warnings and fines beginning June 30.

Shalisha Jackson, 37, of Short Hills, N.J., allegedly stole funds from Brooklyn New School and Madiba Prep Middle School to pay for hotel stays, liquor store purchases and a car.