Policy & Government

Similar to the Rental Ripoff Hearings, each NYCHA in Your Neighborhood forum will give residents opportunities to discuss issues affecting public housing developments across the city, including repairs, community programming, pests and waste, elevators, mold, lead and public safety.

Harvey Marcelin, 87, of East New York, was convicted of first-degree murder, tampering with physical evidence and concealment of a human corpse, according to Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez. A torso and leg were discovered on the street inside plastic bags, while additional body parts were recovered from his apartment.

NYC Parks expands its Vessel Turn-In Program with a new webpage and 311 option to help remove abandoned boats and protect Brooklyn’s waterways and shoreline.

The city will turn the Bedford-Stuyvesant Multi-Service Center, at 1958 Fulton St., and adjacent vacant land into a mixed-use development with hundreds of affordable housing.

Dewitt John, 31, was convicted on charges for grooming 13-year-old girls he met online and paying them to produce sexually-explicit videos and photos. 

Five weeks late, the proposed $268 billion budget includes funding for childcare, immigration, public safety, lowering auto insurance rates, energy rebates, modernizing building permits, online privacy and safety measures, and more.

The city Department of Transportation will use $1.85 million in federal funding to repave Broadway between Flushing Avenue and Eastern Parkway and make additional safety improvements.

The city's new bike boulevards on Bergen and Dean Streets, from Court Street to East New York Avenue, will vary by neighborhood and may include protected bike lanes, sidewalk extensions, medians, traffic-calming measures and pedestrian improvements.

Capt. James Wilson, who was captured on video criticizing the mayor while on the scene of an anti-immigration enforcement protest in Bushwick on Saturday night, was transferred, Gothamist reported.

Local community groups say they feel unheard and are divided as meetings progress on the $3.5 billion Brooklyn Marine Terminal project.