Scaling the Heights to Honor First Responders
By KURTIS RATTAY For the fourth year participants were scheduled to climb thousands of steps to scale One World Trade for the annual Tower Climb, …[read more]
City Honors Fallen Fire Marshal
By THUY KYAW The sound of bagpipes echoed around Washington Square Park on a rainy Thursday morning as the city honored one of its bravest. …[read more]
The ‘Hidden Epidemic ‘ of Child Abuse
By MICHELLE CUMMINGS A leading expert in adolescent health on Thursday branded violence against children “a hidden public health epidemic” at a two-day conference at …[read more]
‘Shadows’ Stalked Nanny Before Killings, Witnesses Say
“She said that she saw a black shadow that speaks to her, that mentions her name.” Thus the testimony of a young woman came to …[read more]
11-Year-Old Stab Victim Grilled on Witness Stand
By DYLAN CAMPBELL Mikayla Capers, an 11-year-old girl who was stabbed 16 times in 2014, says she has no doubt that the handcuffed man sitting …[read more]
Insanity or Resentment at War in Nanny Trial
By DYLAN CAMPBELL On Oct. 25, 2012 a nanny took a knife to the two children she was supposed to be caring for, stabbing them …[read more]
Public Advocate Pushes Pay Equity for Women
By MICHELLE CUMMINGS In celebration of Women’s History Month on Thursday, New York City Public Advocate Letitia James rallied 400 female entrepreneurs committed to reducing …[read more]
A Look Back at Struggle for Equal Pay for Women in CUNY
Women make policy not coffee! That was the rallying cry of a movement led by former English professor Lilia Melani 35 years ago. “I wanted …[read more]
Puerto Rico Still Needs Help, Public Advocate Says
By ALAIN GAILLARD New York City Public advocate Leititia James urged Congress on Thursday to accelerate the relief efforts that would better help the embattled …[read more]
Local Youths Plan March Against Gun Violence
By KURTIS RATTAY Eleven-year-old Christopher Lane will never forget the day his mother picked him up from school with tears in her eyes—the day 20 …[read more]