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Home » News » Policy & Government

Category: Policy & Government

Fetty Wap arrested
Posted inCrime

Rapper Fetty Wap Arrested for Threatening to Kill Someone on a Facetime Call

by BK Reader August 9, 2022August 9, 2022

Willie Junior Maxwell, also known as the rapper “Fetty Wap” was arrested and jailed for violating the conditions of his bail, according to a press release from the U.S. District Court in Brooklyn. According to court documents, on December 11, 2021, Maxwell threatened to kill another man over a video call while brandishing a gun. […]

High Street Brooklyn Bridge, MTA, A/C train
Posted inPolicy & Government

‘Worst Escalators in Brooklyn’ at High Street A/C Finally Will be Replaced

by BK Reader August 8, 2022August 8, 2022
Posted inUncategorized

Have Your Say on the Controversial New City Council District Draft Map and Its Impact in Brooklyn

by Jessy Edwards August 4, 2022August 4, 2022
driver's license, driver license, gender, new york
Posted inPolicy & Government

Non-Binary Residents Can Go Online and Update Their Gender on Their Driver License or ID

by BK Reader August 4, 2022August 4, 2022
homelessness in New York City
Posted inNews

Mayor Adams Announces Emergency Procurement Declaration to Aid Asylum Seekers

by BK Reader August 2, 2022August 2, 2022
Posted inCrime

Fight Between Customer and Employee at Bed-Stuy McDonald’s Leads to Shooting

by BK Reader August 2, 2022August 2, 2022
Posted inFeatured News

VP Kamala Harris Visits ‘Model’ Bed-Stuy to Announce Billion-Dollar Investment

by Jessy Edwards July 29, 2022July 29, 2022
nypd, handcuffs, robbery
Posted inNews

Brooklyn Driver Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter of Deliveryman

by BK Reader July 29, 2022July 29, 2022
Brooklyn Eastern District courthouse
Posted inNews

Brooklyn Man Sentenced to 18 yrs for Drive-by Shooting

by BK Reader July 27, 2022July 27, 2022
Brookyn elected officials oppose SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavenaugh
Posted inPolicy & Government

Right to Contraception Act Passes in the House of Representatives

by BK Reader July 21, 2022July 21, 2022
Posted inUncategorized

Proposal for Asian-American Council District Sparks Controversy

by Kimberlean Donis July 18, 2022July 18, 2022
Posted inPolicy & Government

Trash Town: New Global Survey Ranks NYC Second Dirtiest City in the World

by BK Reader July 14, 2022July 19, 2022
Brooklyn Eastern District courthouse
Posted inFeatured News Archive

Five People Indicted in Brooklyn for a Scheme to Silence American Critics of China

by BK Reader July 11, 2022July 19, 2022
Posted inFeatured News Archive

Hochul, Delgado and Forrest Win Handily in New York Primary Elections

by BK Reader June 29, 2022June 29, 2022
Posted inUncategorized

Tuesday, June 28 is an Election Day: Here’s What You Need to Know

by BK Reader June 27, 2022June 27, 2022
14-Year-Old Assaulted in East New York Train Station
Posted inUncategorized

After Detective Was Assaulted in ENY, Mayor Adams Increases Number of Police on Transit Patrol

by Kimberlean Donis June 24, 2022June 24, 2022
Man in wheelchair waiting for elevator outside Grand Central Subway Station in NYC.
Posted inUncategorized

MTA Agrees to Make Subway System More Accessible for the Disabled

by Milette Millington June 24, 2022June 29, 2022
Roe v. Wade, New York
Posted inFeatured News Archive

‘We Will Never Surrender:’ New York Legislators React to Supreme Court’s Repeal of Roe v. Wade

by BK Reader June 24, 2022June 24, 2022
Gun violence.
Posted inPolicy & Government

Brooklyn Leaders React to Supreme Court Decision on New York Gun Law

by Milette Millington June 23, 2022June 23, 2022
Posted inFeatured News Archive

Have I Been Redistricted? Search Your Redrawn District and Who’s Running in New York

by BK Reader June 22, 2022June 22, 2022

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