Policy & Government

40 women were celebrated in District 43 at the Women Of Distinction Awards.

A Flatbush Council Member has unveiled new legislation that would require the city to build 100 miles of protected bike lanes a year.

The company requested to use $70 million in public funds to construct fracking vaporizers near Greenpoint and the Public Service Commission denied the request.

The Legal Aid Society is calling on lawmakers to enact the Good Cause legislation to protect tenants like Darrel Stone, whose eviction takes effect on March 31.

The city will cough up a $75,000 settlement to a protester caught on video being rammed by cops driving an NYPD cruiser on Flatbush Avenue.

The defendant allegedly lured the victim to the scene by advertising car for sale on Facebook marketplace.

The school's fifth graders lobbied Sen. Persaud last spring to raise awareness of school absenteeism due to lack of clean clothes. The new laundry center is the cumulation of their efforts.

The Long Island Rail Road will be increasing its rush hour service to Brooklyn by adding additional trains during peak hours between Jamaica station and the Atlantic Terminal.

Ray Huang and Bao Tang operated an illegal single-room occupancy rental business in Sunset Park.

28-year-old Lashawn Duffie has been charged with first- and second-degree murder, first-degree kidnapping and third-degree robbery.