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 Brian Figeroux, Esq. | Editorial Credit: Evgeniia Primavera / shutterstock.com Political asylum is a vital legal protection for individuals who fear persecution in their home countries due to their race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group. However, not all asylum applications are successful. Losing a political asylum case in […]
By Greg David, THE CITY | Editorial Credit: StratfordProductions/ shutterstock.com Employment in bars and eateries is nearly back to pre-2020 levels, with new establishments playing to a wide range of clienteles. Chef Franklin Becker and partner Stephen Loffredo spent $7 million on the build-out of the two-story seafood eatery Point Seven, located in the MetLife […]
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 […]
