Brooklyn Senator Charles Schumer made his rounds in Staten Island and Long Island on Monday to talk about possible cuts to ...

The grace period is over, and anyone found not composting in New York City will be forced to pay a fine, but what exactly are we expected to compost? Many food scraps and yard ...

We talk about the big budget issues in Washington, but they affect real people," the Senate's top Democrat said.

Residents in six Brooklyn City Council districts can vote on how to allocate millions in city funds from March 29 to April 6.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Tuesday that Senate Minority Leader Chuck ... But speaking Tuesday at an event in Brooklyn, N.Y., Jeffries didn’t hesitate when asked if ...

on Tuesday as Democrats fume over his vote on government funding in the Senate. Speaking at a “Day of Action” event in his Brooklyn-based district, Jeffries told reporters that he has ...

The Brookhaven, Levittown, and Holbrook fire districts and departments agreed to pay civil fines of $28,000 related to discriminatory hiring practice allegations. "There shouldn't be any other ...

Nita Lowey, Powerful Congresswoman For Decades, Dies Nita Lowey, a powerful member of Congress for decades while representing parts of downstate New York, has died. She was 87. Lowey, who represented ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer voted to allow funding to the government. The US has averted a government shutdown after the Senate passed a Republican-led measure to keep the government ...

State Senate districts include about 320,000 people on ... to appear on MSNBC alongside Representative Dan Goldman, a Democrat from Brooklyn who had just endorsed him. But he was in town for ...