Month: April 2019
Activist Shaun King Inspires Students at Black Lives Matter Summit
By Tywanna Webb This Thursday, LaGuardia Community College hosted its fifth annual Black Lives Matter Summit, to discuss the importance of activism and reform. “Words …[read more]
Campaign Finance Board Slaps Fines on Candidates
By Carolann Lowe Charles Cooper testified before the Campaign Finance Board (CFB) as he answered a long list of violations slapped on him after …[read more]
Councilmembers: No One Will be Greener Than We Are
By Maya Dower-Johnson The New York City Council’s Committee on Environmental Protection held a hearing at City Hall on Thursday to vote on an …[read more]
Cardinal Dolan Teams With Goya and Pols, Feeding the Poor on Holy Thursday
By Brianna Mikes His Eminence Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Director of Public Relations of Goya Foods Rafael Toro were joined Thursday morning by Catholic …[read more]
NYPD Welcomes Newcomers, the Few, the Proud
By Joseph Leo The confetti flew high at the theater at Madison Square Garden Thursday morning, as the NYPD held its spring 2019 graduation …[read more]
Port Authority Chief Cotton Flies High With Plans for JFK, LaGuardia and Newark Airports
By Austin Santiago The future of flight in New York and New Jersey is a bright one, according to Port Authority Executive Director Richard …[read more]
Rockefeller Center Celebrates Easter, With Its Channel Garden
By Jada May The bright and colorful Channel Garden brightens the surrounding area, even on a gloomy day like Thursday at Rockefeller Center. The tourist …[read more]
Treatment of Uighur Muslims in China Examined at Council on Foreign Relations
By Alfonsina Venegas On August 2018, a UN committee heard that up to one million Uighur Muslims and other Muslims groups were being detained …[read more]
City Housing Authority Elevators Need to Catch up With Department of Buildings Elevators, Say Critics
By Maya Dower-Johnson The New York City Council Committee held a Housing and Buildings hearing on Thursday at City Hall, seeking out necessary information …[read more]