Salsa, Storytelling, and Survival: Jaquira Díaz on Puerto Rican Identity
BY KAILA MACEIRA Salsa played throughout Books Are Magic, a downtown Brooklyn bookstore, as readers gathered for Puerto Rican author Jaquira Díaz to discuss her …[read more]
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Rockaway Project Expands Affordable Housing with City Council Vote
BY JAIDA DENT The path to affordable housing is more clear for the Rockaways, as the New York City Council passed a new amendment to …[read more]
Teamsters and Allies Rally After Amazon Fires Workers in Queens
BY SARAH O’CONNELL Gathering at the edge of the Amazon property line in Maspeth, Queens, Teamsters and community members rallied on September 8th to demand …[read more]
Future of Fifth Presents $350 Million Redesign of 5th Avenue
BY ANGELINA BANEK On Tuesday, Oct. 29th, Future of Fifth invited the public to an open house at the CUNY Graduate Center on proposed changes …[read more]
Recognizing Women in Entrepreneurship During Women’s History Month
BY DEJA WALLACE On Tuesday, March 21, the Brooklyn College Women’s Center hosted an event empowering women entrepreneurs to connect with one another. This event …[read more]
York College Grads Advise Future Journalists
By: BILLY WOOD Two former York College graduates discussed their journeys in journalism and provided vital information to undergraduate journalism students on Wednesday afternoon. Levar …[read more]
$10,000 grants Offered to Small Businesses Impacted by the Pandemic
By JOANPOL GUTIERREZ While companies such as Apple, Tesla and Amazon have been profiting despite the pandemic, many New York City small businesses have closed …[read more]
Sneaker Geek Can’t Kick the Habit
By IVAN MORROBEL Frankellys Sanchez had his first payday planned when he worked as an intern for CBS and decided to run to Footlocker to …[read more]
L.I. Charter Airline Adds to Fleet
By ADAM ZAKI Ventura Air Services announced the addition of four new aircraft to their fleet at an event at Republic Airport on Thursday, as …[read more]
The Covid Grinch Stole Christmas
By CARMEN SAFFIOTI A 75 foot-tall, 45-foot-wide Norway Spruce from Oneonta, New York was hauled to its destination in Rockefeller Center on Thursday but with …[read more]