Policy & Government

What began as an assault case has escalated into a murder indictment following months of investigation into the death of a Brooklyn toddler.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority's reimbursement system to use taxis and for-hire vehicles used to take weeks, but some Brooklyn riders say they are now waiting months.

The reconstruction at Owl's Head Park added accessible and inclusive play equipment and refreshed basketball courts named for local firefighter who died in the line of duty on September 11, 2001.

Brooklyn resident Joseph McKeel, 33, a biology teacher at Independence High School in Manhattan, possessed hundreds of images of child pornography and a meth pipe, according to prosecutors.

A mother of two and caregiver to her parents, City Council Member Julie Won is running for NY-7.

John Anderson and Claudette Henry allegedly failed to convert Brooklyn apartments to rent stabilized units and attempted to evict and harass tenants, according to lawsuits filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James.

The state will start sending tax relief checks through its School Tax Relief (STAR) program starting this summer.

Thousands of daily commuters could soon see faster trips on the B6 and B82.

Lured to East Flatbush by a female on Facebook, Shaheem Bascom was killed by Ricardo Dash, 25, of Bedford-Stuyvesant, in 2021.

Food bank operators can apply for grant funding starting July 8.