Policy & Government

Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso released the 2025 Comprehensive Plan, which includes an Access to Opportunity Index to guide investments in housing, transit, jobs and health to tackle inequities across the borough.

The National Weather Service predicts large breaking waves of up to 13 feet and life-threatening rip currents even for strong swimmers.

New York Attorney General Letitia James joins 20 states in suing the DOJ over new rules that could cut off $212M in federal crime victim funds tied to immigration enforcement.

While the majority of the city’s public pools opened at the end of June, the Red Hook Pool opened on Sunday.

An official from New York state said it is not collecting millions of dollars in penalties from the real estate firm behind Pacific Park (formerly known as Atlantic Yards) because the company threatened to sue them if they tried, according to the Gothamist.

Members of an environmental justice coalition are asking city and state leaders to stop expanding highways, including the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.

Want to come up with the winning design idea? The 2026 Brooklyn Pin design competition ends on Sept. 30.

NYC public school students in grades 3-8 improved their reading and math skills, but both rates hover around 56%.

A Florida man accused of defrauding Haitian investors in New York, Florida and Georgia faces 24-count indictment for alleged $600K securities scheme involving risky trades, luxury spending and falsified account records.

What used to be an urban wasteland in Bergen Beach is now a colorful, lively urban farm for students to learn about how food is grown.