Treatment of Uighur Muslims in China Examined at Council on Foreign Relations
By Alfonsina Venegas On August 2018, a UN committee heard that up to one million Uighur Muslims and other Muslims groups were being detained …[read more]
City Housing Authority Elevators Need to Catch up With Department of Buildings Elevators, Say Critics
By Maya Dower-Johnson The New York City Council Committee held a Housing and Buildings hearing on Thursday at City Hall, seeking out necessary information …[read more]
Learn from the Experts: Campaign Finance Can be Rough. Study the Rules and Cross Your Fingers
By Carolann Lowe On Thursday, members of the New York Campaign Finance Board (CFB) held a session titled “Promises and Reality” at New York Law …[read more]
Catholic Charities Will Visit Central America and Investigate Causes of the Region’s Great Migration
By Alexander Parisel Monsignor Kevin Sullivan, Executive Director of the Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York, announced Thursday that a coalition of …[read more]
A Trip Back in Time, to the Age of Dinosaurs, While Roaming Through the Bronx
By Salamat Ellams Dinosaurs will be making a big come back this summer – at the Bronx Zoo. “Its been five years since the Zoo …[read more]
Advocates Say, Give Access-A-Ride Access to Bus Lanes
By Tywanna Webb This Thursday, the New York City Department of Transportation heard testimony on a proposed rule which would allow Access-A-Ride vans to …[read more]
Workmen’s Circle is a Voice for Undocumented Immigrants
By Jada May Bright and early on Thursday, City Councilmember Mark Levine spoke at the Workmen’s Circle Breakfast with Ann Toback, discussing issues such as …[read more]
Mail Deliverers Fear: Not Rain, Nor Snow, Nor Gloom of Night. It’s that Angry Dog That Just May Bite
By Jonathan Wilson Mail deliverers in America often have to do their jobs in housing complexes and homes that are also the residence of …[read more]
Nassau County Joins a Chorus: Save Our Children, Get them Vaccinated
By Brianna Mikes Nassau County Executive Laura Curran was joined by Nassau County’s Commissioner of Health Dr. Larry Eisenstein, Nassau University Medical Center …[read more]
Activists to Cuomo: Have a Heart – Fix Our Broken Parole System!
By Zainab Iqbal “What do we want? Parole justice! When do we want it? Now!” About two dozen people stood in the cold outside …[read more]