Policy & Government

Bushwick Subway Stations Contain Hazardous Levels of Lead, Local Business Owner Says

After independent testing confirmed paint from three Bushwick subway stations had high levels of lead, a local business owner is demanding the MTA take action.

Jan 11, 2022 12:29 PM Read more >

Assemblymember Diana Richardson Named Deputy Brooklyn Borough President

Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso tapped Richardson for the role on Monday

Jan 10, 2022 2:11 PM Read more >

'If We Do Not Take Action, Democracy Could Fall:' BK Leaders Warn at Rally Marking Capitol Insurrection

Attorney General Letitia James and Brooklyn BP Antonio Reynoso were among those who marked the anniversary of last year’s insurrection with a rally at Grand Army Plaza.

Jan 7, 2022 2:30 PM Read more >

The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Fort Greene/Clinton Hill

Overall, crime reports in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill are at the same level as this time last year, but are up in Brooklyn as a whole.

Jan 7, 2022 1:12 PM Read more >

Brooklyn Man Accused of Trying to Steal Landlord's Flatlands Home With Fake Deed: DA

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said the man allegedly tried to transfer ownership of his landlord’s rental property

Jan 5, 2022 12:16 PM Read more >

17 Brooklyn Youths Charged With 14 Shootings, 4 Murders in Gang Takedown: DA

Seventeen young Brooklyn men — alleged members of three violent street gangs known collectively as YPF — have been charged in relation to 14 recent shootings that left four people dead, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez and NYPD Commissioner K

Jan 4, 2022 4:00 PM Read more >

Mayor-Elect Eric Adams Unveils Plan for Combatting COVID Through Coming Winter, Year

Eric Adams held a press conference laying out 6 Pillars for fighting the COVID-19 pandemic

Dec 31, 2021 5:32 PM Read more >

Homicides, Shootings and Other Violent Crimes in Brooklyn Showed Overall Decline in 2021

Murders declined in Brooklyn by 16% this year, bucking a citywide trend. But hate crimes increased by 41%, according to the borough’s district attorney

Dec 31, 2021 11:32 AM Read more >

The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Flatbush and East Flatbush

Crime is up in Flatbush and East Flatbush, and in Brooklyn as a whole.

Dec 31, 2021 9:57 AM Read more >

2 Bed-Stuy Landlords to Pay $214K for Building Violations, Tenant Harassment

It is the second round of legal action the two landlords are facing over the seven buildings they own in Brooklyn and Queens

Dec 29, 2021 4:43 PM Read more >