By Nancy S. Jecker, The Conversation Fully vaccinated adults are celebrating their new freedom and removing their face masks. Yet for parents of children under age 12, the rejoicing might be short-lived. Since children that age do not yet have access to vaccines, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says they are better off […]
By Ryder Kessler, Gotham Gazette After a once-in-a-century pandemic, concerns about rising gun crime, debates about usage of our streets, and perennial conflict over integration of our schools and neighborhoods, the 2021 mayoral primary cycle’s final day centered less on why we were voting than on the mechanics of how we’d be casting our ballots. […]
By Greg David, THE CITY With the 18 buildings Valentina Gojcaj owns or manages in The Bronx saddled with $787,000 in arrears from tenants who haven’t paid rent during the pandemic, she made a list of 53 residents owing more than $5,000. She then submitted the landlord portion of the paperwork necessary for those people […]
In 2020, There Were 25 Child Hot Car Deaths Nationwide; ACS Reminds Parents to Always Check the Backseat Before Leaving & Locking Their Cars.
NEW YORK, NY – As the National Weather Service forecasts an intense heat wave with temperatures climbing well above normal, the NYC Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) is reminding parents to “Look Before You Lock” – never leave a child unattended in a car. With temperatures forecasted to soar, vehicles can heat up quickly, which […]
After losing jobs in New York and Memphis, he’s got a new view on what’s important.
By Jesse Washington, The Undefeated After the game was taken away, he retreated into a shell of pity and shame. Basketball had been David Fizdale’s entire identity since he got “Hoop Life” tatted on his left shoulder as a teen. Basketball had carried him to college from the bullet-riddled streets of South Central Los Angeles […]
By OECS Brasília, Brazil — Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has been recovering from the strong impact that the eruption of the La Soufriere volcano in April had on its agricultural sector, but it still needs the help and solidarity of the countries of the Americas and the rest of the world. This was stated by […]
NEW YORK – Schools Chancellor Meisha Porter celebrated the culmination of the 2020-2021 school year with students, educators, families and staff during school visits and ceremonies in all five boroughs this week. As COVID-19 cases drop to their lowest levels in over a year and vaccination rates continue to rise, the Chancellor shared messages of optimism and […]
By Andrew Romano, Yahoo News This, of course, wasn’t always the case. During the first year or so of the pandemic, more than 500,000 unvaccinated Americans died of COVID-19. None of them had the option of reducing their risk of dying of the disease to essentially zero by receiving a free shot that had already been […]
This virtual presentation features key findings from MOIA’s new demographic analysis of the city’s Asian and Pacific Islander (API) immigration population. View the report at: https://on.nyc.gov/APIReport. This report comes at a moment when the City is celebrating #ImmigrantHeritageMonth while supporting community members and fighting incidents of bias and discrimination citywide. The report reflects the urgency […]
Mayoral candidate Maya Wiley arrives for debate at NBC Studios at Rockefeller Center. She greets supporters gathering outside to appreciate their support. – New York, NY – June 16, 2021 (Shutterstock) By Nicholas Williams and Dave Goldiner, NY Daily News Maya Wiley insists she’s far from done in the NYC mayoral primary race. The Democratic […]