Policy & Government

The NYPD failed to respond to about 85% of Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) requests for body-worn camera footage, according to a new audit from the city Comptroller's office.

The new plan will add seating to more than 8,700 bus stops citywide.

The city will hire 5,000 new NYPD officers by 2029, raising the uniformed headcount to 40,000, the highest level in 20 years.

Brooklynites can share their opinions on housing and density at the Nov. 18 meeting on the revamped Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park development.

Cameras will soon be installed on the B11 and B63 buses to catch and ticket drivers blocking bus lanes, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

In total, 44 rounds were fired at the scene of an alleged confrontation between two rival bike gangs in East Flatbush in April, according to Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez.

Pledging to unseat Governor Kathy Hochul in the 2026 gubernatorial election, the upstate Republican congresswoman said she will make New York safe and affordable.

The state Office of Victim Services will increase disbursements for funeral expenses and crime scene clean-up costs to victims and survivors of crime.

The defendant, 38-year-old Matthew Lloyd, was sentenced to 13 years in prison for pushing a 77-year-old man onto the LIRR tracks at Atlantic Terminal in August 2023.

Under the city’s offer, workers terminated for failing to comply with the COVID vaccine mandate can reclaim their former title and salary, though they won’t receive back pay.