New York may be a city of 8 million stories, but at its core is a story of universal success. Because here in the city that never sleeps the hustle never stops. It’s easy enough to see for yourself: if you can catch a New Yorker at the right moment there’ll be that same […]
By Maurizio Guerrero, Documented NY Janusz Zdybel, a 33-year-old immigrant from Poland, died while working inside a church a decade ago. Zdybel was installing a safety net under the ceiling of the St. Paul the Apostle church on the Upper West Side in Manhattan in October 2011 when he plunged 12 stories to his death […]
By Julia Marsh and Nolan Hicks, NY Post It pays to be married to the boss. Eric Adams’ mayoral campaign overpaid a campaign consultant who did little work — because he is the powerful Brooklyn Democratic Party leader’s husband, multiple sources claimed to The Post. Edu Hermelyn, husband of Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, the Kings […]
The left is once again coming after incumbent members of the state Senate and Assembly.
By Zach Williams, City and State NY The June 2022 primaries are many months away, but any wannabe insurgent Democratic candidates for the state Legislature have little time to waste in deciding whether or not to run. Campaign staff have to be hired. Fundraising operations need to get up and running. Waiting too long on […]
The borough is even more important than usual as Jumaane Williams gets ready to take on Kathy Hochul again.
New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams speaks at Wegmans opening day celebration at Brooklyn Navy Yard. – New York, NY – October 27, 2019 (Shutterstock) By Zach Williams, City and State NY New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams is officially exploring a run for governor, but he will not have to look far […]
In Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, Manhattan and Long Island, more than a dozen say insurance payouts got pocketed by a home improvement company that left their homes incomplete or even uninhabitable. Authorities are contemplating action.
By Gabriel Sandoval, THE CITY More than three years ago, a fire that started in a neighbor’s property ravaged Anne McNeill’s Brooklyn brownstone. She hoped the incinerated interior would be quickly repaired. She wanted to return to her three-story home, in the Stuyvesant Heights historic district on Macdonough Street. A month after the fire, McNeill […]
By Yoav Gonen, Josefa Velasquez and Katie Honan, THE CITY SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Top New York state and city officials converged at this week’s Somos conference for the same blend of politicking and policy discussions on Latino priorities — but they differ on how they paid for their trips. Most used campaign or […]
Eric Adams Democratic Party mayoral candidate greets supporters outside of NBC Studios before general election debates. – New York, NY – October 20, 2021 (Shutterstock) By Victoria Falk, Special to CAW Victorious! Democratic candidate, Eric Adams, won the New York City 2021 mayoral race. When Adams gets sworn into office as the next Mayor of […]
By Reema Amin, Chalkbeat, THE CITY New York City is extending its $100 vaccine incentive to young children getting vaccinated at school sites or city-run clinics, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday. “We really want kids to take advantage, families to take advantage of that,” de Blasio told reporters. “Everyone can use a little more […]
Governor Kathy Hochul signs legislation to allow caring for siblings and holds media briefing at governor’s office on 3rd avenue in Manhattan. (Shutterstock) By Josefa Velasquez and Katie Honan, THE CITY SAN JUAN — Back home in Brooklyn, hundreds of absentee ballots — which by law cannot be opened until Nov. 15 — will determine […]