Policy & Government

The state Office of Victim Services will increase disbursements for funeral expenses and crime scene clean-up costs to victims and survivors of crime.

The defendant, 38-year-old Matthew Lloyd, was sentenced to 13 years in prison for pushing a 77-year-old man onto the LIRR tracks at Atlantic Terminal in August 2023.

Under the city’s offer, workers terminated for failing to comply with the COVID vaccine mandate can reclaim their former title and salary, though they won’t receive back pay.

A security guard at Magen David Yeshiva in Gravesend called 911 about 6:30am on Wednesday after finding two swastikas in red paint on a pillar and window, police told the Daily News.

Providing more frequent service will reduce wait times for more than 100,000 weekday riders on the two lines, according to officials.

The "Gateway to Greenpoint," project includes an underground system that will capture nearly one million gallons of stormwater each year.

The Court Street Merchants Association filed an order in court seeking to pause construction and remove the newly implemented street changes in Cobble Hill and Carroll Gardens, citing traffic congestion, safety issues and a lack of community input,

Spring Creek campus in Brooklyn is now equipped with new Emergency Alert System that creates a direct, automated pathway to alert 911 during a hard lockdown involving a weapon-based threat, enabling dispatchers to respond in less than 10 seconds.

The Brooklyn STEAM Center is doubling enrollment to 600 students and preparing young New Yorkers for high-demand industries.

Public school students will have continued bus service for another month thanks to an emergency 30-day contract, as the Department of Education and over 50 school bus companies try to hammer out a five-year contract extension.