Policy & Government

The first hearing will be held in Downtown Brooklyn on Thursday, Feb. 26.

The Brooklyn Democratic Party, chaired by Brooklyn Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, reversed an earlier decision and said it will back Governor Kathy Hochul for re-election right before she accepted her party's nomination on Friday at the New York State Democratic Convention.

Programming partners can submit applications by Feb. 11 for art installations, March 6 for Car-Free Earth Day and June 26 for Summer Streets.

In an op-ed in The Nation, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he supports the governor's commitment to work through tough issues despite their differences.

Several hours after Governor Kathy Hochul picked former City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams as her running mate, the Brooklyn Democratic Party rescinded its endorsement of the governor.

City Council Member Julie Won is looking to replace Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez, who in November announced that she was not going to seek re-election. 

A large power outage affected close to 2,000 ConEd customers in Park Slope and Boerum Hill on Sunday and Monday. On Tuesday morning, there were over 100 residents and businesses still out of power.

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Emigrant Bank’s appeal, ending the bank and its mortgage company’s nearly 15-year effort to avoid accountability for predatory loans that targeted homeowners of color.

New York regulators approved new Con Edison rate hikes, raising electric bills by about 9% and gas bills by 6% over three years, according to The City.

New York’s 2025 income tax filing season began on Jan. 26, with an Apr. 15 deadline.