By ZION DECOTEAU Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday backed the Queens State Assemblyman who accused Governor Andrew Cuomo of making a threatening phone call after the publicly criticized the…
Queens DA Unmasks Alleged Fake Mask Maker
By JUANA NORALES Queens DA Melinda Katz on Thursday announced the arrest of a warehouse worker for allegedly selling over 1 million counterfeit N95 masks to frontline and healthcare workers.…
City Council Advances Plan to Make Rikers Energy Hub
By SUSAN NUNEZ The New York City Council passed laws on Thursday designed to turn Rikers Island from a jailhouse into a center of renewable energy. The legislation, proposed by…
Mayor de Blasio Pans Gov’s Budget Scheme
By MAYA SCHUBERT New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday criticized Governor Andrew Cuomo’s budget for the upcoming fiscal year, saying that proposed cuts to the public health…
Progressive Group Urges Biden to Erase $50,000 in Student Debt
By JUANA NORALES Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and a group of progressive Democrats on Thursday urged the Biden Administration to cancel $50,000 in student loan debt to all borrowers…
Gov. Urges New Yorkers to Trust Vaccine
By JOLIE BAYNES Gov. Andrew Cuomo gave what he called “a Christmas gift” to the press and public on Thursday: the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine. Cuomo, in a theatrical display at…
Nantasha Williams to Run for Queens City Council Seat
By TELVIN POLEDORE Queen native and community leader Nantasha Williams on Thursday launched her bid for the City Council seat representing the district spanning the neighborhoods of Jamaica, Queens Village…
Rapper Charged as Gangsta
By OBA WILIAMS-CANTINE Brooklyn rapper Casanova was behind bars in federal lockup on Thursday after surrendering to authorities on charges of racketeering and conspiring to commit gang violence in New…
Servers Struggle in L.I. Restaurants
By ADAM ZAKI As restaurants continue to struggle during the Coronavirus pandemic, it is the frontline workers of the industry that are taking some of the heaviest blows. Servers across…
Mayor Vows to Rush Vaccines to Communities of Color
By GLORIA CRUZ Mayor Bill de Blasio promised on Thursday that communities of color, where infection rates are high, would not take a back seat in vaccine distribution for the…