Bx Kids Powered by Entering the World of ‘Wakanda’
By MICHELLE CUMMINGS Marking Black History Month 150 students in the Bronx were treated to a free screening of the Black Panther movie Thursday as part …[read more]
Month: February 2018
Gentrification a Good Thing, Bklyn BP Says
By ALAIN GAILLARD Low-income tenants from neighborhoods such as Williamsburg, Bedford-Stuyvesant and Greenpoint have felt the effects of gentrification for about two decades. Unable to …[read more]
De Blasio Blames NRA Chief for School Massacres
By KURTIS RATTAY Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday flatly accused the leader of the National Rifle Association of being responsible for the shooting deaths …[read more]
Cuomo Budget Slashes $ for Kids, Say Activists
By JEREMY MYRTHIL A group of welfare activists attacked Governor Cuomo’s proposed budget cuts to city child welfare agencies on Thursday, saying that they would …[read more]
High School Brooklynites Draw Plans to March Vs. School Shootings
By RYAN THAXTON Borough President Eric Adams welcomed students, teachers, and activists to Borough Hall on Thursday to map Brooklyn’s plans to join the March …[read more]
A Safer Steinway St. in Queens
BY JASMINE PERALTA City Councilman Costa Constantinides and DOT Queens Commissioner Nicole Garcia announced on Thursday the opening of three mid-block pedestrian crossings on Steinway …[read more]
Puerto Rico’s Economic Plight Reminds Top Banker of NYC in 1970’s
By DYLAN CAMPBELL Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William Dudley said on Thursday that New York’s recovery from the economic ruin of the …[read more]
Grisly Homicide of Newborn Ends in Prison Sentence
By RADHIKA VISWANATHAN A young woman charged with killing her newborn infant was sentenced to 16 years in state prison on Thursday, marking the end …[read more]
Councilmen Paint NYCHA in ‘State of Emergency’
By MICHELLE CUMMINGS City Councilman Robert Cornegy Jr. on Thursday called on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to take drastic action in the city ‘s public housing …[read more]
NYC Schools Are Safe, Chancellor Says
By DYLAN CAMPBELL Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña deplored Wednesday’s school shooting in Florida as “too normal” while on Thursday touring the Queens Vocational and Technical High …[read more]