The Rent Guidelines Board Wants to Hike Rents Again—Who Will Stop Them?

And more news for your Thursday morning.

Posting 'Happy Birthday Gang' to Social Media Can Get You Added to the NYPD Gang Database

And other disturbing details from a new civil rights lawsuit.

Brooklyn's Best New Fried Chicken Sandwich Lives in Bed-Stuy

Disco Birdies also offers some seriously decadent fries and a popping champagne menu.

Hochul Gets (Most of) What She Wanted (Kind of)

Let's find out what's in the state budget, and other links to start your day.

Eric Adams Asked for Photos of Cops Staring at Their Phones, and New Yorkers Delivered

The mayor promised "aggressive actions" to stop cops from playing on their phones while on subway patrol, but that never happened.