Drive to Get More Young New Yorkers to the Polls
By Emilie Cruz Voter advocacy groups on Tuesday launched a drive to boost New York’s low voter turnout, especially among young adults. “I get to …[read more]
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Public Advocate Candidates Warm Up for Debate
By Anna Spivak City Councilwoman Letitia James and State Senator Daniel Squadron rehearsed their arguments for becoming the next public advocate before different audiences in …[read more]
Internet Trading Fosters Crime, Prosecutors Charge
By Laurie Cherenfant The auditorium at the New York Historical Society was filled with businessmen and women as State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman criticized some …[read more]
Accused Killer of Comic Book Fan Appears in Court
By Jessica Jupiter & Nadira Foster-Williams A homeless man charged with an assault-turned-fatal recently in Union Square made a second court appearance Tuesday when he …[read more]
Parents of Little Hit-And-Run Victim Seek Justice
By Shakira Sealey The parents of the 4-year-old girl killed in a recent hit-and-run accident on the Upper West Side went to court on Tuesday …[read more]
Obama Addresses UN As Rumors of Handshake Whirl in Diplomatic Circles
By Alex Ellefson with Samantha Grillo & Lauren Keating President Barack Obama focused on the Middle East in a speech to the United Nations on Tuesday, …[read more]
For Chinese parents and kids, obstacles to life in U.S.
By ELIZABETH COLUCCIO Lim Quing is a soft-spoken mother of two sons, aged seven and one, whose older son attends P.S. 69, an elementary school …[read more]
Blood shortage at NY-area supplier
By KIRAN SURY Supplies have fallen to a critical level at the New York Blood Center. Officials say there is less than a one-day supply …[read more]
100 Years of Hispanic Life Through the the Lens of El Diario
By David Beltran The nation’s longest publishing Spanish-language newspaper, El Diario/La Prensa, unveiled plans on Tuesday to partner with Columbia University to preserve its collection …[read more]
Immigrants Find Angels in America
By Lauren Keating The New York Public Library, the largest circulating library system in America, is a crown jewel for those on a quest for …[read more]