The entrance to Rikers Island on Hazen Street in Queens, Jan. 21, 2019. Credit: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY By Reuven Blau In 2007, Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s administration pushed through a new rule allowing jail staff to eavesdrop on detainees’ phone calls. Seventeen years later, a city lawmaker now wants to make it illegal again to listen to and […]
Governor Kathy Hochul. Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com By Julian Shen-Berro, ChalkBeat Gov. Kathy Hochul is mulling how to get smartphones out of New York schools as city and state officials grapple with the potential harmful effects of social media and other online platforms on youth mental health. This week, Hochul said smartphones should […]
By Kenya Hunter | October 19, 2023 | The Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is considering a ban on certain hair-straightening chemicals that have been used by Black women for years and that research shows may increase the risk of uterine cancer. But Black hair stylists say such products […]