Policy & Government

The Department of Transportation initiative focuses on expanding access to safety gear for riders across the borough.

Peter White, an attorney at a Brooklyn legal nonprofit, was appointed as the director of the Mayor’s Office of Deed Theft Prevention.

Last month, the City Council passed two bills to allow the police department to plan for buffer zones around religious and educational institutions.

The NYC Department of Correction, NYC Department of Design and Construction and Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice joined more than 100 construction workers for the steel “topping out” ceremony for the 15-story jail on Atlantic Avenue in Downtown Brooklyn.

Amid chants of "Hot, cold, rats, mold! CUNY this is getting old," CUNY staff members, who rallied in front of Brooklyn Borough Hall, say students and faculty have gotten rashes and itchy eyes as classrooms crumble around them. 

The video posted on X shows police officers wrestling Council Member Chi Ossé down on the ground to throw handcuffs on him as a crowd gathered outside of a Bed-Stuy home mired in a years-long alleged deed theft court battle.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority said 20 million metric tons of greenhouse gases will be cut once the light rail project is in operation. Brooklynites can attend three more public workshops in May.

Linden Boulevard, between Fountain and Conduit Avenues in East New York, will be transformed to include pedestrian refuge islands and bus lanes to shorten the crossing distance on the major thoroughfare that, at points, include eight vehicular lanes.

One brother was convicted of killing a man in Sunset Park after his twin, a Brooklyn resident, planned the crime while incarcerated at Rikers Island.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is collecting rider feedback to improve reliability, safety and overall service.