Policy & Government

The city Department of Transportation released an extensive greenway master plan, which includes building a better bike and walking network that connects Queens to Brooklyn. The report hinted at a possible Interborough Express greenway.

The New York City Economic Development Corporation broke ground on Pier 6, a five-acre pier, located at MADE Bush Terminal in Sunset Park. Once completed, it will offer Brooklynites access to water-based recreational activities.

The city Comptroller’s Office on Tuesday said it reached a $3 million settlement with LN Pro Services, LLC and Fleetwash, Inc. to pay back wages for subway cleaners hired to clean and disinfect subways during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The MTA will install an elevator at the Smith-9th Street station. At nearly 90-feet above ground level, the station is the tallest in New York City and serves the F and G lines.

The Interborough Express, a 14-mile light rail line that will connect Brooklyn and Queens, is now in the design and engineering phase.

A Crown Heights man will be heading to prison for breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s Bedford-Stuyvesant apartment and stabbing her new partner while he slept.

Starting Sept. 7, the Bay Ridge and Bedford branches of the Brooklyn Public Library will be open on Sunday.

Under the proposed rules, app-based delivery companies will be required to register with Department of Transportation, assign each delivery worker a unique ID number and card and provide mandatory safety training and gear. 

New York City Mayor Eric Adams said he is expanding an existing senior housing program to include more two-bedroom units, allowing older adults to live with family or caregivers.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams said he is expanding an existing program that has been helping civil servants reduce their student loan debt to include all eligible residents.