Policy & Government

To-Go Drinks Cut from Lawmakers' Budgets, Challenging Governor’s Plan

Neither the Senate or the Assembly budgets included the legalization of restaurants being able to serve to-go drinks

Mar 16, 2022 10:48 AM Read more >

The Intersection at Atlantic and Flatbush Has Long Been Dangerous. But What Can Be Done?

When the driver of a private trash hauler struck and killed a man at the intersection of Atlantic and Flatbush Avenues in Prospect Heights earlier this month, it was tragic — but unfortunately, it wasn’t unprecedented.

Mar 15, 2022 2:17 PM Read more >

Embattled 2020 Census Undercounted Black, Hispanic and Native American Residents

Black, Latino and Native American residents across the U.S. were seriously undercounted by the 2020 census, while white and Asian American residents were overcounted, the Census Bureau has said.

Mar 14, 2022 6:12 PM Read more >

The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Prospect Heights

Crime is up in Prospect Heights, and in Brooklyn as a whole.

Mar 11, 2022 9:58 AM Read more >

Vets and Families Rally to Support BK VA Hospital Amidst Fears of Closure

Rallies will take place this Sunday to voice opposition to any future cuts to Brooklyn and Staten Island’s VA healthcare facilities

Mar 10, 2022 12:04 PM Read more >

Brooklyn Man Arrested and Charged With Stealing More Than $1M During Gunpoint Robberies: DOJ

The 37-year-old has been charged with robbing the owner and multiple customers of a Queens check-cashing business

Mar 9, 2022 5:33 PM Read more >

BK Senator Pushes Bill That Will Define The Illegal Conversions of Rental Units as Tenant Harassment

State Sen. Zellnor Myrie says expanding the definition of harassment to include illegal conversions will help protect New York City's stock of affordable housing

Mar 7, 2022 5:09 PM Read more >

Brooklyn Man Sentenced for Fatally Stabbing Professor in Prospect Park South Home: Brooklyn DA

The man was sentenced to 22 to years to life in prison for the murder of a New School professor in the basement of the victim’s house in Prospect Park South

Mar 7, 2022 1:38 PM Read more >

The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Fort Greene/Clinton Hill

Overall, crime is up in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill, and in Brooklyn as a whole.

Mar 4, 2022 6:33 PM Read more >

BK Pols Rally Against Sanitation Budget Cuts as Streets Get Dirtier, Rattier

Mayor Adams’s preliminary budget cuts the Department of Sanitation’s 2023 budget by $47.8M

Mar 4, 2022 1:56 PM Read more >