Policy & Government

Local elected officials expressed their condolences and concerns; a community vigil is scheduled to be held this evening. Photo credit: Facebook On Wednesday afternoon, New York City police officers fatally shot an unarmed black man in Crown Heights.

Last month, letters throughout the UK and on social media called for violence against Muslims and proposed "rewards" for anti-Muslim acts. Photo courtesy Councilmember Jumaane D.

As rent stabilization comes up for renewal in Albany next year, the city is gearing up to fight for reforms that aim to protect the city's stock of rent-regulated apartments.

Espinal's bill aims to protect employees' work-life balance and prevent retaliation for choosing not to be on call after work hours. Photo credit: pexels.

Weeks after BP Adams called on the state to formulate an "emergency declaration," and to pass legislation to fast-track repairs, Cuomo went on 'shocking' NYCHA tour, finding mold, vermin and potentially poisonous paint Photo credit: NY Times After vi

There were 251 overdose fatalities in Brooklyn during 2017, according to NYPD data; over 700 people annually are expected to be eligible for Project CLEAR during its pilot phase.

The manual provides a general overview of immigrant rights, as well as information about city-wide and Brooklyn-based resources with regards to education, healthcare, business support and more.

NYC Open Data Week events in Brooklyn include the unveiling of a new affordable housing web portal; a panel on the impact of open data on infrastructure and an open contract data treasure hunt. Photo credit: pexels.

Adams and councilmembers call for a publicly-accessible, digital NYCHA capital project dashboard to provide information with regards to project costs, status updates and completion timelines In lieu of the ongoing issues of failing heating systems ,

Last year, the FDNY responded to 13,180 fires in Brooklyn alone. Currently, due to the lack of a burn unit, Brooklyn fire victims with severe burn damages have to get transported to other boroughs to receive care for their burns.