NYC Council Hears Testimony on Solutions for Protecting LGBTQ+ Foster Youth
BY SANDERS KENNEDY Concerned that LGBTQ+ foster youth are at a higher risk for mistreatment in the foster care system, City Councilmembers heard testimony on …[read more]
Month: October 2024
Community Gardeners To Rally At City Hall Monday
BY ANGELINA BANEK Green space advocates Green Guerillas, LUNGS, and the New York City Community Garden Coalition have called a press conference and rally at …[read more]
DACA Students and Recipients Brace for Impact As Court Decision Is Approaching
BY: SAMANTHA LORISTON As the legal battle over the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program reaches a critical juncture, DACA recipients and advocates are …[read more]
Rethinking History: A Visual “1619 Project” Comes to Grand Army Plaza Library
BY AMIRA TURNER Just a few steps from Grand Army Plaza’s Soldiers and Sailors Arch that commemorates Civil War soldiers, Brooklyn’s Central Library is …[read more]
City Of Yes Proposal Just the Latest In Eric Adams’ Plan for Massive Changes to Jamaica.
BY SAMUEL MORTEL Jamaica is an interesting pocket of Queens. There’s something about the neighborhood that feels somewhat self-contained as an area with 80,000 …[read more]
Mayor Adams Maintains Strong Hold in East New York
BY KIM GILL Despite a scandal plaguing his administration, Mayor Adams was cool as a cucumber as he triumphantly commanded a town hall meeting …[read more]
Climate Event Spreads Misleading Claims at Brooklyn Heights Library
BY CAITLYN JONSSON Videos of flooding, landslides, hurricanes, and tornados played on a projector as attendees trickled into a dimly lit conference room at …[read more]
UNORGANIZED CHAOS AT TOMPKINS SQUARE HALLOWEEN DOG PARADE
BY KELLY MCGRATH There was chaos at this year’s 34th annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade last Saturday as at least 20,000 spectators descended …[read more]
Former Foster Care Teens Foster a Better Life
By Sanders Kennedy In a world where unconditional love and protection for children should be expected, Reese Barnes and Robert Miller’s stories expose the …[read more]
With The General Election 3 Weeks Away, NYC Votes Strategizes Ways to Attract Last-Minute Voters
By SAMUEL MORTEL If you’re a NYC resident over the age of 18, it’s been almost impossible to avoid the fact that there’s an election …[read more]