Policy & Government

Brooklyn’s parks and streets are about to get some serious attention and local residents are at the center of it.

The New York State Community Commission on Reparations Remedies, tasked with examining the legacy of slavery and the subsequent discrimination against people of African descent, will hold two public meetings in July, where residents can share their questions, thoughts, ideas and solutions.

An appellate court judge on Tuesday blocked New York City Mayor Eric Adams from removing a three-block stretch of protected bike lanes from Bedford Avenue after a lower court judge sided last week with the city.

The Brooklyn Family Justice Center is a one-stop shop where domestic violence survivors can get help. It recently expanded into a new space in Downtown Brooklyn.

The 28-member task force will now meet on July 24 on whether to approve the city's $80 million Brooklyn Marine Terminal plan.

Construction will start soon on the Emerson-Davis Family Residence in Clinton Hill, which will be transformed into a new Passive House building with over 100 units for parents living with serious mental illness or substance use disorder.

Phase 1A of the Innovative Urban Village housing development on the Christian Cultural Center's campus in East New York will create 385 affordable and supportive homes.

Defendant Ricardo Senatus was sentenced to 19 years to life for fatally shooting a 20-year-old deli employee in 2021.

An accessible redesign from the city Department of Transportation is coming to Crown Heights.

A concrete recycling facility operated by the city Department of Transportation in the Columbia Street Waterfront District will be closed by the end of the year, a concession to residents and elected officials who have long raised health concerns, as the city seeks approval for its $80 million Brooklyn Marine Terminal project.