By Esther Claudette Gittens | Editorial credit: Drop of Light / shutterstock.com Trump’s campaign promises, their intended goals, and their potential and actual implications for New York City, a metropolitan hub that embodies challenges and opportunities distinct from the rest of the nation Donald Trump’s presidency and campaign promises were deeply rooted in the ethos […]
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 Linda Hohnholz, eturbonews | Photo courtesy of eturbonews Speaking at the prestigious International Tourism and Investment Conference (ITIC) Global Tourism Investment Summit at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre in London, England, Minister Bartlett called on Commonwealth countries to join forces in making tourism a transformative driver of inclusive growth. “The Commonwealth, with its 2.7 […]
By Linda Hohnholz, eturbonews | Photo credit: eturbonews Jamaica Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has continued to advocate for the importance of tourism-dependent destinations owning the supply side of the industry to increase investments and earnings. Speaking at the International Tourism and Investment Conference (ITIC) Global Tourism Investment Summit in London yesterday, the Minister highlighted that […]
Photos courtesy: CUNY/SPH Trini Distinguished Scholar at City University of New York/School of Public Health, Dr. Everold Hosein, finished his 39th consecutive New York City Marathon this past Sunday, and his 8th since having a heart attack 8 years ago. “I even beat a few younger runners”, added Dr. Hosein. Dr. Hosein is 79 years of […]
By Americas’s Voice | Editorial Credit: lev Radin / shutterstock.com Three debates, three questions, three dodges on mass deportation At Tuesday’s vice presidential debate, J.D. Vance followed Donald Trump’s lead and again refused to provide specifics following a direct question about the details and consequences of their signature issue: mass deportation. Like Trump did in […]
Every four years, national media turn their attention to the Rust Belt, a term that describes Midwestern industrial and manufacturing states whose economies were decimated by the decline of those industries in the 1970s. This region contains the coveted states of Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. Many rural parts of these states have a majority of white […]
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 […]
By Gwynne Hogan, THE CITY | Editorial Credit: Leonard Zhukovsky / Shutterstock.com Residents at one of the city’s largest migrant shelters spoke to living with a “state of uncertainty” as Trump rails against immigrants. As former president Donald Trump rails against a supposed “migrant invasion” and vows the “largest deportation effort in American history” if […]
By Yoav Gonen and Rachel Kahn, THE CITY | Editorial Credit: Lev Radin / shutterstock.com Following a Manhattan rally where the Republican presidential nominee and supporters bashed immigrants, Puerto Rico and Democrat Kamala Harris, the criminally indicted mayor refused to address questions on Donald Trump or his mass deportation vow. At his weekly briefing with reporters Tuesday, […]