Photos Courtesy of Attorney General’s Office AG’s Investigation Seized More Than 5,000 Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills Containing Fentanyl and More Than One Kilogram of Cocaine. Second Indictment Charged One Defendant for March 2024 Shooting in Brooklyn NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced the arrests and indictments of eight individuals for their roles […]
Christine Yvette Lewis, a Trinidadian labor organizer and Ninaj Raoul, a Haitian immigrant rights advocate, are 2024 recipients of the Just Brooklyn Prize. The Joe and Clara Tsai Foundation awarded each of these Brooklyn leaders with a $20,000 grant in a ceremony on October 30 at the Barclays Center, honoring their decades of work supporting immigrant […]
By Esther Claudette Gittens New York City, a global symbol of resilience and opportunity, faces deep-rooted challenges in addressing the needs of its vulnerable communities. Amid growing economic inequality, housing insecurity, and healthcare disparities, low-income families, immigrants, elderly residents, and others face systemic barriers to stability and prosperity. Addressing these challenges requires a bold vision, […]
By Esther Claudette Gittens | Editorial Credit: Bumble Dee / shutterstock.com The restaurant and bar industry has always been high-risk, with historically slim profit margins. However, in NYC, these risks are magnified due to the city’s unique dynamics. According to industry data: National Trends: About 60% of restaurants fail within the first year, and approximately […]
By Jeanmarie Evelly, citylimits.org | Editorial Credit: a katz/shutterstock.com With Donald Trump expected to return to the White House in January, City Limits takes a closer look at the former and future president’s platform and promises around key policy issues, and what that could mean in New York. More than 2.5 million New York City residents voted in […]
Editorial credit: lev radin / shutterstock.com New Empire State Freedom Initiative is Assessing Policy Risks and Developing Strategies to Protect New Yorkers New Yorkers Took Action to Protect Abortion Access by Enshrining Reproductive Freedoms in State Constitution NEW YORK – Attorney General Letitia James and Governor Kathy Hochul today updated New Yorkers on the ongoing […]
By Reuven Blau, THE CITY | Editorial Credit: Ron Adar / shutterstock.com The city’s largest public defender group says the practice of restraining people accused of nonviolent crimes behind their backs for initial court appearances is dehumanizing and prejudicial. The NYPD’s relatively new policy of handcuffing almost all people during their first court appearance unfairly violates […]
By Greg David, THE CITY | Editorial Credit: Leonard Zhukovsky / shutterstock.com At last week’s rally at Madison Square Garden, Donald Trump yet again pledged to “launch the largest deportation program in American history.” According to him, deporting millions of immigrants, including those who are undocumented and those who are here legally, will free up millions […]
By Clarissa Leon, DocuentedNY |Editorial Credit: mikeledray / shutterstock.com Outside poll sites in public schools, museums and libraries, immigrant New Yorkers made their case for why they supported former President Donald Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris. Crime, public safety, the economy and women’s reproductive rights were overarching concerns, but in the midst of exiting […]
By Greg B. Smith and Katie Honan, THE CITY | Editorial Credit: a katz/Shutterstock.com The protege of Mayor Eric Adams put in charge of city leases, who vacationed last month with a top broker for Cushman & Wakefield, approved three multi-million dollar lease deals arranged by that real estate firm, city officials confirmed Tuesday. In late September […]
