Policy & Government

Quran McPhatter, 42, of the 72nd Precinct in Sunset Park, was arraigned Tuesday on a 13-count indictment in which he is charged with two counts of third-degree assault, four counts of official misconduct, two counts of third-degree attempted assault, one count of third-degree attempted coercion, and four counts of third-degree menacing.

Daquan Carter, 34, of Fort Greene, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for fatally shooting Courtney Tingle on March 2019 in front of a Prospect Heights church that was hosting a baby shower.

New York City Public Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels will be in Brooklyn on Feb. 28 and March 24 as part of the city-wide community engagement series.

A day after he pitched himself as the best candidate at a gubernatorial forum hosted by a coalition of Brooklyn Democratic organizations, Delgado said he would end his bid to unseat Governor Kathy Hochul.

The first hearing will be held in Downtown Brooklyn on Thursday, Feb. 26.

The Brooklyn Democratic Party, chaired by Brooklyn Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, reversed an earlier decision and said it will back Governor Kathy Hochul for re-election right before she accepted her party's nomination on Friday at the New York State Democratic Convention.

Programming partners can submit applications by Feb. 11 for art installations, March 6 for Car-Free Earth Day and June 26 for Summer Streets.

In an op-ed in The Nation, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he supports the governor's commitment to work through tough issues despite their differences.

Several hours after Governor Kathy Hochul picked former City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams as her running mate, the Brooklyn Democratic Party rescinded its endorsement of the governor.

City Council Member Julie Won is looking to replace Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez, who in November announced that she was not going to seek re-election.