Policy & Government

The housing advocacy group Metro Industrial Areas Foundation held a rally in East New York on the issue recently, singling out three developments — the Linden, Boulevard and Penn-Wortman Houses — where they say hundreds of families who thought they were following the rules are now fighting to keep their apartments, according to City Reporter.

The developers behind the $4.9 billion project said they aim to break ground in 2028 on more than 1,000 affordable apartments to kick off the next phase of development.

The balanced $125.8 billion Fiscal Year 2027 budget includes funding to expand rental assistance and transit fare programs.

Cooling centers and vans will be available throughout the five boroughs as temperatures will feel well over 100 degrees Fahrenheit starting on Wednesday and into the weekend.

A Borough Park postal service employee, alongside a Queens woman, allegedly stole money orders totaling over $25,000.

Two banks have agreed to pay penalties and restore rent-stabilized units after failing to comply with housing regulations in Brooklyn.

The Rent Guidelines Board froze the rent on one- and two-year leases on rent stabilized apartments.

The City Council's Zoning and Franchises and Committee on Land Use approved the Monitor Point project, which will bring over 1,300 apartment units to Greenpoint.

Mark Salkey, 58, was charged with 23 crimes related to deed theft, as he allegedly stole an East Flatbush home from a 92-year-old with dementia.

Alleged members of two subsets of the Folk Nation gang were charged with various crimes tied to 26 shootings, most of which happened in Flatbush.