Policy & Government

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.

New York City will add 10,000 seats to its universal after-school program for the fall 2026 school year.

Six individuals, four of them Brooklyn residents and from the same family, were indicted for allegedly conspiring to steal more than $166,000 in federal COVID-19 relief funds through fraudulent applications for Paycheck Protection Program loans and other pandemic aid.

All mental health crisis calls that comes through the 911 system will soon be responded by NYC Health + Hospitals staff, not the Fire Department, according to Mayor Eric Adams.

$380,000 in new grants will help add decodable books and create a ‘Science of Reading’ practice for Brooklyn Public Library branches.

As the Metropolitan Transportation Agency winds down the use of the MetroCard, the transit agency will offer free OMNY cards to the first 400 customers that transfer their balances.

The new Veterans’ Promise program lets city public school graduates who enlist in the military defer college enrollment for up to two years.