Policy & Government

Albany kicks in $8 billion over two years to close the deficit.

Christopher Seabrook, 29, was sentenced to up to six years in prison after he pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter, second-degree assault and leaving the scene of an incident without reporting.

Of the shootings, one of them was fatal, and also included four innocent bystanders, one of whom was left paralyzed.

Similar to the Rental Ripoff Hearings, each NYCHA in Your Neighborhood forum will give residents opportunities to discuss issues affecting public housing developments across the city, including repairs, community programming, pests and waste, elevators, mold, lead and public safety.

Harvey Marcelin, 87, of East New York, was convicted of first-degree murder, tampering with physical evidence and concealment of a human corpse, according to Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez. A torso and leg were discovered on the street inside plastic bags, while additional body parts were recovered from his apartment.

NYC Parks expands its Vessel Turn-In Program with a new webpage and 311 option to help remove abandoned boats and protect Brooklyn’s waterways and shoreline.

The city will turn the Bedford-Stuyvesant Multi-Service Center, at 1958 Fulton St., and adjacent vacant land into a mixed-use development with hundreds of affordable housing.

Dewitt John, 31, was convicted on charges for grooming 13-year-old girls he met online and paying them to produce sexually-explicit videos and photos. 

Five weeks late, the proposed $268 billion budget includes funding for childcare, immigration, public safety, lowering auto insurance rates, energy rebates, modernizing building permits, online privacy and safety measures, and more.

The city Department of Transportation will use $1.85 million in federal funding to repave Broadway between Flushing Avenue and Eastern Parkway and make additional safety improvements.