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Legislative leaders and Advocates Urge Action on Black Maternal Health at NYU Roundtable

October 31, 2024 Editor 0

BY: HAILEY COGNETTI State and city lawmakers, health practitioners, and advocates gathered at the McSilver Institute at NYU for an urgent legislative breakfast on New …[read more]

New Legislation in New York City Aims to Address Maternal Mortality, But Critics Say Deeper Change is Needed

October 31, 2024 Editor 0

BY HAILEY COGNETTI The NYC City Council’s recent passage of a maternal legislative package underscores a troubling reality: for many people who give birth in …[read more]

Grand Army Plaza Construction Site is Home to Public Art Exhibition

October 31, 2024 Editor 0

BY Amira Turner Construction fencing is a common New York City eyesore. But for the many runners, bikers, families, and tourists passing through Brooklyn’s Grand …[read more]

City Council Moves to Improve Data Reporting Amid Rising Violence in Juvenile Detention Centers

October 31, 2024 Editor 0

BY SANDERS KENNEDY The New York City Council passed a bill on Wednesday, Oct. 23, requiring the Administration of Children’s Services and the Department of …[read more]

Washington Square Artists Feel Singled Out by New Law Enforcement Policies

October 31, 2024 Editor 0

BY IAN M. TORRES Tensions continue in Manhattan’s Washington Square Park between artists and their supporters on one side and Parks and City police on …[read more]

NYC Council Hears Testimony on Solutions for Protecting LGBTQ+ Foster Youth

October 29, 2024 Editor 0

BY SANDERS KENNEDY  Concerned that LGBTQ+ foster youth are at a higher risk for mistreatment in the foster care system, City Councilmembers heard testimony on …[read more]

Community Gardeners To Rally At City Hall Monday

October 29, 2024 Editor 0

BY ANGELINA BANEK  Green space advocates Green Guerillas, LUNGS, and the New York City Community Garden Coalition have called a press conference and rally at …[read more]

DACA Students and Recipients Brace for Impact As Court Decision Is Approaching

October 29, 2024 Editor 0

BY: SAMANTHA LORISTON  As the legal battle over the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program reaches a critical juncture, DACA recipients and advocates are …[read more]

Rethinking History: A Visual “1619 Project” Comes to Grand Army Plaza Library

October 25, 2024 Editor 0

BY AMIRA TURNER   Just a few steps from Grand Army Plaza’s Soldiers and Sailors Arch that commemorates Civil War soldiers, Brooklyn’s Central Library is …[read more]

City Of Yes Proposal Just the Latest In Eric Adams’ Plan for Massive Changes to Jamaica.

October 25, 2024 Editor 0

BY SAMUEL MORTEL   Jamaica is an interesting pocket of Queens. There’s something about the neighborhood that feels somewhat self-contained as an area with 80,000 …[read more]

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