Reacting to the shooting of former President Donald Trump and three supporters at a Pennsylvania campaign rally over the weekend, Mayor Adams on Saturday released a press statement condemning the violence and expressing sympathy for the victims of the attack, additionally promising to deploy additional police officers at sensitive sites around the city while the investigation of the shooting is
REP. YVETTE D. CLARKE and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York have released statements applauding Tuesday’s Supreme Court ruling.
ADMINISTRATIVE BACKLOGS IN PROCESSING CERTAIN VISA WAIVERS are preventing hundreds of qualified foreign-trained physicians from serving.
THE U.S. SENATE UNANIMOUSLY PASSED THE BIPARTISAN Terminating Restrictive Enforcement of Youth Settlements (TREY’S) Law.
The Democrat senator from New York announced the funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that former President Joe Biden signed in 2021.
After more than a year of unnecessary delays and reviews by the Trump Administration, the grant can be applied.
The Aaron Salter, Jr., Responsible Body Armor Possession Act would ban armor like that worn in the May 2022 Tops shooting in Buffalo.
Out-of-work bartenders set up shop in Prospect Park On Saturday evenings, some Brooklynites sit on blankets in Prospect Park, waiting for bartenders to refill the empty bottles they’ve brought to
B’klyn Macy’s gets $66M loan Macy’s Inc. has received a $66.1 million loan for its Brooklyn store. The store, at 422 Fulton St., is within a mile of Barclays Center,
On the front lines of the war on COVID-19, there are many civilian heroes going out of their way, as volunteers and contributors. Also, many who are elected to serve
Summer in the City, kids’ performance program, goes virtual Summer in the City, a series of virtual performing arts and culture programs for New York City public school students, is
On the front lines of the war on COVID-19, there are many civilian heroes going out of their way, as volunteers and contributors. Also, many who are elected to serve
On the front lines of the war on COVID-19, there are many civilian heroes going out of their way, as volunteers and contributors. Also, many who are elected to serve
Brooklyn company sanitizes ambulances for free Liberty Pest Control sanitized the entire fleet of response vehicles for Bravo Volunteer Ambulance in for free. Bravo is a community-run ambulance service that
On the front lines of the war on COVID-19, there are many civilian heroes going out of their way, as volunteers and contributors. Also, many who are elected to serve
On the front lines of the war on COVID-19, there are many civilian heroes going out of their way, as volunteers and contributors. Also, many who are elected to serve
A decision by the Trump administration to turn off the tap on a storm resiliency study of the New York-New Jersey region isn’t going swimmingly with local lawmakers. The New
Richardson to host Family Day Assemblymember Diana Richardson will host her Fourth Annual Family Day event on Saturday, Aug. 24, on the block outside her district office at 330 Empire
Fashion grows in Brooklyn. While touring Manufacture New York, 850 Third Avenue, a woman-owned fashion design and production company for independent designers, on Tuesday, August 9, United States Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
With the Brooklyn Navy Yard’s ambitious expansion plan and a new shuttle in the works, the borough’s largest shipyard is getting bigger as well as better thanks to $4.8 million
The massive support locally for the Zadroga Act — which provides 9/11 first responders and other survivors with health benefits, treatment and compensation — may finally be rewarded, as talk of the
More than two years after Superstorm Sandy, The Red Hook Container Terminal is on its way to recovery. The space, severely damaged by the October, 2012 storm, will receive $1.6
The Feds will be footing the bill to repair Superstorm Sandy-related damage to the Hugh L. Carey-Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has allocated a $336 million lump
Elected officials have begun reacting to the news that a Staten Island grand jury has voted not to indict 29-year-old NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo, who used a chokehold on Eric
The construction of a Cross Harbor Rail and Freight Tunnel beneath New York Harbor between New York City and New Jersey is again making inroads towards becoming a reality –
The construction of a Cross Harbor Rail and Freight Tunnel beneath New York Harbor between New York City and New Jersey is again making inroads towards becoming a reality –
Together they stood and united they fell. Three retired FDNY firefighters – two of whom grew up together in Park Slope and were lifelong best friends – died on Monday,
Together they stood and united they fell. Three retired FDNY firefighters – two of whom grew up together in Park Slope and were lifelong best friends – died on Monday,
Politicians from all levels of government gathered at Brooklyn Borough Hall on Thursday, August 8 to urge Congress to restore the Voting Rights Act. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Congressmembers Nydia Velazquez
The U.S. government will not be moving the National Guard Weapons of Mass Destruction Civic Support Team (WMD-CST) from Fort Hamilton any time soon. The day after five members of
The U.S. government will not be moving the National Guard Weapons of Mass Destruction Civic Support Team (WMD-CST) from Fort Hamilton any time soon.
The day after five members of the team provided critical support in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings, Congressmember Michael Grimm an …
Weve come a long way since Willowbrook, but threatened budget cuts by New York State and the federal government that would impact services to the developmentally disabled could undo the good work of decades that has enabled individuals who cannot live independently to live happily within the co …
Fort Hamilton’s National Guard Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team (WMD CST) is once again facing elimination despite Congressional approval of a bill that ensures future funding. “New York
The Supreme Court declared the affordable health care act constitutional on June 28, making health insurance available for all Americans by 2014.
With this historic ruling behind us, we can hopefully begin to close the health care disparities that exist everywhere, but particularly in Br …
What if they held an election and nobody came? That wasn’t precisely the case, but turnout was remarkably low in New York’s federal primaries, held on June 26, which resulted
Bay Ridgeite to lead N.Y.C. St. Pat’s Parade
Based on my research, to my knowledge, this is the first time a Bay Ridge resident will be leading the country’s oldest continuous parade, New York City’s 251st annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Saturday, March 17.
The big Irish march ki …