Watch the Full Town Hall Broadcast on C-SPAN Here | Editorial credit: Lev radin / shutterstock.com BROOKLYN, NY — Yesterday, Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) held an in-person town hall at the George W. Wingate High School Auditorium in her hometown of Brooklyn, NY. “I am grateful to the residents of New York’s Ninth Congressional District […]
By Greg David, THE CITY | Editorial credit: Drop of Light / shutterstock.com The “Big Beautiful Bill” passed by House Republicans and President Trump’s proposed budget for the next federal fiscal year together result in pretty ugly consequences for New York, according to new assessments on the impact of the proposed aid cuts. Start with […]
By Fenix Suriel | Photos credit: The New York Taxi Workers Alliance New York, NY: The New York Taxi Workers Alliance (NYTWA) hosted a rally to urge the city council to support a bill protecting drivers against vehicle service companies. Int 0276 is a bill that prohibits vehicle service companies such as Lyft and Uber […]
By Claudia Irizarry Aponte and Katie Honan | Photo credit: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY In a blow to retirees, the state Court of Appeals overruled lower court decisions that had barred the city from moving its quarter-million retirees to a privatized health care plan. The state’s highest court has overruled a state Supreme Court judge’s decision that had barred […]
By Chris Tobias | Photo courtesy: Crystal for Brooklyn In an interview with our Editor-in-Chief and Host of People Power & Politics, Pearl Phillip, New York City Council Member Crystal Hudson sat down to reflect on her trailblazing tenure and ambitious vision for the future. Representing the diverse and culturally rich 35th District—which includes Fort […]
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By Esther Claudette Gittens | Photo Copyright IQ INC. An analysis of the available articles and legal documents concerning Egbert Dewgard of New York City reveals a narrative tragically familiar in the annals of American justice: a life defined in the public record not by its lived experiences, but by its violent and contested end […]
By Esther Gittens Introduction In 2019, New York City voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure to implement Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) for local primary and special elections. The measure passed with approximately 73% of the vote and marked a significant shift in the city’s electoral landscape. But while the reform promised to empower voters, reduce […]
Editorial credit: Robson90 / shutterstock.com MoneyGram Failed to Deliver Funds or Provide Timely Refunds NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today secured $250,000 from MoneyGram International, Inc., and MoneyGram Payment Systems, Inc., (MoneyGram) for failing to follow consumer protection laws and jeopardizing their customers’ money transfers. MoneyGram is an international money transfer […]
By Claudia Irizarry Aponte, THE CITY | Photo credit: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY Adrienne Adams, Zohran Mamdani and Zellnor Myrie are taking heat from retired city workers for refusing to sign a pledge to protect their health care from a cost-cutting deal championed by a union that endorsed them. The undecided fate of health care for […]