By Victoria Falk What do you do when “I do” turns into “I don’t,” and you can no longer stand to be in the presence of the person that you imagined you would spend the rest of your life with? You vowed to be together “…for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness […]
Announcement Represents Most Comprehensive Expansion of Lifestyle Medicine Programming in U.S. New Expansion Will Provide Dedicated Team-Based Support for Healthy Lifestyle Changes, Including Emphasis on Plant-Based Diet Programming to Help Address Burdens of Type 2 Diabetes, Hypertension, Other Common Chronic Conditions Disproportionately Impacting Black and Brown New Yorkers Services Will Be Expanded to Six New Public Health Care Sites Across NYC
New York City Health + Hospital President Dr. Mitchell Katz (C) marches in the “Hometown Heroes” Ticker Tape Parade on July 07, 2021 in New York City. (Shutterstock) New York City Mayor Eric Adams and NYC Health + Hospitals (H+H) announced the expansion of their groundbreaking lifestyle medicine services at six public health care sites […]
By Staff Writer, Jamaicans Clyde Jureidini, general manager of the Harbour View football team, announced that striker Oquassa Chong, 20, a former Jamaica College student, has signed a 3.5-year deal to play with the Esbjerg FB team in Denmark. Chong was the winner of the Golden Boot in the league in 2021, but after receiving […]
Megan Rapinoe of USA waves after the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup Final match between USA and Netherlands. (Shutterstock) By Emma Specter, Vogue On and off the field, the members of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team have long served as role models for young women across the country—arguably, never more so than when they […]
Critics like Mayor Eric Adams say bail reform should be rolled back. Are they right?
Queens residents, community group protest District Attorney Melinda Katz demanding she takes immediate action to stop Covid-19 spread and decarcerate. Queens, New York/USA July 13, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Josefa Velasquez and Rachel Holliday Smith, THE CITY The subway shoving death of Michelle Go and murder of Christina Yuna Lee in Chinatown last weekend have once […]
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Nail salon technicians experience harrowing conditions on the job: labor rights violations at their workplace, wage theft, health and safety concerns which have worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic. With no proper ventilation and little personal protective equipment, nail salon workers are risking their lives to barely earn a minimum wage. Now, nail salon workers are […]
Mayor Eric Adams speaks during joint announcement with Governor Kathy Hochul at Fulton Street subway station. – New York, NY – February 18, 2022 (Shutterstock) By Katie Honan and Claudia Irizarry Aponte, THE CITY A 2013 mayoral candidate who was against marriage equality has been appointed to Mayor Eric Adams’ immigration office, sparking outrage from […]
By Clifford Michel, THE CITY The real estate industry is pushing back on a state bill that would limit rent hikes and ensure lease renewals for over a million tenants — launching a house-to-house phone campaign to rally the public against the protections. A new group called Homeowners for an Affordable New York is calling […]
WE SUPPORT DISTRICT ATTORNEY BRAGG’S INITIATIVE
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 12: Alvin Bragg campaigns outside a polling location at Campos Plaza Community Center on June 12, 2021 in New York City. Photo: Ron Adar / Shutterstock.com We, the undersigned, voice our support for the initiatives being taken by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. D.A. Bragg has clearly set out the […]