Policy & Government

In addition to reducing extreme heat, trees manage stormwater, beautify our streets and reduce air pollution, the Urban Forest Plan will set a vision for the care, management and equitable expansion of the city's urban forest.

At his weekly press conference, New York City Mayor Eric Adams also addressed the pause of the city's wind farm project, the firing of a Brooklyn Superintendent and more.

Logan Fountain, built through a $214 million city-state partnership, adds over 300 units of affordable, supportive and transitional housing in Cypress Hills.

The defendant, John Carter of Park Slope, shot an unarmed victim in broad daylight in 2022.

For the first time in 125 years, a new school is coming to Greenpoint. But some residents are concerned it sits too close to a former plastics manufacturing site.

The New York City Department of Transportation on Monday said it wants to redesign Conduit Avenue in Brooklyn and Queens, a major, arterial street that connects Atlantic Avenue and Linden Boulevard. There have been more than 40 severe injuries and five traffic deaths in the past five years.

The largest budget the state has every passed includes money for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, a one-time check inflation rebate check and more.

After federal authorities indicted New York City Mayor Eric Adams with corruption charges, they continued to gather evidence and was expanding the now-dismissed criminal case against him, according to legal papers released on Friday.

A new report by NYC Comptroller Brad Lander reveals tenant representation in Housing Court has dropped sharply since 2021, leaving thousands of people without legal counsel as eviction filings surge citywide.

Bay Ridge residents are calling on the New York Representative to defend Medicaid Expansion that provides health coverage to 58,000 low-income workers in NY District 11.