Policy & Government

Reproductive and immigration rights were on the forefront of the minds of top elected officials in New York.

Brooklyn wakes up to the news that Donald J. Trump is the next president of the United States.

The race for Assembly District 45 in south Brooklyn is still too close to call.

A Brooklyn Democratic Party fundraiser gala drew high-profile political figures and community leaders to Giando on the Water in Williamsburg.

City Hall officials discussed the city's depleted water reservoir system, among other things, at the regular weekly press conference on Monday.

Get your vote on, Brooklyn! The polls are open from 6:00am to 9:00pm.

There are thousands of Russian and Ukrainian immigrants in south Brooklyn. Their age and when they immigrated to the U.S. will likely sway who they vote for in the presidential election on Tuesday.

The city recorded the second longest rainless streak in October.

New York City Comptroller Brad Lander suggests a city-administered licensing program for app-based delivery services, among other things, to regulate e-bikes and mopeds.

New York Attorney General Letitia James led a coalition of attorneys general today in filing an amicus brief in Texas v. DHS, backing the federal "Keeping Families Together" program, which enables certain undocumented spouses and stepchildren of U.S. citizens to apply for permanent residence.