New York may be a city of 8 million stories, but at its core is a story of universal success. Because here in the city that never sleeps the hustle never stops. It’s easy enough to see for yourself: if you can catch a New Yorker at the right moment there’ll be that same […]
By Maurizio Guerrero, Documented NY Janusz Zdybel, a 33-year-old immigrant from Poland, died while working inside a church a decade ago. Zdybel was installing a safety net under the ceiling of the St. Paul the Apostle church on the Upper West Side in Manhattan in October 2011 when he plunged 12 stories to his death […]
Ruth Negga shines in Rebecca Hall’s adaptation of the Nella Larsen novel
By Soraya Nadia McDonald, The Undefeated Passing is not just the title of a 1929 novella and a new film streaming on Netflix, but a once-common practice that served as a method of survival in a country founded on, upon other things, white supremacy. For Black and mixed-race people whose genes allowed it, the ability to […]
By Julia Marsh and Nolan Hicks, NY Post It pays to be married to the boss. Eric Adams’ mayoral campaign overpaid a campaign consultant who did little work — because he is the powerful Brooklyn Democratic Party leader’s husband, multiple sources claimed to The Post. Edu Hermelyn, husband of Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, the Kings […]
The left is once again coming after incumbent members of the state Senate and Assembly.
By Zach Williams, City and State NY The June 2022 primaries are many months away, but any wannabe insurgent Democratic candidates for the state Legislature have little time to waste in deciding whether or not to run. Campaign staff have to be hired. Fundraising operations need to get up and running. Waiting too long on […]
The borough is even more important than usual as Jumaane Williams gets ready to take on Kathy Hochul again.
New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams speaks at Wegmans opening day celebration at Brooklyn Navy Yard. – New York, NY – October 27, 2019 (Shutterstock) By Zach Williams, City and State NY New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams is officially exploring a run for governor, but he will not have to look far […]
By MSN Amid a deepening political crisis and a severe fuel shortage that has impacted hospitals, schools and businesses in Haiti, the United States is urging American citizens to leave the Caribbean nation. “Widespread fuel shortages may limit essential services in an emergency, including access to banks, money transfers, urgent medical care, internet and telecommunications, […]
By Hugh McIntyre, Forbes Already one of the most successful albums of all time by one of the most celebrated and beloved musicians ever, Bob Marley’s Legend is having an extra special week on one of Billboard’s most important most competitive charts. This frame, Legend, officially credited to Marley and the Wailers, hits 676 weeks on the Billboard 200, Billboard’s […]
Now that the inauguration has passed and the Biden administration has begun its work, it is a good time for retailers to take stock of the labor and employment issues that are likely to assume prominence in 2021, and to consider preparing to meet the challenges each of these issues pose. In no particular order, […]
Burnout, vaccine hesitancy, and plum traveling gigs are making it harder for hospitals to hire the nurses they need.
By Dylan Scott, VOX Covid-19 may no longer be surging widely across the United States, but America’s hospitals are still experiencing a staffing crisis that is putting critical care for patients in jeopardy. Hospitals all over the country are struggling, especially those in lower-population areas. A new survey of rural hospitals from the Chartis Group, […]