Policy & Government

A key advisory committee on Monday voted against bringing a casino to Coney Island.

In her first "State of Our Schools" address, New York City Public Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos said the school system will be expanding help for students in homeless shelters, create a new dashboard to track progress on various initiatives and provide additional resources for struggling readers.

Scammers are sending text messages, emails and direct mail falsely claiming that New Yorkers must submit payment information to receive an Inflation Refund Check.

Michael Jafferakos, who worked for Our Lady of Grace Gravesend Athletic Association, was arrested by Homeland Security agents at his home in Brooklyn on Thursday.

The $8 million revitalization effort delivers improvements on Fulton Street between Boerum Place and Flatbush Avenue to support the corridor’s active commercial uses and beautify its public spaces by enlarging tree pits, adding trees, installing new benches and placing permeable pavers around the tree pits.

Complaints against the NYPD hit their highest level since 2013, with Brooklyn and Bronx precincts leading and City payouts topping $113 million in FY 2025.

Homeowners will soon get checks to cover the cost of mandatory NYC trash bins required under new city rules.

The City Council awarded Flatbush Cats $500,000 to launch a new program expanding affordable spay and neuter services to reduce the city's cat overpopulation.

An old, city-owned property at 390 Kent Ave. in Williamsburg will be redeveloped into 900 apartments.

Brooklyn residents are invited to share input on the city’s plan to redevelop the New Utrecht Library in Bensonhurst, adding affordable housing above and next to the branch.