Manhattan landlord and contractors sentenced to 4 to 12 years behind bars for fatal East Village gas explosion

Manhattan landlord and contractors sentenced to 4 to 12 years behind bars for fatal East Village gas explosion

An illegal gas line triggered the deadly East Village blast that killed two people and injured twenty more victims in a Second Ave. building near E. 7th St. on March 26, 2015. (Todd Maisel/New York Daily News) By Trevor Boyer and Leonard Greene, NY Daily News A Manhattan building owner and a pair of crooked construction workers were […]

Mayor de Blasio is pushing for NYC’s First Lady Chirlane McCray to become Brooklyn borough president, insiders say

Mayor de Blasio is pushing for NYC’s First Lady Chirlane McCray to become Brooklyn borough president, insiders say

New York, NY, USA – May 16, 2019: Mayor of New York Bill de Blasio and his wife Chirlane McCray arrive at the Statue Of Liberty Museum Opening Celebration on Liberty Island, NY USA (Shutterstock) By Anna Sanders and Shant Shahrigian, NY Daily News Mayor de Blasio is pushing his wife as the next borough […]

To Boost the Economy, Fight Chronic Disease

To Boost the Economy, Fight Chronic Disease

By Gene Huang To understand the health of an economy, look at the health of those who participate in it. About six in 10 U.S. adults have at least one chronic disease, such as diabetes, cancer, or heart disease. These conditions also called noncommunicable diseases, are expected to collectively cost the country $95 trillion by […]