By CARMEN SAFFIOTI A 75 foot-tall, 45-foot-wide Norway Spruce from Oneonta, New York was hauled to its destination in Rockefeller Center on Thursday but with a dangerous new surge of…
Job Loss and Covid-19 Equal Depression
By NATALINA ZIEMAN On a brisk afternoon in the suburbs of Long Island, the reporter shuts her car door and treks up a steep hill to the house at the…
Local Bookstores Weather Virus
By AllISON RAPP A typical day at Community Bookstore in Park Slope, Brooklyn involves a steady stream of customers -- some on the hunt for a particular new release, others…
A Black Athlete’s Journey Through Racism
By PAULINA VAIRO It was Errol’s McFarlane’s first practice with his new soccer team in Iceland. He was full of adrenaline and excitement, but that all changed when he walked…
For This Artist, Her Muse is Herself
By AMANDA ALMONORD If you want to understand why Annie Bercy is so passionate about her work, you’d have to take a quick look at her background. Growing up with…
Covid & College: A Formula for Depression
By SHIRLEY ALVAREZ Meriam Rezika, 21, an Early Childhood Education student at Touro College, complains that college has been more challenging and more depressing his semester. "I knew it was…
EarthShips Land in Philadelphia
By BOBBIE BELL Rashida Ali-Campbell, founder and executive director of nonprofit organization Love Loving Love is getting an all expense paid headquartered Earthship office to support her mission to reduce…
Mayor Again Warns of School Closings
By KENDRA MARTINEZ Mayor de Blasio on Thursday repeated his warning of closing down schools again as the percentage of coronavirus positive cases on a seven-day average stood at citywide,…
Brooklyn DA Stings Alleged Gun Ring
By IVAN MORROBEL Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez and New York City Police Department Chief of Detectives Rodney Harrison announced on Thursday the indictment of four men, including an MTA subway…
Accused Gun Traffickers Caught in Police Net
By ADAM ZAKI Three of the four accused gun traffickers in the police department’s “Operation Tiger” net were arraigned on Thursday, as gun violence continued to rage throughout the city.…