Policy & Government

Beginning next year, terminally ill New Yorkers with a life expectancy of less than six months will have access to medical aid in dying.

In his last roundtable discussion with ethnic media as the 110th mayor of New York City, Eric Adams said he did not get credit for his accomplishments, which includes lowering crime rates.

An East Flatbush man was sentenced to 15 years in prison following his conviction for kidnapping and repeatedly stabbing his ex-girlfriend in April 2023, leaving her for dead on the side of a Long Island parkway.

The incident occurred on Oct. 8, 2024 at the Crown Heights-Utica Avenue station.

Over 570 affordable and supportive homes were completed as part of Alafia Phase 1, a large-scale housing development on state-owned land.

The restoration project will upgrade all 2.7 miles of Riegelmann Boardwalk in several phases, and will include improvements to restrooms, lifeguard stations and shade pavilions.

DCWP is urging eligible residents to check if they qualify for unclaimed restitution tied to recent consumer settlements.

The city comptroller will run against U.S. Representative Dan Goldman, who represents Congressional District 10, covering parts of western Brooklyn.

Brooklyn Council Member Inna Vernikov was investigated for bringing a handgun to a pro-Palestinian demonstration at Brooklyn College in October 2023.

The route connecting Bay Ridge to the North Shore of Staten Island offers direct, car-free travel between the boroughs for the first time in more than 50 years.