Policy & Government

An 83-year-old parolee has been arraigned on first-degree murder and other charges in connection with the death of a Brooklyn woman

The 33-year-old was indicted in Brooklyn Supreme Court on Tuesday

The R train will be going out of service at night and on weekends for two months as it undergoes improvements

Overall, crime is up in Bushwick, and in Brooklyn as a whole.

With gasoline prices trending over US$4 per gallon nationwide, politicians are feeling the heat.

Former Brooklyn-based City Councilmember and Majority Leader Laurie Cumbo has been named Commissioner of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs by Mayor Eric Adams.

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.