Policy & Government

Car drivers feel punished and residents worry about spill-over traffic onto the side streets, while pedestrians and cyclists are elated over the city's redesign plan.

A Brooklyn resident trying to stop the city from opening a homeless shelter on Empire Boulevard said she was denied a restraining order by a judge on Monday.

Brooklyn leads the city in a decline in shooting incidents in the past year.

Former City Comptroller Brad Lander is looking to oust incumbent Dan Goldman in the June primary election.

Isabelle Gallier, the former board president of a co-op building in Brooklyn Heights, allegedly stole over $700,000 from the building's coffers.

A push to put people, not traffic, at the center of public space.

New York implemented phone-free policies at the start of the school year in September 2025. Approximately 80% of survey respondents reported positive outcomes, including better student engagement and improved social connections.

Edwin Raymond, an advocate for public trust in law enforcement and an East Flatbush native, is now New York City's new sheriff.

Daryl Campbell, 40, was sentenced to an additional 37 months in prison for organizing to smuggle contraband into the Metropolitan Detention Center in Sunset Park. A lot of duct tape was involved.

Robert Matthews, 27, of East New York, was sentenced to an indeterminate term of five to 10 years in prison for killing a Bushwick mother and severely injuring her daughter.