Policy & Government

Yitzchok Sklar, 33, and Miriam Elkayam, 27, both of whom were living in a family shelter in East Flatbush, were indicted with reckless manslaughter and other crimes in connection with the death of their four-year-old son Aron Sklar, who was exposed to fentanyl.

The Landmarks Preservation Commission unanimously signed off on the revised plans for the adaptive reuse of the Central United Methodist Church in Fort Greene, a 1930s neo-Gothic church at 144 St. Felix Street after months of back and forth with the project’s design team.

Last week, the city filled in 1,686 potholes. There are more fixes ahead.

New York City rolls out pre-approved ADU designs, financing and guidance to make adding extra living space easier for homeowners.

The state Economic Development Corporation held a directors’ and public meeting Thursday after releasing its Community Engagement Report, which highlighted residents’ calls for affordable housing and street and traffic-calming measures in the next phase of Atlantic Yards.

The city will add an extended pedestrian space and protected bike lanes on Ocean and Parkside Avenues.

The Office of Community Safety will combine several existing city departments and expand the B-HEARD mental health response program.

Nickalus “Blixky” Thompson was fatally shot in Prospect Lefferts Gardens in 2020.

The New York City Police Department will stop issuing criminal summonses for e-bike riders and cyclists for low-level traffic offenses on March 27.

Residents of the Columbia Street Waterfront District say the city's plan to add several 30- to 40-story residential buildings to a transit desert in a flood zone is bad urban planning.