Plant breeding is as old as agriculture itself.

The mayor hasn't detailed how he plans to pay for the job, but city taxpayers could be on the hook for the bill whether or not they use the highway.

Participatory budgeting allows any New Yorker 11 years and older to vote on how the city should spend millions in mayoral expense funding each year.

The Ridgewood Reservoir supplied drinking water to Brooklyn in the 1800s. Now, officials hope it will act as a sponge to mitigate flooding.

The mayor is moving ahead with a long-term fix to a crumbling stretch of the busy highway. But his plan will disrupt life in one of Brooklyn's newest parks.

The announcement marks the city's biggest infrastructure plan since the new mayor took office at the start of the year. And it's one that's likely to face pushback.