Policy & Government

NYC public school students in grades 3-8 improved their reading and math skills, but both rates hover around 56%.

A Florida man accused of defrauding Haitian investors in New York, Florida and Georgia faces 24-count indictment for alleged $600K securities scheme involving risky trades, luxury spending and falsified account records.

What used to be an urban wasteland in Bergen Beach is now a colorful, lively urban farm for students to learn about how food is grown.

The city Department of Transportation released an extensive greenway master plan, which includes building a better bike and walking network that connects Queens to Brooklyn. The report hinted at a possible Interborough Express greenway.

The New York City Economic Development Corporation broke ground on Pier 6, a five-acre pier, located at MADE Bush Terminal in Sunset Park. Once completed, it will offer Brooklynites access to water-based recreational activities.

The city Comptroller’s Office on Tuesday said it reached a $3 million settlement with LN Pro Services, LLC and Fleetwash, Inc. to pay back wages for subway cleaners hired to clean and disinfect subways during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The MTA will install an elevator at the Smith-9th Street station. At nearly 90-feet above ground level, the station is the tallest in New York City and serves the F and G lines.

The Interborough Express, a 14-mile light rail line that will connect Brooklyn and Queens, is now in the design and engineering phase.

A Crown Heights man will be heading to prison for breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s Bedford-Stuyvesant apartment and stabbing her new partner while he slept.

Starting Sept. 7, the Bay Ridge and Bedford branches of the Brooklyn Public Library will be open on Sunday.