De Blasio reverses plan to eliminate high school geographic priorities and zones, after families expressed concerns about potentially long commutes.
View of the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, located near the Lincoln Center in the Upper West Side, Manhattan, New York. (Shutterstock) By Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat, THE CITY New York City officials unveiled long-awaited details on how middle and high schools will accept students for the coming year: […]
By Samantha Maldonado, THE CITY The City Council on Wednesday passed a bill making New York the largest city in the United States to effectively ban the use of gas in new buildings and to turn to electricity for power. More than 50 municipalities in California have all-electric building codes, and other cities, including Seattle […]
By David Leonhardt, NY Times Get ready for the Omicron surge, and take it seriously. But remember that the vaccines appear to provide strong protection against what matters most: severe Covid illnesses. That’s my reading of experts’ reactions to the latest developments on the Omicron variant. Today, I will walk through them. Highly contagious The […]
Last Stand March for Relief protest at Foley Square. – New York, NY – USA – March 31st 2021. (Shutterstock) By Johan Sheridan, News10 Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that a $100 million fund is available for New Yorkers struggling to make rent. The supplemental funding is aimed at low-income tenants facing homelessness or eviction. “Everyone […]
Jennifer Garner, Ben Affleck at the 85th Annual Academy Awards Arrivals, Dolby Theater, Hollywood, CA 02-24-13 (Shutterstock) By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) – Ben Affleck opened up about his marriage to Jennifer Garner and social media is not happy. “The Last Duel” star talked to Howard Stern about being wed to Garner and said […]
By Colbert I. King, Washington Post A fellow was stuck on his rooftop in a flood. He was praying to God for help. Soon a man in a rowboat came by and shouted to the man on the roof: “Jump in. I can save you.” The stranded fellow shouted back: “No, it’s okay. I’m praying […]
The singer talks about the two parts of her just-released "Keys," her collaborations with Brandi Carlile and producer Mike Will Made-It, and circling back to "Songs in A Minor" in her new work.
Alicia Keys arrives to the 2013 Grammy Awards on February 10, 2013 in Hollywood, CA. (Shutterstock) By A.D. Amorosi, Variety Twenty years into her career as R&B’s most sophisticated and anthemic singer, songwriter and pianist Alicia Keys can still shock and awe. Her biggest surprise, however, after the space-soul-inflected “Alicia” album of 2020, is what she has […]
By Rob Frehse, Kristina Sgueglia and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) – New York City will get its first female police commissioner in the new year after Mayor-elect Eric Adams picked Nassau County Chief of Detectives Keechant Sewell to take over the nation’s largest police department. “Keechant Sewell is a proven crime fighter with the experience […]
CARE International, Cargill, Grupo Mariposa, Parkdale Mills, PepsiCo, JDE Peet’s, and PriceSmart announce commitments to support economic development in northern Central America, as part of a conference convened by the State Department, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the Partnership for Central America to support investment in the region.
Kamala Harris Become First Woman With Presidential Power as Joe Biden Had Routine Colonoscopy. (Shutterstock) By White House As part of her role addressing the root causes of migration from Central America, Vice President Kamala Harris announced seven new commitments as part of the Call to Action she launched on May 27 for businesses and social enterprises […]
800,000 New Yorkers will now be able to vote for mayor and other local positions as City Council passes the Our City Our Vote Bill.
Early voting on Manhattan’s Upper Westside West Side High School. – October 28, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio, Documented NY New York City will become the largest municipality in the nation to permit noncitizens to vote in local elections, after the New York City Council passed legislation on Thursday granting voting rights […]
