Conrad Ifill (left), owner of Conrad’s Famous Bakery in New York (Photo) NEW YORK – The Caribbean community in New York is mourning the passing of prominent Trinidadian businessman Conrad Ifill, whose Conrad’s Famous Bakery has been a fixture in Brooklyn’s the Caribbean community for decades. Ifill, who succumbed to the COVID-19 on April 17, […]
Amber Isaac, seen with partner Bruce McIntyre, passed away shortly after giving birth at the Montefiore Medical Center in The Bronx. Photo: Courtesy of Bruce McIntyre By Ese Olumhense, THE CITY Weeks before she gave birth, Amber Isaac, 26, told her partner she dreamed she wouldn’t survive the delivery. After learning she was pregnant with her first […]
First responders from The Brooklyn Hospital Center Emergency Medical Services arrived to treat patient at Greenpark nursing home “The Phoenix” in Brooklyn – New York, NY – April 4, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Allison Dikanovic and Lauren Costantino Additional Reporting By Jose Martinez and Danny Laplaza, THE CITY The people on the frontlines of the coronavirus […]
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announce updates on the spread of the coronavirus, during a news conference in the Red Room at the state Capitol. Albany, New York / United States 4/4/2020 (Shutterstock) By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo took to morning TV shows Tuesday to push back […]
McDonald’s in China has apologised after a branch in the industrial city of Guangzhou barred black people from entering. A video shared on social media showed a notice that read: “We’ve been informed that from now on black people are not allowed to enter the restaurant.” McDonald’s said that when it found out about the […]
By Kristen Doererfor, ProPublica As the COVID-19 outbreak rages in the United States, businesses and schools have closed and events have been canceled, leaving employees and business owners without work and at a loss for income. Even the U.S. Navy is struggling. No aspect of life seems to be untouched; filing and paying taxes is no exception. When are taxes due? 2019 federal […]
President of the United States Donald Trump speaks at the general political discussion during the 72th session of the UN Assembly in New York: NEW YORK, USA – Sep 19, 2017 (Shutterstock) By Ashley Parker, MSN President Trump stepped to the lectern Monday on a day when the virus death toll in the United States […]
The United Federation of Teachers has collected these photos and posted them to a webpage launched to honor members who have died from presumed coronavirus complications. Photo: Courtesy United Federation of Teachers By Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat, THE CITY Claudia Shirley continued to teach in Bushwick even after retiring and loved her job so much that she inspired […]
By Allison Dikanovic, Lauren Costantino and Danny Laplaza Additional Reporting By Josefa Velasquez, THE CITY More than 16 million Americans have suddenly found themselves unemployed, thanks to the upheaval wrought by the coronavirus outbreak. In the last week of March alone, the New York State Department of Labor received 8.2 million calls — a 16,000% increase compared to its typical week. The department’s online portal […]
There was no social distancing as lawyers waited the session to begin March 12 before Judge Johnny Lee Baynes in Brooklyn Supreme Court. (Photo: NY Daily News) By Noah Goldberg, NY Daily News Dozens of lawyers, court officers and clerks crowded onto the wooden benches in Judge Johnny Lee Baynes’ courtroom on March 12 as […]