Politics

Bay Ridge — Local pol scores big bucks for Shore Road Promenade

Sunset Park — Elected officials join Citibank and Bank of America to announce affordable housing plan amidst protest

Bay Ridge — We the People: “The Big Ugly” centerpiece of Albany legislative session wrap-up

— Common Sense: States’ rights

Bay Ridge — Protesters outside Fort Hamilton call for General Lee Avenue to be renamed

— Senate passes bill to eliminate runoff voting in New York City

— Dems honor their own in Flatbush

Bensonhurst — Community honors lifelong Gravesend resident with street co-naming

— New budget makes way for more cops

Bensonhurst — Local pols want schools closed for Lunar New Year

Bay Ridge — VA Hospital holds town hall meeting to discuss in-patient ward closure

Sheepshead Bay — Assembly passes local pol’s bill to ban sale of powdered alcohol