Policy & Government

Brooklyn Man Accused of Trying to Steal Landlord's Flatlands Home With Fake Deed: DA

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said the man allegedly tried to transfer ownership of his landlord’s rental property

Jan 5, 2022 12:16 PM Read more >

17 Brooklyn Youths Charged With 14 Shootings, 4 Murders in Gang Takedown: DA

Seventeen young Brooklyn men — alleged members of three violent street gangs known collectively as YPF — have been charged in relation to 14 recent shootings that left four people dead, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez and NYPD Commissioner K

Jan 4, 2022 4:00 PM Read more >

Mayor-Elect Eric Adams Unveils Plan for Combatting COVID Through Coming Winter, Year

Eric Adams held a press conference laying out 6 Pillars for fighting the COVID-19 pandemic

Dec 31, 2021 5:32 PM Read more >

Homicides, Shootings and Other Violent Crimes in Brooklyn Showed Overall Decline in 2021

Murders declined in Brooklyn by 16% this year, bucking a citywide trend. But hate crimes increased by 41%, according to the borough’s district attorney

Dec 31, 2021 11:32 AM Read more >

The Week in Crime: Spotlight on Flatbush and East Flatbush

Crime is up in Flatbush and East Flatbush, and in Brooklyn as a whole.

Dec 31, 2021 9:57 AM Read more >

2 Bed-Stuy Landlords to Pay $214K for Building Violations, Tenant Harassment

It is the second round of legal action the two landlords are facing over the seven buildings they own in Brooklyn and Queens

Dec 29, 2021 4:43 PM Read more >

NYers Will Vote on These 3 'Landmark' Proposals to Make the City More Racially Just

On Tuesday, New York City's newly-created Racial Justice Commission marched to the City Clerk to deliver three new ballot proposals for New Yorkers to vote on in the 2022 general election

Dec 29, 2021 2:06 PM Read more >

Outgoing Councilmember Robert Cornegy Releases Resource Guide for Bed-Stuy, Crown Heights

The 105-page guide has information on local arts and culture organizations, small business resources and more

Dec 29, 2021 10:33 AM Read more >

New Law Would Crack Down on COVID-19 Test Fraud, Already Seen in Brooklyn

The law would increase penalties for companies falsely-promising COVID-19 test results in 48 hours, and set a $25K fine for price-gouging tests.

Dec 27, 2021 3:18 PM Read more >

NYC Announces $1.5 Million to Help Newly Arrived Haitians Migrants

NYC will provide culturally responsive case management and immigration legal services in Kreyol and French

Dec 22, 2021 1:54 PM Read more >