By MAYA SCHUBERT New York City Council members and citizens pushed for a higher budget for Department of Sanitation at a preliminary budget hearing on Thursday, deploring the filthy condition…
Disease Expert Warns GOP Governors Not to Jump the Gun
By ZION DECOTEAU A former Biden transition team doctor warned on Thursday against hastily reopening the country as four states have lifted COVID mask mandates and eased pandemic restrictions. "It…
City Council Acts to Curb Fires on Movie Sets
By MAYA SCHUBERT City Council members voted on Thursday to pass two bills that would partner the Fire Department with film companies to ensure fire safety on film sets after…
It’s Back to School in the Bronx, Yes Thonx
By JENNA MORALES Mayor Bill de Blasio and Chancellor Richard Carranza on Thursday welcomed students to the reopening of the Leaders Of Tomorrow middle school in the Bronx as all 1,203…
The Trials of Being Black & Jewish
By MAYA SCHUBERT Marcella White Campbell’s 15-year-old son cried as he watched footage of protesters storm the Capitol on January 6th. “They’re attacking everything about me,” he told his mother.…
Cancel Rent, Tenants Tell Pols
By JENNA MORALES Tenants demonstrators on Thursday shouted over the speakers and sabotaged a virtual press conference by a group of local officials that was designed to help them avoid…
Mayor Takes Assemblyman’s Side Vs. Cuomo
By ZION DECOTEAU Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday backed the Queens State Assemblyman who accused Governor Andrew Cuomo of making a threatening phone call after the publicly criticized the…
Queens DA Unmasks Alleged Fake Mask Maker
By JUANA NORALES Queens DA Melinda Katz on Thursday announced the arrest of a warehouse worker for allegedly selling over 1 million counterfeit N95 masks to frontline and healthcare workers.…
City Council Advances Plan to Make Rikers Energy Hub
By SUSAN NUNEZ The New York City Council passed laws on Thursday designed to turn Rikers Island from a jailhouse into a center of renewable energy. The legislation, proposed by…
Mayor de Blasio Pans Gov’s Budget Scheme
By MAYA SCHUBERT New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday criticized Governor Andrew Cuomo’s budget for the upcoming fiscal year, saying that proposed cuts to the public health…