Activists to MTA: Don’t fight Fare-Beaters, Improve Service
By MAKEET FINCH Transit advocates From The Riders Alliance Group joined forces with 39 straphanger groups who rallied on Thursday against the MTA’s plan to …[read more]
Month: September 2019
Loquacious Mayor Ignores Reporters
By JODI-ANN MALARBE Mayor Bill De Blasio helped feed the celebrants of the Jewish New Year in Brooklyn on Thursday, but avoided feeding the maw …[read more]
Lights, Camera, Action?
By MARIE FIERO Film execs and members of the public took opposite sides before a joint hearing of two City Council committees on Thursday in …[read more]
Wagner Students Relieved over Ban of Prof
By DANIELLE KOGAN Students of Wagner College expressed relief on Thursday after the indefinite ban of 77-year-old Psychology professor Richard Brower, who allegedly threatened students …[read more]
Riders and Pols Protest Bus Service Cuts
By MAKEET FINCH City Officials and transit advocates from The Riders Alliance Group protested on Thursday against MTA service cuts to several bus lines throughout …[read more]
Consumer Official Tours Small Businesses on East Side
By DANIELLE KOGAN Consumer Affairs Inspector David Raja saved businesses some thousands of dollars in potential fines on Thursday during a door-to-door tour in Gramercy …[read more]
Local Pols Push for ‘Rank Voting’
By KEVIN LIMITI A group of local politicians pushed on Thursday to implement rank voting in local elections, an electoral overhaul that would allow voters …[read more]
Dolan Backs Closing Rikers
By NICHOLAS WILLIAMS Cardinal Timothy Dolan led a group of prominent religious leaders on Thursday calling for the closure of Rikers Island prison at a …[read more]
ISIS Terror Case in Brooklyn Court
By JODI-ANN MALARBE A defendant accused of supporting the Islamic State faced a judge on Thursday in a pre-trial conference designed to set the ground …[read more]
CUNY Group Advises Aspiring Citizens
By FRITZNER NEPTUNE Officials connected to a CUNY-led effort to ease the path to citizenship urged aspiring citizens to apply quickly before the federal government …[read more]