Move to Ban Smoking in Subsidized Apartments
By DAISY WU Smokers who live in subsidized housing might soon need to quit the habit or move, if some City Council members have their …[read more]
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Mayor Sets Deadline for Sandy Repairs
By FARAZ T. TOOR Helena Mahon compares the anniversary of Hurricane Sandy hitting New York to death; like her basement, the day did not survive …[read more]
It Was Only Puppy Love
By Gabriel Pariente As man’s best friends ran rampant around the top floor of the ASPCA’s adoption center in Manhattan, three-year old Ruby Cooney took …[read more]
NY Marathon Reaches 45th Milestone
By ILYA KEYGEN The eyes of the world will be on New York on Sunday for the running of the 45th New York City Marathon. …[read more]
NY conference seeks a new Gambia
By MODOU NYANG Early this year, federal prosecutors in Minnesota charged four people of dual U.S. citizenship for their alleged involvement in a New Year’s …[read more]
What’s in a Name? Remembrance
By DANIEL CASSADY & CATCHCHA RICHARDS Activists and supporters of #RiseUpOctober – an organization fighting to stop police brutality – kicked of the first day …[read more]
Canarsie clergy combat crime
By KECIAH BAILEY Following a brutal rape in Canarsie and several other reported rape attempts, the 69th Precinct Clergy Council announced stepped up efforts to …[read more]
Federal Labor Chief Tweaks Pension Fund Guidelines
By ULRIK NARCISSE U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas E. Perez on Thursday rescinded the restrictive language of a 2008 Department Of Labor bulletin that discouraged government-backed …[read more]
CUNY Union Protests on Staten Island
By FARAZ T. TOOR PSC-CUNY protests for a new labor contract and a tuition freeze shifted to the College of Staten Island on Thursday, the …[read more]
‘Oldfella’s Lament Caught on Tape
BY ALEXANDRA SEMENOVA AND JOHN SAKELOS A recording played at the trial of former mob chieftain Vincent Asaro in Brooklyn Federal Court Thursday highlighted his …[read more]