NY State Libraries Suffer Under Budget Axe
By M.A. RAHMAN A group of New York State library administrators testified on Thursday that many libraries in poor, vulnerable areas were facing permanent closure …[read more]
Falsely Accused Killer Goes Free After 25 Years
By WESTON LOVING A Queens man, previously found guilty of murder and robbery, walked out of the Queens County Courthouse Thursday, exonerated of his crimes …[read more]
Bar Assn. Tackles Matters of Black & Blue
By IVAN MORROBEL The New York City Bar Association was ready to put police reform at the forefront of the agenda, according to comments at …[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]
Bill Clinton Praises Biden’s Housing Plans
By BOBBIE BELL Former President Bill Clinton on Thursday gave a thumb’s up to President-elect Joe Biden plan to tackle the affordable housing crisis among …[read more]
Ranger Job in Covid Not a Walk in the Park
By CONRAD HOYT Amid unprecedented and harrowing times, New York City’s Urban Park Rangers have been the backbone in supplying some semblance of refuge for …[read more]
A Streetcar Named Division
By ZION DECOTEAU On the westen edge of Brooklyn and Queens lies a waterfront overlooking the Upper New York Bay and East River. Along this …[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]
Job Loss and Covid-19 Equal Depression
By NATALINA ZIEMAN On a brisk afternoon in the suburbs of Long Island, the reporter shuts her car door and treks up a steep hill …[read more]
Local Bookstores Weather Virus
By AllISON RAPP A typical day at Community Bookstore in Park Slope, Brooklyn involves a steady stream of customers — some on the hunt for …[read more]