Policy & Government

An accessible redesign from the city Department of Transportation is coming to Crown Heights.

A concrete recycling facility operated by the city Department of Transportation in the Columbia Street Waterfront District will be closed by the end of the year, a concession to residents and elected officials who have long raised health concerns, as the city seeks approval for its $80 million Brooklyn Marine Terminal project.

The city allocated an additional $80 million to expand early childhood education programs for special needs students and to launch a pilot childcare program for children ages 0 to 2 from low-income households.

The Brownsville Arts Center & Apartments (BACA), at 366 Rockaway Ave., will create 283 new affordable rental apartments, as well as a new cultural arts center.

The city will be able to remove portions of the protected bike lane installed on Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg after a judge lifted a temporary restraining order on Wednesday.

The city on Monday created a new division within the Department of Transportation that will conduct moped and e-bike enforcement.

New York City is under a heat advisory from 10:00am to 8:00pm on July 8, as well as a flood watch from 2:00pm Tuesday through 2:00am Wednesday.

The revenue raised from congestion pricing is helping the MTA upgrade the signal system on the A and C lines in Brooklyn.

A new statewide initiative aims to remove cost barriers for adult learners returning to community college.

Brooklyn students will see new labs, upgraded auditoriums and modern technology thanks to city investments championed by Councilmember Susan Zhuang.