Policy & Government

The mayor recognized the anger of many citizens with the U.S. healthcare industry, but condemned the social media response regarding the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

A former student at a prestigious Chabad yeshiva on Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights says he was sexually abused by a fellow pupil “nearly daily” for half a year when he was 11 years old, according to a new lawsuit, reported The New York Post.

A 25-year-old man was shot on a Brownsville MTA bus early Sunday morning, according to the NYPD. ABC News reports that the bus was traveling west on Rockaway Avenue around 1:30am when shots were fired and he was struck in the neck.

Members of the National Association of Letter Carriers union rallied in Bath Beach on Sunday for higher wages. "I like to say we're ‘Blue Santa,’ which is delivering all the presents for everybody else, but can't even afford to buy presents," said a Brooklyn postal worker.

With approval from Community Board 8, Atlantic Avenue, between Vanderbilt and Nostrand Avenues, will eventually see major development with added housing, businesses and updated streetscapes.

Her departure comes amid ongoing investigations into her and other members of the mayor's administration.

The NYPD is investigating a shooting in Brooklyn that injured two people Thursday afternoon, reported AMNY Police said officers responded to a report of an assault at about 4:12 p.m. on Dec.

A police officer is recovering after being struck by a car that fled a traffic stop in Brooklyn. The incident occurred around 6 p.m. Sunday on Fulton Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant, reported ABC News.

Tom Homan, the incoming border czar, later told Fox News that the officials discussed bringing federal agents to Rikers Island and police precincts.

A 14-year-old boy was walking in East New York Wednesday morning when three teens stormed over and demanded he take off his facemask, sources said.