Policy & Government

Ahead of the release of the preliminary city budget in February, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said a $12 billion shortfall left by the previous administration has renewed his push to tax New York’s highest earners.

The School Construction Authority is scoping out a vacant lot and parking area at 7001 Avenue U for a possible high school, according to Pix 11 News.

A Brooklyn judge slashed the sentence for Nechemya Weberman to 18 years from 103 years after the defendant moved to have his sentence vacated because other defendants convicted of similar crimes get shorter sentences.

Kevin Morgan, 31, was arraigned on attempted murder and assault charges after prosecutors say he deliberately drove into a woman in East New York.

"We don't know yet if every case will be ruled hypothermia, but we need every New Yorker to be on alert, looking out for their neighbors," New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on Tuesday.

A woman posing as a doctor was indicted for performing an illegal Brazilian butt lift in a Sheepshead Bay salon that left a 46-year-old woman with life-threatening injuries.

At a virtual Atlantic Yards workshop, development officials said affordable units would target Brooklynites earning 40% to 130% of area median income, with the number of deeply affordable units depending on available city and state support.

New York City announces a $2.1 million settlement with A&E Real Estate requiring repairs to thousands of violations and banning tenant harassment across 14 buildings in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens.

Hotels must stop hiding mandatory charges in “destination,” “resort,” or “hospitality” fees under a new rule.

New York City Comptroller Mark Levine warns of a $2.2 billion budget shortfall in FY2026 and a projected $10.4 billion gap in FY2027, the largest late-year deficit since the Great Recession.