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]
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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]
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]
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]
“Strike Down This Casino”: Residents Hold Anti-Casino Meeting in Flushing
BY T’NEIL GOODEN The Muslim Center of New York in Flushing opened its doors on October 19 to Queens residents protesting the possible construction of …[read more]
NYC Mayoral Candidates Offer Plans to Improve Schools
BY ROSSI SEALEY New York City mayoral candidates Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa butted heads with Democratic front-runner Zohran Mamdani over the city’s Gifted and …[read more]
Congresswoman Yvette Clarke Warns About The Impacts of the Government Shutdown
BY PAOLA SACERDOTE New York District 9 Democratic Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke used her October 8 telephone town hall to blame President Donald Trump and …[read more]
The MTA Enforces New Safety Protocols on Bridges and Tunnels
By Alfonso Abreu Over the course of two days, October 6-7, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) held two public hearings to discuss the safety of …[read more]
Schools Chancellor’s Plan: Progress and Accountability
BY ROSSI SEALEY As families, students, and educators cheered, New York City Public Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos unveiled new initiatives at her inaugural State of …[read more]