Policy & Government

This past year, asylum seekers from Asia made up nearly 25% of all immigration court cases, according to Council member Susan Zhuang.

Brooklyn resident Salimdzhon Nasriddinov was sending U.S. electronic components to Russia for use in prevision-guided weapons systems.

Officials are continuing to test the area for toxic chemicals that could enter a building through vapor intrusion, a "major health concern," according to the EPA.

During the first quarter of 2024, delivery workers made 64% more compared to same quarter last year, thanks to the new, minimum pay rate taking effect.

Ten Brooklyn-based nonprofit organizations have been awarded funding so far.

The money will transform the 70-year-old center into a new, state-of-the-art recreation center.

This comes as the city plans to implement bus-only lanes all across one of Brooklyn’s busiest streets.

Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso is recommending a public review to approve the modifications of Mayor Eric Adams’ City of Yes for Housing Opportunity zoning amendments.

The brief comes amid an increase in the number of untraceable, unserialized ghost guns recovered by law enforcement.

Lander joins national coalition of state and local agencies in asking federal Dept. of Homeland Security to extend deferred action protection