Photo Credit: Katrina Hajagos Brooklyn, NY — Council Member Crystal Hudson will introduce legislation central to her ‘Black Agenda For New York City’ policy platform at June 2 City Council Stated Meeting. The four bills seek to address issues of racial, economic, and education justice in New York City: Black maternal mortality, universal child care, […]
New York, NY / USA – July 11th 2020: Former Mayor Bill De Blasio and first lady McCray participate in “Occupy the Corner” in Harlem with Inez Dickens, Gale Brewer, Hazel Dukes and others on gun violence. (Shutterstock) By Stephen Witt, Politics NY Thousands of Black and Hispanic small property owners in Harlem and Bedford-Stuyvesant […]
Congressional and state seats have changed. Before this summer’s primary elections, find out how your old districts stack up with your new ones.
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 31, 2020: People vote in the Brooklyn Museum during the 2020 Presidential election between President Donald J. Trump and Joe Biden. (Shutterstock) By Will Welch, Rachel Holliday Smith and Alyssa Katz, THE CITY After a chaotic redistricting process, New York’s political boundaries have finally been set for the 2022 election […]
May 23, 2022 – On Tuesday, May 24th, Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan will give remarks about his vision for mental health in New York City at the Henry Street Settlement. Following these remarks, officials will tour the program space for CONNECT, a new community-based mental health pilot. WHO: Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan, Deputy […]
Photo: Sanitation Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch and José Bayona, Executive Director, Mayor’s Office of Ethnic & Community Media and DSNY Staff at Community/Ethnic Media Roundtable (May 4, 2022) | New York City Department of Sanitation By Manuel Holguin Department of Sanitation Commissioner Jessica Tisch takes the helm of one of the essential departments in New […]
By Dr. Ashwin Vasan Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, New Yorkers have stepped up time and time again to protect each other. Today, over 6 million New Yorkers are fully vaccinated, over 3 million are boosted, and we have more tools than ever before to take on the virus. As the City’s doctor, I want to […]
New York, NY, USA – December 17, 2021: French Roast Brasserie and Cafe on Broadway and 85th St. (Shutterstock) By Andrew Rigie and Jessica Walker, NY Post How to explain the city’s lagging recovery? Look no further than the pandemic-induced financial challenges still facing our restaurants and retail shops, which make up the economic backbone of […]
By WiredJA News Team NEW YORK, Jamaica, Queens, May 2, 2022 – Mayor of New York City, Eric Adams, has offered to partner with the government of Jamaica to stem the flow of guns and drugs that continues to create mayhem both in the city of New York and in Jamaica. “As Mayor of the […]
Photo Credit: New York Immigration Coalition New York, NY-On May Day, known as International Workers Day, thousands of immigrant workers, labor leaders, unions and allies marched down the streets of lower Manhattan to demand a path to citizenship and worker protections. “Immigrant workers across this country cannot wait any longer for President Biden to make good […]
They’re volunteer positions with a history in patronage politics. Today, district leaders influence who can be judges, poll workers and members of each borough’s county committee.
New York, New York / USA – October 26 2020: Closeup of an outside sign stating “Vote Here” next to the voter entrance at an early voting site for the presidential election in Queens, NYC. (Shutterstock) By Rachel Holliday Smith, THE CITY You’ve heard of City Council members, and you know you have state representatives, […]