Policy & Government

The Working Families Party endorsed Borough President Antonio Reynoso to replace Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez, who in November announced that she was not going to seek re-election.

New York City Public Schools will be open for in-person instruction on Tuesday, Feb. 24, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced.

An East New York man was sentenced to three to nine years in prison after speeding through red lights and causing a 2023 Downtown Brooklyn crash that killed 21-year-old Shanti Joyner and injured three others.

State regulators seized $1.4M in illegal cannabis and padlocked a Rogers Avenue shop operating next to a Brooklyn childcare center.

MS K394 Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Academy was designated as a Local Support and Improvement (LSI), a nod to its academic improvement despite its plans for closure.

The appointment of new members to the Rent Guidelines Board could set the stage for Mayor Zohran Mamdani to freeze rents on rent-stabilized apartments.

While unveiling a preliminary budget, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said a "last resort" property tax hike could raise $3.7 million for the city. He would prefer for the governor to raise taxes on corporations and wealthy New Yorkers.

The contribution now shrinks the city's budget deficit to $5.5 billion, down from the initial $12 billion projection, that was later revised to $7 billion.

Fifth Avenue Committee, Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation and One Brooklyn Health will turn state-owned 1024 Fulton St. in Clinton Hill into a mixed-use project featuring affordable housing, community space and a health center.

City officials said they are reviving long-stalled bike lane projects in Fort Greene, Midwood, Flatbush and East Flatbush.