4 charged in corruption investigation linked to NYC homeless shelter operator
March 31, 2026
The indictment describes multiple layers of corruption within BHRAGS Home Care Corp., a nonprofit focused on home health care.
The indictment describes multiple layers of corruption within BHRAGS Home Care Corp., a nonprofit focused on home health care.
The warrant, signed March 19, seeks evidence of possible criminal violations involving Councilmember Farah Louis, a Brooklyn Democrat.
“Shirley was truly a trailblazer who was unbossed, unbought and unapologetic in her commitment to justice.”
City Councilmembers Zhuang and Louis held a press conference condemning the Trump administration’s mass deportation policy and tactics.
PARENTS AT GREAT OAKS ELEMENTARY in East Flatbush say their children are at risk due to a lack of basic street safety infrastructure.
THE ONLINE RENTAL company Airbnb has created a Super PAC to incentivize politicians to support short-term rentals.
NYC lawmakers approved legislation Thursday to study the city’s significant role in slavery and consider reparations.
Brooklyn’s Haitian-American leaders and elected officials as well as others on Monday decried the news of the 7.2-magnitude earthquake that recently struck Haiti, further burdening the island nation in the
The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission on Tuesday designated East Flatbush’s first historic district: a remarkably intact and cohesive group of 56 Renaissance Revival-style row houses, LPC writes. The
Davila: Process is failing schools Assemblymember Maritza Davila (D-Williamsburg-Bushwick) and local parents on Tuesday called on the need for accountability, health concerns, rapid COVID-19 testing sites and the need for
Parker holds back-to-school fair State Sen. Kevin Parker (D-East Flatbush-Flatbush-Kensington-Park Slope) recently held his 13th annual HarvestFest Back-to-School Giveaway, in which he and community partners gave students and families more
Rose announces winner of Congressional Art Competition U.S. Rep. Max Rose (D-Southern Brooklyn-Staten Island) has announced that a local artist, Giovanna Campagnino-Lomonaco, has won the Congressional Art Competition. “Giovanna’s artwork
The New York State court system confirmed on Wednesday that it is included in Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s executive order and will be closed Friday in celebration of Juneteenth, to commemorate
‘Parm to go’ featured at old-time Italian restaurant An old-school southern Italian restaurant in Midwood, Michael’s of Brooklyn, has now launched a “parm-to-go” counter. Cheesy chicken, eggplant, meatball and veal
Musicians to play together, separately Isolated musicians across the city will play as one next week in a show of support for frontline workers, according to the Brooklyn Paper. Tenth
The leaders of the Brooklyn Democratic Party have endorsed Councilmember Donovan Richards for Queens borough president, uniting the organization with their long-time political rivals, the Queens County Democrats. Brooklyn Democratic
SHEEPSHEAD BAY – The memory of a former city councilmember who devoted much of his political career to helping at-risk youth was the driving force behind a Toys for Tots
“With the privilege of tax exemptions comes the responsibility of properly managing the upkeep of the buildings that thousands of New Yorkers call home.”
BOROUGHWIDE— Determined not to be undercounted in the U.S. Census in 2020, New York City is busy gearing up for the big tally. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Dec. 9
By Caroline OursoCANARSIE — The Thomas Jefferson Democratic Club’s charity arm, TJ Cares, held its first Thanksgiving food drive last Thursday, collecting a bountiful harvest for the Canarsie Lions Club
Flatbush residents are trying to get their block landmarked to prevent development that would alter its historic character. The 300 East 25th Street Block Association recently submitted a request for
BOROUGHWIDE — Ranked choice voting is coming and New York City elections will never be the same. Ballot Proposal #1, which called for the City Charter to be amended to
Dozens of students from across Brooklyn graduated from the first Teen Entrepreneurship Explosion on Saturday, after learning to draft business and marketing plans, meeting entrepreneurs and community leaders, and receiving
BOROUGHWIDE — Hon. Frank Seddio, former Surrogate’s Court judge and current chair of the Brooklyn Democratic Party, recently held a breakfast fundraiser at El Caribe in Mill Basin. Seddio, who
Deutsch, Ampry-Samuel secure funds for veterans program Two Brooklyn city councilmembers have secured more than $300,000 in city funding for a nonprofit group that provides employment and housing services for
BY VICTOR PORCELLI Like many streets around the city, Avenue D in Brooklyn has litter: empty bottles, cigarette butts and plastic bags often collect on the greenery lining the sidewalk.
BY VICTOR PORCELLI Community members who recently pushed the Department of Sanitation to clean an East Flatbush dump site are now asking city and state officials to help finish the
Helped by an 11th hour endorsement from Mayor Bill de Blasio, Brooklyn Councilmember Farah Louis easily won the Democratic primary in her Central Brooklyn council district Tuesday night, earning more
It’s like déjà vu all over again, as Yogi Berra used to say. Councilmember Farah Louis won her Central Brooklyn seat in a special election on May 14, but just
An infamous East Flatbush dump site got some more-than-needed attention from the Department of Sanitation on Tuesday at the urging of local activists. Trucks from the city agency loaded garbage
When Flatbush residents elected Farah Louis to represent them in the City Council on Tuesday, down tumbled the final piece of an electoral domino reaction triggered by the humiliating resignation
She didn’t get the endorsement of her former boss whose City Council seat she was seeking, but Farah Louis, former deputy chief of staff to Jumaane Williams, won a big
It’s a high stakes game of political musical chairs, and the latest winner will be crowned on Tuesday. That’s the day a special election will be held in the 45th
Activists, lawyers, architects and influencers are throwing their hats in the ring for the City Council seat recently vacated by Jumaane Williams, who officially took office as New York City