NYC Comptroller Report Finds 1,000+ Buildings with Chronic Lack of Heat Over Past 5 Years; City Failed to Enforce Action in 25% of Those Buildings

NYC Comptroller Report Finds 1,000+ Buildings with Chronic Lack of Heat Over Past 5 Years; City Failed to Enforce Action in 25% of Those Buildings

New York, NY USA – November 3, 2022 : Fire trucks and an ambulance responding to an apartment fire on the second-to-top floor at the NYCHA Manhattanville Houses in Harlem, New York City. (Shutterstock) New York, NY – In a new report, “Turn Up the Heat,” issued on the one-year anniversary of the tragic Twin Parks […]

Marijuana Use Spills Into NYC Classrooms as Educators Grapple With New Cannabis Landscape

Marijuana Use Spills Into NYC Classrooms as Educators Grapple With New Cannabis Landscape

By Michael Elsen-Rooney, Chalkbeat, THE CITY The Manhattan 16-year-old started smoking weed to get over a bad breakup, initially keeping the habit outside school hours. Soon, though, he was using marijuana to address other mental health issues, like depression that suppressed his appetite and anxiety that made it difficult to go to class. He began […]

NYC Nurse Strike Ends as NYSNA Declares Historic Victories at Montefiore and Mount Sinai (NYSNA statement)

NYC Nurse Strike Ends as NYSNA Declares Historic Victories at Montefiore and Mount Sinai (NYSNA statement)

Nurses at Montefiore Medical Center in New York continue to strike on 2nd day as negotiation still on between administration and union on January 10, 2023 (Shutterstock) New York, NY—NYC nurses strike for safe staffing to end this morning in historic victory as tentative deals reached with both Montefiore Bronx and Mount Sinai Hospital. Nurses […]

Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso Delivers 2023 State of the Borough After History-making First Year in Office

Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso Delivers 2023 State of the Borough After History-making First Year in Office

Photo Courtesy: Brooklyn Brough President Office BROOKLYN, NY (January 10, 2023) – Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso tonight delivered Brooklyn’s first State of the Borough address in nearly ten years at New York City College of Technology. The Borough President was joined by Brooklyn’s own Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who also gave remarks, Mayor Eric […]

Governor Hochul Signs Legislation Establishing Carlos’ Law

Governor Hochul Signs Legislation Establishing Carlos’ Law

Governor Kathy Hochul speaks at signing bills targeting hatred and intolerance, new education initiatives for people convicted of committing hate crimes in Governor’s office in New York on Nov 22 2022. (Shutterstock) By governor.ny.gov Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation establishing Carlos’ Law. The legislation (S.621B/A.4947B) amends the New York State Penal Law to increase the […]

Vision Zero: Adams Administration Announces Aggressive Enforcement of DWI During Winter Holiday Season

Vision Zero: Adams Administration Announces Aggressive Enforcement of DWI During Winter Holiday Season

NEW YORK – The New York City Police Department (NYPD), the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT), NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC), and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) stood outside One Police Plaza today to announce major initiatives to crack down on speeding and drunk driving ahead of the holidays. Agency […]

A Chat with Carol-Ann Church: Director of Community Boards, Brooklyn Borough

A Chat with Carol-Ann Church: Director of Community Boards, Brooklyn Borough

By Linda Nwoke Recently, People, Power & Politics Radio Show chatted with Carol-Ann Church, Brooklyn’s Director of Community Boards. The interview focused on the role, value, and process that Brooklynites can follow to become members of the borough’s community board. “Community boards offer a direct link to the community, from everyday residents to government bureaucracy. […]

Ahead of the Holiday Travel Season, Immigrant Airport Workers Are in Crisis

Ahead of the Holiday Travel Season, Immigrant Airport Workers Are in Crisis

QUEENS, NEW YORK-DECEMBER 9, 2018: Interior of the new terminal at LaGuardia Airport. The airport is undergoing a multi-billion dollar investment. (Shutterstock) By Amir Khafagy, Documented NY Last Thursday, nearly 100 airport workers gathered outside the historic Marina Air Terminal at LaGuardia Airport to demand better working conditions from their employer Swissport USA and for […]

Just Because Ye Eats Free at Mar-a-Lago, Doesn’t Mean he can Also Eat Free Off the Plates of Freelancers

Just Because Ye Eats Free at Mar-a-Lago, Doesn’t Mean he can Also Eat Free Off the Plates of Freelancers

Kanye West attends the in-store signing of his new release ‘Graduation’ held at the Virgin Megastore Hollywood & Highland in Hollywood, California, United States on September 13, 2007. (Shutterstock) The infamous Kanye West is about to find out that freelancers are not to be messed with. As covered in Business Insider, on December 7, 2022, New […]

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