Policy & Government

Sorffly Davius, who had worked out of the 79th Precinct in Bedford-Stuyvesant since 2014, died on Friday as a result of a medical episode while deployed to Kuwait in support of Operation Epic Fury.

A new report from State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli examines post-COVID shifts in New York’s prison population, highlighting the growing share of incarcerated people age 50 and older.

Buildings with one to nine residential units will be required to place trash in the official bins beginning in June 2026.

The city is looking into whether it can offer full- and extended-day options for the 2-K seats that will be available to eastern Brooklyn families.

Vacant NYCHA apartments rose to 6,740 in May 2025 from approximately 2,840 in January 2022. Some of the vacant apartments, without adequate security measures, create opportunities for illegal occupancy by unauthorized individuals, some of whom use the apartments as a base for illegal activities, city investigators found.

Families who live in School Districts 18 and 23, which covers Canarsie, Remsen Village, Brownsville and Ocean Hill, can apply for a free, 2-K seat that will be available in the 2026-2027 school year.

"In Congress, I know he will fight back against the president’s agenda and work for an economy that benefits the working class, not the billionaires," New York Attorney General Letitia James said as she endorsed Antonio Reynoso to represent New York's 7th congressional district.

Families can apply from March 3- 27 to access free summer programming for students in kindergarten through eighth grade.

Over 200 Brooklyn residents had three minutes to tell a city official about their housing complaint in Downtown Brooklyn.

A Manhattan mom’s racist remark at a community meeting earlier this month spurs NYC Public Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels to push for more schools to adopt the Black Studies Curriculum.