It’s a mailing issue: Elected officials query DHS-DSS over missing Shams...
As Shams DaBaron sat in the shadow of the Adam Clayton Powell State building, a street in Harlem he once called home before securing an apartment, the homeless survivor reflected on a 30-day eviction...
View ArticleConsequences for unvaccinated CUNY students include academic withdrawal, loss...
Unvaccinated CUNY students face the possibility of academic withdrawal if they can’t produce proof of full COVID-19 vaccination status by Oct. 7, leaving many students ineligible to receive tuition...
View ArticleU.S. Senate rushes to advance $480 billion debt limit increase
The U.S. Senate on Thursday took a step toward passing a $480 billion increase in Treasury Department borrowing authority, a move that would avert a catastrophic debt default later this month but set...
View Article‘We are experiencing an utter catastrophe’: 13 people, including teens,...
Call them the dirty baker's dozen. Thirteen individuals -- including five youths -- wound up being indicted Thursday for a slew of violent crimes across the Bronx this Summer -- including the murders...
View ArticleNew Yorkers of color break down structural barriers in new Racial Justice...
Brooklynites of color face myriad forms of racism wrought by structural forces in city law, according to a new report by the city’s Racial Justice Commission. The report is the first by the Commission,...
View ArticleCorrection officers, captain suspended after death of gay man at Rikers
Three individuals within the Department of Correction have been suspended following the death of Esias "Izzy" Johnson. The Department of Correction (DOC) has suspended a captain and two correction...
View ArticleHochul signs package of bills combatting opioid epidemic, vows ‘study’ on...
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a package of bills aimed at combatting the opioid addiction epidemic Thursday, Oct. 7, and said she would "study" opening long-stalled safe injection sites in the Empire State....
View ArticleOp-Ed | The private sector must stand up for voting rights
We are in the midst of a Republican-led national campaign to restrict voting. According to the Brennan Center (2021), 18 states have already enacted 30 laws this year that will make voting more...
View ArticleCity Council legislation tackles climate change & environment
The City Council approved on Thursday the creation of a citywide climate adaptation plan to ensure preparedness for extreme weather in all five boroughs. The measure would require the Office of...
View ArticleNew York City Council passes Safety in Our Shelters Act, protecting those...
City Hall Park was flooded with a sea of purple and yellow signs on Oct. 7 as security officers and their union 32BJ demanded the Safety in Our Shelters (SOS) Act be passed. They would get their wish...
View ArticleAlmost all Asian New York City teen residents have gotten at least one...
Nearly all vaccine eligible children across the five boroughs who identify as Asian American, Native American, Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander have gotten at least one dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech...
View ArticleSchool hiring decline, worker shortages curb U.S. job growth in September
The U.S. economy created the fewest jobs in nine months in September amid a drop in hiring at schools and worker shortages, but ebbing COVID-19 cases and the end of generous unemployment benefits could...
View ArticleWall Street mixed after September jobs miss
U.S. stocks oscillated between gains and losses on Friday after data showed U.S. jobs rose far less than expected in September, but not slow enough to throw the Federal Reserve off its presumed course...
View ArticleBiden calls on more U.S. businesses to require COVID-19 vaccinations
President Joe Biden on Thursday said more U.S. businesses should obligate workers to receive COVID-19 vaccinations, calling the move vital to ending the pandemic and sustaining the economy. "Today I'm...
View ArticlePair of thieves beat and rob man outside of Lower Manhattan 7-Eleven
The NYPD is looking for a pair of suspects who assaulted and robbed a man in Lower Manhattan. According to police, at 1:30 a.m. on Oct. 4 a 46-year-old man was inside a 7-Eleven, located at 110...
View ArticleCity council passes bill updating NYC construction codes — what this means...
City Council passed a bill updating New York City construction codes Thursday. The legislation [1], containing over 600 major updates and thousands of smaller changes, improves construction code...
View ArticleNew York City replacing ‘Gifted and Talented’ program with new ‘Brilliant NYC’
Mayor Bill de Blasio is planning to phase out the city's "Gifted and Talented" classes during the last three months of his time in office and replace it with a new "accelerated" teaching model called...
View ArticleHaunted Halloween houses and spooky walks around New York 2021
Collecting candy on Halloween night isn’t the only way to celebrate this frightful time. Throughout the month of October, you can easily find a haunted house or spooky walk that the whole family will...
View ArticleDraftKings Arizona Promo Offers Something For Everyone This Weekend
Whether it's MLB postseason action, college football, NFL Week 5 games, or the Fury-Wilder boxing match, DraftKings Arizona promos and bonuses deliver something for everyone this weekend. DraftKings...
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