By NAYELIS VARGAS The Attorney of Brooklyn and Manhattan announced on Thursday that they would join forces to help ensure that voters can lawfully cast their ballots in the November…
Cities Labeled “Anarchist” Sue Trump Administration
By CARMEN SAFFIOTI Three major cities, including New York, have filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration for designating the cities as “anarchist jurisdictions” and threatening to withhold federal grants,…
Virus Aside, Wall St. Booms, Says State Official
By RAHMAN New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli reported on Thursday that profits in the securities industry for the first six months of 2020 increased by a whopping 82 percent…
Trials Resume in Manhattan Federal Court with Guilty Verdict
By WESTON LOVING Two New York City men were convicted of conspiracy to commit murder for hire as well as a litany of other charges on Wednesday, as criminal trials…
Jack-0-Lanterns Are Alive and Well in Pandemic Halloween
By TELVIN POLEDORE Halloween is right around the corner and the spookiest thing about the scary season is a goblin called Covid-19 The virus was expected to change how the…
Cute or Wrong? Debate over French Film Rages
By AMANDA ALMONORD When Sabrina Yvonne’s 13-year-old sister asked her to watch the French coming of age drama Mignonnes or Cuties as it’s known in the United States, she didn’t…
Covid Not a Walk in the Park
By CONRAD HOYT As the virus has spiked again in the city recently New Yorkers could add another surprising category of worker to the ranks of front-line combatants of the…
Pollution From Wildfires on the Rise
By DVORAH NELSON “Every time I was outside I felt like I was being stabbed in the chest,” Marrisa Swanson said over the phone on recent warm Sunday afternoon. Marrisa…
Earthship to NYC: Up Your Climate Game
By BOBBIE BELL A son of the iconoclastic architect who pioneered unconventional dwellings, dubbed earthships, visited New York City recently where he opined that the pandemic had boosted interest in…
BX Subway Gets Three New Elevators
By JOLIE BAYNES The MTA announced on Thursday the completion of three new elevators now open on the B and D lines at Bedford Park Blvd in the Bronx. The…