Policy & Government

City Comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander on Saturday unveiled a plan for protecting Black New Yorkers and to reduce the racial wealth gap.

Traffic stops in Brooklyn jumped 30% in one year, with arrests nearly doubling and Black and Latinx drivers disproportionately searched, arrested and subjected to use-of-force, according to new analysis by the New York Civil Liberties Union.

With 90% of contracts registered late in FY24 and payment delays nearing a full year, new City Council legislation seeks to reform procurement processes, restore staffing and protect the city’s nonprofit service providers.

Brooklyn Council Member Chi Ossé and park advocates are urging Mayor Eric Adams to restore funding to NYC Parks Department amid staffing shortages and deteriorating park conditions in Brooklyn.

There are four areas that have had the greatest impact from Trump's immigration policies in his first 100 days: expanded surveillance, enforcement and detention that bypasses due process; attacks on legal immigrants; attacks on organizations that help asylum seekers with essential services; and threats to sanctuary cities. 

The process to lease vacated affordable, income-restricted rentals in New York will change on May 1, The City reported.

"It's about time we have someone that has been shown to work to support Latino issues and understands us in City Hall - and that person is Brad Lander," said Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso.

Former Governor Andrew Cuomo appeared at the Black Agenda Mayoral Forum at Medgar Evers College, CUNY, on Wednesday, and was met with protests.

A new pilot program enlists Greenpoint residents to help prevent flooding by maintaining local catch basins and storm drains.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams said his administration would meet with central Brooklyn education stakeholders in District 16 to explain the dismissal of Brendan Mims over spring break, which occurred without prior notice to the community.