Policy & Government

As the Russian invasion of Ukraine approached the one-month mark, professors at Brooklyn College came together Monday for a panel discussion on the historical and political context of the war, which has now resulted in thousands of deaths.

Democrat Brian Cunningham has been elected to Brooklyn’s 43 rd Assembly District in a special election to replace former Assemblymember Diana Richardson, winning out over Working Families Party Candidate Jelanie DeShong. Cunningham received 62.

The owner of a Nassau County construction company has been indicted on manslaughter and other charges after a wall he built in Bushwick collapsed on a child, killing her.

Overall, crime is up in Bed-Stuy, and in Brooklyn as a whole.

A Flatbush man has pleaded guilty to stabbing a police officer in the neck and taking the injured officer’s gun to shoot two other officers, while firing at many more, in a “terrorist inspired” attack, the Department of Justice and Brooklyn District

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

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.

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.

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

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