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 […]
By Stephanie Korney, Jamaicans Due to a change in the rules that govern the Grammy Awards, Jamaican dancehall artist Shenseea, 25, has been nominated for Grammy awards for songwriting and performing vocals on the songs “OK OK Part 2” and “Pure Souls,” which are included on Kanye West’s album, “Donda.” West’s album has been nominated […]
Mr. Banks, who founded the Eagle Academy, a network of public schools for boys, is the first commissioner named to Mayor-elect Eric Adams’s administration.
On Veterans Day Mayor-elect Eric Adams and U. S. Senator Charles Schumer visit Veterans Affairs New York Harbor Healthcare System. (Shutterstock) By Eliza Shapiro, NY Times David C. Banks, a longtime New York City educator who rose to prominence after creating a network of public all-boys schools, has been chosen by Mayor-elect Eric Adams to […]
Photo credit: NYIC New York, NY-Today the New York City Council passed Intro 1867, which expands the right to vote in municipal elections to roughly 900,000 non-citizen New Yorkers with legal permanent residence status or other valid work authorization. The Our City, Our Vote Coalition (OCOV), New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), United Neighborhood Houses, allies, […]