Policy & Government

Thousands of New Yorkers will no longer have to pay to take a civil service exam under a new city initiative.

The Parks Department hopes to reopen the pool by the end of July, if not sooner.

Once completed, Bartlett Crossing will offer a mix of studio, one-, two-, three-, and four-bedroom apartments affordable to households earning up to 80% of the Area Median Income.

The channel will deliver city news, service updates, community resources, immigration information, public transit alerts and announcements about programs and events in Spanish.

Justin Chen was sentenced to 27 months in prison for a $2.3 million trading scheme involving 13 publicly traded companies.

A new program will first target Flatbush Avenue, Utica Avenue and the Kensington–JFK bus corridor in an effort to speed up travel times.

New elevators are coming, enabled by congestion pricing funding.

To reduce mosquito activity and the risk of West Nile virus, the city will be spraying Marine Park and Fresh Creek Nature Preserve on July 7, 8 and 9.

The incident happened on early Sunday morning on the corner of Nostrand Avenue and St. Johns Place.

New York City has introduced new planning tools that make it easier to add small housing units and reuse development rights in historic districts while keeping landmark protections in place.