N.Y. Legal Unions Blast Housing Court Reopening Plan in Letter

N.Y. Legal Unions Blast Housing Court Reopening Plan in Letter

By Chinekwu Osakwe, Reuters (Reuters) – The Legal Services Staff Association, along with several other organizations that represent attorneys and courthouse personnel, have released a letter to the New York State Office of Court Administration urging it to nix its resumption of in-person housing court appearances. The letter has so far been signed by four […]

Eric Adams’ Townhouse Trouble: Tax Filing ‘Mistake’ and Blown-Off Buildings Inspector

Campaign says mayoral nominee will amend tax returns for a second time after THE CITY pointed out irregularities concerning filings on his Bed-Stuy residence. Adams also overlooked an illegal-apartment-conversion complaint taped to his door, city records show.

Eric Adams’ Townhouse Trouble: Tax Filing ‘Mistake’ and Blown-Off Buildings Inspector

By Greg B. Smith and Yoav Gonen, THE CITY Eric Adams, the Democratic nominee for mayor, is also a landlord who owns a four-unit red-brick Brooklyn townhouse where he says he rents out three apartments and, since 2017, has lived on the ground floor. But tax and city records show potentially serious irregularities tied to […]

U.S. Increases Deportations to Haiti Amid Spike in Border Arrivals

U.S. Increases Deportations to Haiti Amid Spike in Border Arrivals

By Camilo Montoya-Galvez The U.S. government is increasing deportation flights to Haiti in response to the rapid arrival of thousands of Haitian migrants in a small Texas community along the border with Mexico, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Saturday. Thousands of migrants, many of them from Haiti, have crossed the southern border in recent […]

De Blasio Rolls Out COVID Booster Shot Plan Utilizing All NYC Vaccination Sites: ‘We Are Ready’

De Blasio Rolls Out COVID Booster Shot Plan Utilizing All NYC Vaccination Sites: ‘We Are Ready’

By Chris Sommerfeldt, NY Daily News Federal regulators haven’t authorized booster shots of the coronavirus vaccine yet — but Mayor de Blasio is already laying the groundwork for administering them. Hizzoner rolled out a booster shot plan Thursday that involves offering the additional doses at all vaccination sites in the city and extending opening hours […]

No Stopping New York!

No Stopping New York!

A recovery for all of us is happening right now, in every neighborhood and every borough. Our city is reopening, our communities are flourishing, our businesses are coming back. There’s No Stopping New York.  http://RecoveryForAll.nyc.gov

NYPD Gang Database Targeted By City Council Member

NYPD Gang Database Targeted By City Council Member

By Eileen Grinch, THE CITY While the city Department of Investigation readies a much-anticipated watchdog report on the NYPD’s database of alleged gang members, a new City Council bill aims to abolish the list. “It will be a very straightforward bill that would make it so that the gang database will no longer exist,” said […]

Haiti PM Ariel Henry Banned From Leaving Country Amid Murder Inquiry

Haiti PM Ariel Henry Banned From Leaving Country Amid Murder Inquiry

Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry has been banned from leaving the country amid an investigation into his alleged involvement in the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. A prosecutor is seeking charges against Mr Henry, who has been asked to explain his links with a key suspect in the killing, Joseph Felix Badio. Records show the […]

Are Some People in the Caribbean Becoming the Architects of Their Own Destruction?

Are Some People in the Caribbean Becoming the Architects of Their Own Destruction?

By Sir Ronald Sanders The question has to be asked. Are some people in Caribbean countries becoming the architects of their own and the region’s destruction? There is clearly an organized anti-vaccination campaign throughout the region. Who is behind the campaign is unclear, but what is evident is that opposition political parties and criminal elements […]

JAMAICA | JCTU Endorses Covid-19 Vaccination Implementation Program

JAMAICA | JCTU Endorses Covid-19 Vaccination Implementation Program

By WiredJA KINGSTON, Jamaica, September 12, 2021 – The Government’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccination Implementation Program has been endorsed by the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU) and its affiliates. JCTU executive members, led by President, Helene Davis Whyte, publicly pledged their support for the initiative during a press conference hosted by Minister of Health and […]