NYC Council Pushes for Water Safety Instruction in Schools
BY ROSSI SEALEY Seven drownings occurred on NYC beaches in the summer of 2024, making it the highest number since 2019. In response the NYC …[read more]
Hot Girls for Zohran: How Influencers Helped Mamdani Secure A Win
BY KIRSTEN DAVIS This year’s mayoral race saw the highest turnout of voters in New York City since 1969. Three-quarters of NYC’s youth, people under …[read more]
Bronxworks Market Maintains Affordable Produce
BY PAOLA SACERDOTE Bronxworks Produce Market, a community non-profit, continues to keep the food farm stand affordable as the worldwide prices of goods rise. This …[read more]
How Art House Astoria Creates Accessibility for Students
BY JAIDA DENT Where New York City public schools are lagging on providing a proper arts curriculum, one organization in Queens helps fill the gap …[read more]
Our Legacy Is Our Protest: Puerto Rican and Latinx Studies ‘Encuentro’
BY KAILA MACEIRA In 1967, Brooklyn College’s student body was 91.6% white, 4.2% Black, and only 0.8% Puerto Rican. Eight years later, after protests and …[read more]
New Yorkers Wary of NYPD Q-Teams In Addressing Public Safety
BY SARAH O’CONNELL A few months since New York Police Department Quality of Life ‘Q-Teams’ began responding to calls across New York City, some residents …[read more]
Swastika Spray-Painted Outside Yashiva In Gravesend.
BY: LUIS ANGEL PEREZ MARTINEZ In the morning of November 5th, the Magen David Yeshiva on McDonald Ave, in Gravesend, Brooklyn, was graffited with a …[read more]
Manhattan BP Advocates for Affordable Housing Reform at Brooklyn Poll Site
BY MARYANA AVERYANOVA At the John Jay Educational Campus in Brooklyn, outgoing Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine, who will be the New York City Comptroller, …[read more]
Gerritsen Beach Youth Express Mixed Feelings About Mayoral Election
BY EMILY SUHR While many in New York City welcome the new mayoral administration with optimism, some young residents of Gerritsen Beach did not vote …[read more]
Making Applying Easier: NYS Waives Fees
By ROSSI SEALEY As college application deadlines loom, Brooklyn high schoolers are preparing for the next steps in higher education. Governor Kathy Hochul announced on …[read more]