Policy & Government

Fifth Avenue Committee, Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation and One Brooklyn Health will turn state-owned 1024 Fulton St. in Clinton Hill into a mixed-use project featuring affordable housing, community space and a health center.

City officials said they are reviving long-stalled bike lane projects in Fort Greene, Midwood, Flatbush and East Flatbush.

City officials are accepting public comments through Mar. 3, 2026 on a proposed environmental cleanup tied to a planned residential development at 653 Grand Street.

Amira Aminova, 11, was killed on Feb. 5 after she was struck by a school bus in Bath Beach. Community members are calling for increased traffic safety measures to be implemented.

After meeting with Albany lawmakers a day earlier, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he felt that the now smaller budget shortfall can be filled.

During an oversight hearing on the city’s Code Blue operations, New York City Council members learned that 25 New Yorkers have died, including 18 people outdoors and seven in private residences.

Quran McPhatter, 42, of the 72nd Precinct in Sunset Park, was arraigned Tuesday on a 13-count indictment in which he is charged with two counts of third-degree assault, four counts of official misconduct, two counts of third-degree attempted assault, one count of third-degree attempted coercion, and four counts of third-degree menacing.

Daquan Carter, 34, of Fort Greene, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for fatally shooting Courtney Tingle on March 2019 in front of a Prospect Heights church that was hosting a baby shower.

New York City Public Schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels will be in Brooklyn on Feb. 28 and March 24 as part of the city-wide community engagement series.

A day after he pitched himself as the best candidate at a gubernatorial forum hosted by a coalition of Brooklyn Democratic organizations, Delgado said he would end his bid to unseat Governor Kathy Hochul.