Policy & Government

A state Assembly Member and the city's Public Advocate said the governor's plan goes too far.

The city would like to eliminate or modernize old zoning rules so small businesses can find space to grow.

In his latest weekly press conference, the mayor avoided questions about federal agents raiding the homes of a top advisor.

New York State Governor Kathy Hochul said she will deploy 1,000 state personnel to combat rising crime in the subway.

A recent survey revealed that 71% of Brooklynites living near SUNY Downstate Hospital are opposed to the facility closing.

Representing Brooklyn's 41st Assembly District for over four decades, Helene E. Weinstein is the longest-serving female Assemblymember in New York history.

Residents raised concerns about the need for sewer and stormwater infrastructure upgrades, among other things.

A new city program is expected to generate $500 million in private construction loans for minority-owned housing developers.

The processing system sped up after the city made investments in staffing and technology.

Lurie Daniel Favors, Esq., the executive director at the Center for Law and Social Justice at Medgar Evers College, was appointed to the commission that is tasked with examining the legacy of slavery, subsequent discrimination against people of African descent.