Do the Math: As the Budget Ax Falls, NYC Schools Face Major New Costs

Do the Math: As the Budget Ax Falls, NYC Schools Face Major New Costs

By George Sweeting | November 21, 2023 | Center for New York City Affairs Immediate budget cuts; impending higher costs: New York City’s public schools face a seemingly inexorable financial squeeze. Last week, Mayor Eric Adams released a first-quarter modification to the current (Fiscal Year 2024) budget, as required by the City Charter. It included […]

Cardi B Slams President Joe Biden, NYC Mayor Eric Adams in Political Rant

Cardi B Slams President Joe Biden, NYC Mayor Eric Adams in Political Rant

Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com By Marc Griffin | November 20, 2023 Cardi B is fed up with President Joe Biden and NYC Mayor Eric Adams. On Sunday (Nov. 19), Cardi hit Instagram Live and reacted to Adams’ announcement that the Big Apple’s migrant crisis has resulted in 5 percent cuts for city agencies, according to ABC7NY. The controversial mayor explained that these […]

NY State Attorney General Letitia James and Elected Leaders Unveil Alarming Findings of Wage Theft, Sexual Harassment and Racial Discrimination from the Largest Post-Pandemic Survey of Service Workers

NY State Attorney General Letitia James and Elected Leaders Unveil Alarming Findings of Wage Theft, Sexual Harassment and Racial Discrimination from the Largest Post-Pandemic Survey of Service Workers

Photo Courtesy: One Fair Wage By One Fair Wage Press | October 27, 2023 The new One Fair Wage report reveals tipped workers in NY are facing alarming levels of wage theft, racial discrimination, and pandemic-induced challenges, with New York City now the last of the 3 largest US cities to maintain a subminimum wage […]

Magic Johnson says Knicks only NBA team he’d consider owning

Magic Johnson says Knicks only NBA team he’d consider owning

Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com By ESPN News Services and The Associated Press | September 26, 2023 NEW YORK — Magic Johnson’s love for his Los Angeles Lakers has kept him from considering ownership of any other NBA team. The New York Knicks would be the one franchise that could make him have second thoughts. “I think it […]

Brooklyn Bakes First Three Legal Cannabis Licenses

Brooklyn Bakes First Three Legal Cannabis Licenses

A pet store owner is among the first to get a license following lifting of an injunction on weed sales in the borough. But most applicants are still waiting. BY GABRIEL POBLETE// TheCity.nyc New York’s cannabis regulators issued a flurry of new dispensary licenses Monday, including the first three to individuals who will operate in Brooklyn, […]

How to Stay Safe as Hazardous Wildfire Smoke Engulfs New York

How to Stay Safe as Hazardous Wildfire Smoke Engulfs New York

Editorial credit: Memories Over Mocha / Shutterstock.com From limiting outdoor exposure to wearing a mask to cleaning air filters — New Yorkers can take steps to protect themselves. BY SAMANTHA MALDONADO AND RACHEL HOLLIDAY SMITH// TheCity.nyc Smoke from wildfires in Canada brought another day of especially bad air quality in New York City on Wednesday, canceling after-school activities […]

Jon Favreau Receives Honorary Doctorate at Queens College Commencement

Jon Favreau Receives Honorary Doctorate at Queens College Commencement

Actor, writer, director, and producer Jon Favreau, a Flushing native who attended Queens College from 1984 to 1987, received an honorary doctorate of fine arts at today’s 99th commencement exercises. (Click here for video of Favreau accepting his degree.) Favreau’s work in such films as Elf, Zathura, Iron Man and Iron Man 2, Cowboys and Aliens, Chef, The Jungle Book, and The Lion King is known around the […]