Policy & Government

The city will add an extended pedestrian space and protected bike lanes on Ocean and Parkside Avenues.

The Office of Community Safety will combine several existing city departments and expand the B-HEARD mental health response program.

Nickalus “Blixky” Thompson was fatally shot in Prospect Lefferts Gardens in 2020.

The New York City Police Department will stop issuing criminal summonses for e-bike riders and cyclists for low-level traffic offenses on March 27.

Residents of the Columbia Street Waterfront District say the city's plan to add several 30- to 40-story residential buildings to a transit desert in a flood zone is bad urban planning.

The NYPD formally codified its practice of releasing body-worn camera footage within 30-days of a critical incident.

Before developers can move forward with Gowanus Green, a major mixed-use development project, the state is overseeing the clean-up of 459 Smith St. by a group led by National Grid. Nearby residents are not convinced that the current plan is working.

Saalik Jackson, 47, of Bedford-Stuyvesant, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison by an anonymous jury after the court found compelling evidence that he attempted to tamper with jurors during his first trial, which ended in a deadlock.

The city will implement 15mph School Slow Zones at an additional 800 school locations in 2026, expanding the use of Sammy's Law.

Borinquen Plaza II is home to thousands of NYCHA residents in more than 900 units. The $2 million investment from U.S. Representative Nydia Velázquez will replace temporary lighting measures with permanent, modern outdoor lighting across the development's walkways and courtyards.