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infrastructure
BQE Central is the City-owned 1.5-mile portion of Interstate 278 between Atlantic Avenue and Sands Street in Brooklyn, including the Triple Cantilever beneath the Brooklyn Heights Promenade. NYC DOT says the aging structure requires rehabilitation to improve safety and reliability while maintaining a regional route for passenger and freight traffic. The proposed project is entering City Environmental Quality Review, during which the agency will continue studying designs and take public input.
via nyc.gov·2d agoDetails →
local government
New York City’s sanctuary policies limit when city agencies may honor ICE detainers or share certain custody information with federal immigration authorities. The Justice Department sued the city in 2025, arguing the policies were preempted by federal law and impeded immigration enforcement. U.S. District Judge Ramón E. Reyes Jr. dismissed the challenge, finding the federal government lacked standing and that its preemption theories would fail in any event.
via courthousenews.com·2d agoDetails →
local government
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has announced a 3.6% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2027, calculated from the increase in the CPI-W between the third quarter of 2025 and the third quarter of 2026. The adjustment applies to Social Security retirement, survivor and disability benefits as well as Supplemental Security Income (SSI). Social Security payments reflecting the COLA begin in January 2027, while higher SSI payments begin December 31, 2026.
via ssa.gov·2d agoDetails →
education
New York City’s public schools remain highly segregated, and debate over integration has intensified after Nikole Hannah-Jones wrote about her daughter’s experience in the system. The town hall is being organized by student-journalism nonprofit The Bell and education-equity group New York Appleseed, with students, parents, educators and advocates expected to participate. It will put Chancellor Kamar Samuels and Hannah-Jones in public discussion about integration policy and educational inequality.
via gothamist.com·2d agoDetails →
infrastructure
New York’s Congestion Relief Zone tolling began in January 2025 for vehicles entering Manhattan south of 60th Street. The MTA says toll revenue is providing $15 billion toward its 2020-2024 capital plan, including accessibility, signals, rolling stock, state-of-good-repair work and the Second Avenue Subway extension.
via thecityreporter.nyc·2d agoDetails →
infrastructure
Carroll Gardens Library, a Carnegie branch at 396 Clinton Street, has served the neighborhood for more than a century. The branch has been closed for a two-part renovation, with Brooklyn Public Library maintaining a pop-up service location at 250 Baltic Street during construction. The project combines preservation of historic interior features with upgraded building systems and new community-oriented spaces.
via bklynlibrary.org·2d agoDetails →
housing
Innovative Urban Village is a planned 10-building, roughly 2,000-home affordable development on the 10.5-acre Christian Cultural Center campus in East New York, Brooklyn. Christian Cultural Center selected Gotham Organization as its development partner in 2018, and the project received city land-use approvals in 2022. The October 15 ribbon-cutting marked completion of Phase 1A, while later phases are planned to add housing, child care, retail, open space and other community facilities.