Sept 26, 2020 – Welcome signs “Welcome to City Island, Settled 1685, The Garden Club of City Island”, Bronx, New York City, USA. By Chris Jose, NBC New York The only Black-owned restaurant in a Bronx neighborhood has become the target of racist hate, after a hand-drawn picture depicting racial stereotypes was delivered to the […]
Rome, Italy – May 05, 2022: Detail of the cover of the book Autobiography of Malcolm X, published in 1965 in collaboration between human rights activist Malcolm X and journalist Alex Haley. (Shutterstock) By Rich Mckay, Reuters Oct 30 (Reuters) – A man exonerated last year in the 1965 slaying of Black activist Malcolm X […]
New York, NY/ USA – October 5, 2020: New Yorker Dining Outdoors and Wearing Masks on Second Avenue in Manhattan During Covid-19 Pandemic. (Shuttersstock) By Eric Feldman, NY1 COVID-19 cases are rising in New York City and city leaders are taking notice. The city’s Department of Health tweeted Friday asking New Yorkers to mask up […]
Queens, New York USA May 8, 2022. Police investigate the scene where a woman was shot and killed and another critically injured. The shooting started as a domestic dispute. (Shutterstock) By News 12 Staff Newly appointed Gun Violence Prevention Czar A.T. Mitchell and community advocates rallied to call for changes to gun laws on Wednesday. […]
This new fellowship will enhance patient care by training providers to identify signs of violence and gather evidence for legal proceedings.
Bronx, NYU.S.-02 18 2022: SAPNA NYC partnered with NY Common Pantry, NYC Health Hospitals, Test Trace Corps and Apicha Community Health Center teamed up for a community health fair. (Shutterstock) (Brooklyn, NY ― July 6, 2022) NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County today launched the Clinical Forensic Medicine Fellowship, a one-year training program designed to build leaders […]
Background Every year in New York, there are over 1000 cases of complaints filed by New Yorkers against the police through the New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB). These cases differ in nature and extremity. In example, when Shawn complained to his friend Eric, about an incident that took place while he drove […]
In the wake of the Supreme Court decision striking down New York’s concealed carry law, the City Council is exploring one option: a law that would declare any area with more than 10,000 people per square mile a “sensitive location.”
By Greg B. Smith and Katie Honan, THE CITY The U.S. Supreme Court Thursday found New York’s restrictive handgun carry permit laws to be unconstitutional, triggering a scramble by state officials to find ways to create “sensitive locations” where handguns will still be prohibited. By a vote of 6 to 3, with the liberal justices […]
Mayor Eric Adams Delivers Remarks at World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Event Location: City Hall Steps Lower | Manhattan Date: June 15, 2022 Watch video below:
New York, NY – June 11, 2022: Mayor Eric Adams marches alone with thousands of people across Brooklyn Bridge against gun violence. March ended with rally in Lower Manhattan (Shutterstock) By Carl Campanile and Bernadette Hogan, NY Post Mayor Eric Adams is putting his political muscle behind veteran state Assembly incumbents being challenged by socialist […]
Photo Credit: Marc A. Hermann / MTA By Manuel Holguin As the COVID-19 pandemic forced New York City into a lockdown, it became a risk, not only to people but to businesses and services, such as the MTA. Two years ago, during the pandemic, the MTA carried only about 10% of its regular riders. Now, […]