Policy & Government

Brownsville Slated for Anti-Gun Violence Pilot Program

Officials plan to supplement grassroots efforts with the Advance Peace Model in several citywide hotspots

Mar 24, 2021 9:54 AM Read more >

After Relationship Breakdown, BK Young Dems Bypassing BK Democratic Party in Attempt to Obtain Charter Renewal

A dispute between young Democrats and their parent party stalls a normally routine charter recertification process

Mar 23, 2021 1:29 PM Read more >

Youth, Community and Pols Call on City to Restore Summer Camp Funding in a Year Full of Uncertainty

Funding for Schools Out NYC summer programming has been cut in the Mayor's preliminary FY22 Executive Budget

Mar 22, 2021 2:26 PM Read more >

The City Wants Your Ideas on Collective Ownership Models That Work

The City has put out a request for information for models that allow people of color and low-income to build wealth through collective ownership

Mar 19, 2021 5:21 PM Read more >

Concerned BK Residents Slam National Grid, NY Regulator With Lawsuit Over Greenpoint Expansion

The lawsuit is the latest move in North Brooklyn Pipeline opponents' fight against the pipeline and National Grid's expansion

Mar 18, 2021 4:48 PM Read more >

We Want to Make Sure They Hear Us All the Way in Alabama: Protesters Gather at East New York Amazon Facility

The demonstration was part of the National Day of Solidarity, where people across the country showed their support for Amazon workers in Alabama fighting to unionize.

Feb 22, 2021 12:05 PM Read more >

Supreme Court Sides With BK Religious Groups, Ruling Against Cuomo's Limits on Religious Gatherings

In its first major ruling with new Justice Amy Coney Barret, the Supreme Court shifted its stance on allowing states to enforce limitations on religious gatherings during COVID-19

Nov 27, 2020 12:57 PM Read more >

Controversial Fracked Gas Pipeline in Brooklyn Continues, Despite Calls to Stop Construction Immediately

The pipeline would carry fracked gas through Brownsville, Bed-Stuy, Bushwick, Williamsburg and Greenpoint

Oct 13, 2020 11:49 AM Read more >

Fort Greene Activists Continue to Defend Local Park From City's Redesign Plan

The Parks Departments $10.5 million plan would remove 83 trees to make way for a paved plaza

Sep 18, 2020 9:33 PM Read more >

Flatbush NYPD Precinct Accused of Using Racist Imagery in "Challenge Coins"

The 67th precinct in East Flatbush finds itself on the defensive regarding coins employing the nickname "Fort Jah"

Aug 31, 2020 4:23 PM Read more >