By ZION DECOTEAU President Joe Biden on Thursday unveiled his plans to stem the tide of gun violence in America, bypassing a recalcitrant Congress by issuing executive orders aimed at…
Mayor Doubles Number of Covid Cases Requiring Schools to Close
By MAYA SCHUBERT Mayor Bill de Blasio and New York City Schools Chancellor Meisha Ross Porter announced on Thursday that New York City’s public schools would double the closure threshold…
Biden Stuns Press Corps Saying He ‘Expects’ to Run Again
By ZION DECOTEAU President Joe Biden said on Thursday that he expects to run again in 2024, stunning reporters at the first press conference of his presidency in the East…
School Bus Agency Names Director
By MAYA SCHUBERT A not-for-profit bus agency established by the city’s Department of Education appointed a seasoned transportation expert as Chief Executive Officer on Thursday. “I’m honored and grateful for…
Mayoral Hopefuls Send Mixed Messages Re Cuomo
By ZION DECOTEAU Governor Andrew Cuomo's sexual misconduct scandal dominated the conversation at Fordham University’s virtual mayoral candidate forum on Thursday. But no clear consensus emerged on how the besieged…
Mayor Gets His Shot and Takes a Shot at Cuomo
By SUSAN NUNEZ The 59-year-old man with gray hair rolled up his sleeve and faced away from the doctor who was about to jab his arm with the Johnson &…
Mum’s the Word for Cuomo
By MAYA SCHUBERT Governor Andrew Cuomo remained silent on sexual misconduct allegations at a press briefing on Thursday, announcing only that COVID-19 cases were dipping and that Yankee Stadium and…
The Worst Laid Plans of Jerks and Jocks
By JENNA MORALES A Wagner College graduate was sentenced to one year probation in Brooklyn Federal Court on Thursday for devising a scheme that never panned out to bribe college…
Freelancers on the Fence — Endorse Two Candidates for Mayor
By MAYA SCHUBERT The Freelancers Union took the unusual step of co-endorsing rival New York City mayoral candidates Maya Wiley and Andrew Yang on Thursday morning because the organization was…
Albany Dems Hound Cuomo to Resign
By ZION DECOTEAU More than fifty New York State legislators — all of them Democrats — on Thursday issued a statement calling for Governor Andrew Cuomo to resign. "In light…