Policy & Government

A Brooklyn man will spend years behind bars for a violent sidewalk shooting that left a father and son wounded after a brief traffic dispute.

New York City voters will see five major proposals on their ballots this November, following the Charter Revision Commission’s latest vote.

Louis de Lestrange, 21, was captured by police and slapped with reckless endangerment, criminal trespass and other charges.

A vote on the Brooklyn Marine Terminal project was postponed for the fifth time. Now residents, elected officials and community members will take more time to scrutinize the city's $80 million plan to transform the Columbia Street Waterfront District.

As many as 7,000 students in shelters or temporary housing may not have received geographic priority for schools near both their current and former homes, as required by city policy, an audit from state Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found.

80 New Yorkers have been killed or seriously injured on the Third Avenue between Prospect Street and 62nd Street since 2018. Residents are asking the city to start the stalled street safety improvements.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday said he will be adding 40 new after-school programs this fall, 10 of which will be in Brooklyn.

Bensonhurst residents have protested against the building of a men's shelter on 86th Street for over a year. One resident has slept in his van for over 100 days to make sure the developer doesn't do anything at night.

A proposed set of high-rise towers has sparked community debate over affordability, environmental safety and neighborhood change.

A Cypress Hills resident was sentenced to 10 years in prison following his guilty plea to attempted murder for opening fire inside a crowded C train in 2023.