Queens DA Addresses Illegal ‘Ghost’ Guns, After 25 Found in Queens Home
By AMBERLEY CANEGITTA and PAMELA TUWAIDAN On Thursday, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz held a press conference about the latest crackdown on ghost guns in …[read more]
Annual Toy Drive Lights up the Holiday Season
By MARWA IKHMAYES At the district office of City Council Speaker Corey Johnson on Thursday, workers were organizing toys they had collected, toys that they …[read more]
De Blasio Discusses the New COVID-19 Mandate
By MARY ZAKHAROVA On Thursday Mayor Bill de Blasio went live on Hot 97’s “Ebro in the Morning;” Dreamforce New York 2021 Conference; and MSNBC’s …[read more]
Clean Slate Act Would Seal Conviction Records in Certain Cases
By MATT HIRSCH (with AMANDA CURCIO contributing) State Senator Zellnor Myrie and Assemblymember Catalina Cruz held a rally Thursday in Bedford-Stuyvesant to promote the “Clean …[read more]
Jumaane Williams on Brian Lehrer Show: Governor’s Race Updates
By FAWAAD FAROOQ New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams talked about his bid to become the Democratic candidate for New York governor. The Public …[read more]
Gov. Hochul Speaks on Covid Surges Upstate and Concerns About the New Omicron Variant
By JULIAN WATSON On Thursday, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul held a press conference about Covid-19. Hochul reported an emergency of Covid surges in …[read more]
New York City Set to Give Voting Rights to Non-Citizens
By GABRIEL TIU The New York City Council is set to pass a bill that will allow 800,000 New York City residents who are not …[read more]
Columbia University Student Workers Strike Continues
By JOHAN ABDU and JORDAN RAMOS It’s been weeks into the strike against Columbia University, conducted by unionized student workers who are demanding a living …[read more]
Assemblymember Frontus Stands with Tenants of Coney Island Houses, Demanding Heat and Hot Water
By ZHAYRON NELSON There was shout for help this past Thursday, at the Coney Island Houses, as residents teamed up with Assemblymember Mathydle Frontus, urging …[read more]
Dyker Heights Lights up Trees! And Lights up Hearts!
By AMANDA CURCIO The beginning of the holiday season means big things for Dyker Heights, Brooklyn! Each and every year, hundreds of thousands of people …[read more]