Policy & Government

New York City Mayor Eric Adams honored city health care workers, first responders, essential workers and those who lost their lives to COVID-19 on the fifth anniversary of the first confirmed death in the five boroughs from the global pandemic.

Thomas John Sfraga was sentenced to 45 months in prison for swindling people out of over $2 million using a fictitious company, a name also used in a "Seinfeld" episode.

Edwards, a Crown Heights resident, is passionate about helping Brooklyn's minority communities that have not gotten the attention they deserve.

New York Attorney General Letitia James said a Florida resident was falsely claiming a Housing Development Fund Corporation building was legally hers and was collecting rent. Then she tried to sell the building.

At his weekly press conference, the mayor also made a surprising confession: he has not been reading the news for weeks.

State legislators are currently debating on how to implement a cell phone ban ahead of the April 1 budget deadline.

The city added nearly 34,000 new homes in 2024, yet uneven production and a drop in permits raise concerns for future development.

More than 20,700 gun seizures has led to three consecutive years of shooting and homicide declines, city officials said.

The Working Families Party made its endorsement for city Comptroller, Brooklyn District Attorney, Borough President and several City Council seats.

"I credit afterschool for keeping me off the streets and paving the way for me to attend college, receive a law degree, and become a State Senator," Zellnor Myrie, a mayoral candidate, said.