Policy & Government

How Do BK Residents Feel About the Legalization of Marijuana?

Last week, the New York Senate passed legislation to legalize recreational marijuana use.

Apr 6, 2021 2:41 PM Read more >

NYC Parks Need Vision, Investment and Equity Planning, Advocates Say

Advocacy group New Yorkers for Parks has released a Five Point Plan for Park Equity, calling on future planning for city parks

Apr 2, 2021 5:58 PM Read more >

The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Prospect Heights

Crime is up in Prospect Heights and Brooklyn as a whole.

Apr 2, 2021 11:42 AM Read more >

1.2 Million Eggs Coming to NY Food Banks in Time for Easter Thanks to AG's Lawsuit

The eggs are part of an agreement Attorney General Letitia James reached with Hillandale Farms, after suing the company for price-gouging

Apr 1, 2021 12:05 PM Read more >

Where Do Candidates Stand on Climate and the North Brooklyn Pipeline?

The BK Reader reached out to the top polling candidates running for NYC Mayor and BK Borough President to hear their stances on the pipeline, and their climate policies

Mar 26, 2021 6:52 PM Read more >

The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Fort Greene/Clinton Hill

Overall, crime is at the same level as last year in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill, and Brooklyn as a whole.

Mar 26, 2021 5:00 PM Read more >

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 >