Policy & Government

New Yorkers in need can get an additional $20 per week in Fresh Connect Checks at local farmers' markets thanks to state funding.

The Sunset Park facility will inspect new subway cars and have a direct link to subway tracks, allowing modern trains to enter the system faster and more efficiently.

New York City will gain $10 million in Green Resiliency Grants to strengthen stormwater infrastructure around Jamaica Bay.

City officials are hoping the six new sidewalk shed designs will improve safety and street-level visibility.

During a public workshop, the new development team behind the Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park development pitched a plan that would result in five residential towers and a new green space, according to The Real Deal. 

Nicholas McGee, 48, was convicted of first-degree murder and concealment of a human corpse in his Flatbush apartment in 2022. The vitim's body was not found until 2024.

The deal averts a strike and service disruptions for thousands of New York City students, many of whom are disabled.

David Motovich, 50, illegally cashed checks for construction company owners through his family’s Midwood lumber business, charging a high premium to fund a lavish lifestyle that included adding a swimming pool to a Manhattan penthouse apartment.

Miriam Yarimi, 33, of Midwood, was sentenced to three to nine years in prison for killing a mother and two daughters and injuring a son while driving 68 mph in a 25-mph zone in Gravesend.

The commissioner, who has been a leader of the city's police force since November 2024, said she shares many of the same public safety goals as mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.