NYC Mayor Eric Adams Calls Essential Workers ‘Low-Skilled’ & Lacking in ‘Academic Skills’

NYC Mayor Eric Adams Calls Essential Workers ‘Low-Skilled’ & Lacking in ‘Academic Skills’

Mayor Eric Adams wears hoodie sweatshirt with slogan Vaccine And Testing during signing executive order to help small businesses at Pearl River Mart shop. – New York, NY – January 4, 2022 (Shutterstock) By Bernadette Giacomazzo, MSN Newly-elected New York City Mayor Eric Adams — a former cop — has been in office for less […]

Finding Joy Amidst Hardship

Finding Joy Amidst Hardship

NYC’s “Hometown Heroes” Parade celebrated essential workers who supported New Yorkers throughout the COVID-19 pandemic on July 7, 2021. The parade’s route started at Manhattan’s Battery Park, traveled along the Canyon of Heroes, and ended with a special ceremony in City Hall Park. One such hero is Trinidadian Heather Juman-James. Heather Juman-James, RN, describes her […]

Citizenship for Essential Workers Act: The Right Thing To Do For The Nation

Citizenship for Essential Workers Act: The Right Thing To Do For The Nation

Essential workers amid COVID-19 pandemic – New York City, New York/USA April 6, 2020 (Shutterstock) By AV Press Releases This week, the Citizenship for Essential Workers Act was introduced in the House by Reps. Castro and Lieu, and in the Senate by Sens. Padilla and Warren. The legislation would put undocumented essential workers on pathways […]

What You Need To Know If You’re An Essential Worker in NYC

What You Need To Know If You’re An Essential Worker in NYC

First responders from The Brooklyn Hospital Center Emergency Medical Services arrived to treat patient at Greenpark nursing home “The Phoenix” in Brooklyn – New York, NY – April 4, 2020 (Shutterstock) By Allison Dikanovic and Lauren Costantino Additional Reporting By Jose Martinez and Danny Laplaza, THE CITY The people on the frontlines of the coronavirus […]