Policy & Government

The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Crown Heights

Overall, crime is up in Crown Heights, and in Brooklyn as a whole.

Apr 15, 2022 1:50 PM Read more >

Man Who Set Fire in Brooklyn LGBTQ Bar Injuring Patrons Arrested: Feds

A 24-year-old man has been arrested after starting fire at Bushwick’s Rash Bar on Sunday, April 3

Apr 15, 2022 9:00 AM Read more >

Brooklyn Public Library Issues eCards so Teens Nationwide Can Access Banned Books

Librarians and teen volunteers spearhead books Unbanned Initiative to combat censorship across the country

Apr 13, 2022 2:34 PM Read more >

10 Shot and 13 Injured in Sunset Park Subway Mass Shooting, NYPD Release Photo of Person of Interest

A man possibly set off a smoke device at the 36th Street subway station before opening fire

Apr 13, 2022 1:32 AM Read more >

New Absentee Ballot Program in New York Will Benefit Disabled Voters

The new program will make it easier for disabled New York residents to make their voices heard during local, state, and federal elections.

Apr 12, 2022 7:07 PM Read more >

Would a Bus Lane on Flatbush Ave Be a Help or a Hindrance? Community Board Members Have Mixed Opinions

Community Board 14 held a transportation meeting to discuss potential street design changes to control traffic, increase efficiency and protect bikers, pedestrians and drivers.

Apr 12, 2022 9:00 AM Read more >

Transport Boss: Safe Cycling and Public Transport Will Improve Immigrants' Lives in NYC

New NYC transportation boss Ydanis Rodríguez wants to be in conversation with the city's working class and immigrant populations, to make the city more fair

Apr 9, 2022 5:43 PM Read more >

Man Pours Gasoline on Floor of LGBTQ Bar, Lights Match and Runs, Injuring Patrons in Damaging Blaze

The man started the fire at Rash Bar in Bushwick on Sunday night

Apr 8, 2022 2:25 PM Read more >

The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Brownsville

Overall, crime is down in Brownsville, but up in Brooklyn as a whole.

Apr 8, 2022 9:47 AM Read more >

Brooklyn Reacts to City's Task Force Removing Homeless Encampments From Under BQE

Brooklyn politicians and homeless advocates are demanding Mayor Eric Adams stop his clean up of homeless encampments, a plan which has so far seen only a handful of people move to shelters

Apr 7, 2022 8:00 PM Read more >