Policy & Government

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.

Running to unseat Gov. Kathy Hochul, the upstate congresswoman is poised to steer New York rightward, echoing “America First” and Trump-aligned policies. Learn more about Stefanik and other political headlines impacting Brooklyn voters.

Four Brooklyn high schools will take part in a financial literacy pilot program where students and their families can open up bank accounts through the school.

A former Midwood lawyer stole 11 properties in Bedford-Stuyvesant, East Flatbush, Canarsie, East New York and Ocean Hill, among other neighborhoods, according to Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez.

New ferry routes, taking effect on Dec. 8, includes connecting Staten Island to Brooklyn, and adding a one-seat ride to Wall Street and Midtown Manhattan from Red Hook and Atlantic Avenue.