Policy & Government

More than 150 City University of New York faculty and staff rallied on Thursday to demand the reinstatement of four Brooklyn College faculty members in what the union says was due to their public advocacy for Palestinian rights.

A Bay Ridge resident was indicted for allegedly stealing COVID-19 relief funds and submitting fraudulent election petitions, according to the Brooklyn District Attorney.

Over 9,000 tons of non-hazardous and contaminated soil were removed from Four Sparrow Marsh in Mill Basin.

A vacant lot at 459 Smith St. in Gowanus is in the planning phase of state remediation. Residents pressed officials to categorize the clean-up as a state Superfund project, not a Brownfield project, so taxpayers won't have to contribute to cleaning up the site that once housed a former gas and fertilizer plants.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority on Wednesday proposed a 10 cent hike to bus and subway fares starting in January 2026. It is also proposing increasing tolls on its bridges and tunnels.

Developed on the site of a former junkyard, Shepherd-Glenmore adds more than 100 affordable and supportive apartments.

The first meeting of the Coney Community Advisory Committee will be held on Wednesday, July 30 at Kingsborough Community College, located in Manhattan Beach.

BFC Partners, a Brooklyn-based real estate firm, started construction on Coney Phase III, which will add 420 affordable housing units on Surf Avenue.

The Animal Care Center of New York City, a nonprofit contracted by the city, is at capacity.

The Russell Pedersen Playground reopened with major upgrades, including modern amenities and improved infrastructure.