NYS DOL begins payment of $300 lost wages assistance to 2 million New Yorkers
The New York State Department of Labor has announced plan to pay $300 lost wages to about 2 million New...
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Dromm secures thousands of dollars in funding to keep Jackson Heights and Elmhurst clean
NYC Council Finance Chair, Daniel Dromm, has successfully secured thousands of dollars in Fiscal Year 2021 funding to keep the...
NYS DEC highlights recent forest ranger actions
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers have highlighted their recent rescue missions to incidents statewide. Working with...
New York DCP announces remote waterfront workshops
Department of City Planning Director, Marisa Lago, has announced a series of remote workshops, two or more in each borough,...
Gov Cuomo releases important updates on school reopening, voting
The New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo, has released updates for New Yorkers on school reopening and voting. The updates were...
District 8 CEC supports delay of in-person reopening of NYC public schools
The New York City District 8 Community Education Council has written in support of the delay in the reopening of...
DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officers highlight recent actions
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Police Officers has highlighted recent actions in the state. This was contained in...
NYC releases guidelines for reopening small businesses
New York Small Business Services have released guidelines for the reopening of small businesses in the state. This was disclosed...
NYS Attorney General Letitia James urges immigrants to embrace census
NEW York State Attorney General, Letitia James, has encouraged people who have not filled up their census to do so...
DEC announces temporary closure of 3 shellfishing areas
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner, Basil Seggos, has announced the temporary closure of three shellfishing areas...
NYC’s health department to perform virtual inspections of gyms before reopening
The New York City's Health Department has announced plan to conduct “virtual inspections” of gyms before reopening on Wednesday, to...
Unidentified terrorist shoots Brooklyn man, targets victim’s head
Police have reported that an unknown terrorist shot a 37-year-old man after on a Brooklyn street on Saturday evening. The...
Two NYPD cops arrested for drunk driving in Manhattan, Brooklyn
NYPD have reported that two off-duty NYPD cops have been arrested for drunk driving in separate incidents in Manhattan and...
NYS Labor Department releases preliminary unemployment rates
The New York State Department of Labor has released preliminary local area unemployment rates for July 2020. The rates, which...
NYS agencies issue 2018-19 Greeny Report on sustainable practices
The New York State agencies have issued the 2018-19 Greening New York State Report, which documents how innovative energy efficiency...
Brooklyn robbery attempt goes wrong, Uber driver shot
Brooklyn police confirmed on Saturday August 22, 2020, that a 30-year-old Uber driver was shot and wounded by a cyclist...
New York economy adds 244,200 private sector jobs in July 2020, NYSDL claims
New York State Department of Labor has announced an increase in the number of private sector jobs in the state....
NYS DEC Commissioner announces vindication after court’s rule on banning plastic bag
NYS DEC Commissioner has announced that the court rule passed on Thursday, 20th of August, 2020, on restriction of plastic...
Governor Cuomo signs Senator Biaggi’s bill to codify access to absentee ballot voting
Governor Cuomo has signed S8015D, sponsored by State Senator Alessandra Biaggi, to expand access to absentee ballot voting amid the...
Judge Marrero orders Trump to turn over tax returns to NY prosecutors
U.S. District Judge, Victor Marrero, has ordered President Trump to turn over tax returns to NY prosecutors. The ruling by...
NY Mayor de Blasio unveils new commitments to invest in Black entrepreneurs
The Mayor of New York City, Bill de Blasio, has announced new commitments to further invest in Black entrepreneurs in...
NYP partners MCNY, offers scholarship for undergraduate, Master’s degree programs
The Metropolitan College of New York has partnered the New York Parrot, a media corporation situated in the New York...
NYC launches census subway series, counts contest to mobilize New Yorkers for 2020 census
NYC Census 2020 has announced the launch of the NYC “Census Subway Series” and “NYC Counts” census contest. While announcing...
Governor Cuomo to reopen gyms at 33% capacity, mandates masks
Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced that gymnastics centers across the state can reopen from August 24, 2020, as long as...
De Blasio sets to return homeless to shelters
Mayor De Blasio has announced that the city of New York will eventually move homeless people out of hotels and...
NY Mayor launches food access programs to cater for victims of Covid-19 pandemic
The Mayor of New York city, Bill de Blasio, has announced a food access program, an initiative that caters for...
Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez to launch campaign for census, voter registration outreach
Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has announced plan to formally launch a robust, well-funded effort to increase voter registration and census participation...
DEC proposes GHG reduction regulations to implement Climate Leadership, Community Protection Act
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner, Basil Seggos, has released proposed regulations to reduce greenhouse gas emission statewide....
9/11 Tribute organizers to cancel lighting beams due to coronavirus fears
The organizers of the twin beams of light which represents the World Trade Center towers has announced that lights will...
NYC SBS, Fullstack Academy, Codecademy launch digital training tool to aid New Yorkers’ careers
The New York City Department of Small Business Services (SBS) has announced the launch of Career Discovery, a centralized resource...
NYC tax preparer arrested for filing fraudulent income, withholding tax returns
The New York State Tax Department has announced the arrest of a New York City-based tax preparer for allegedly filing...
NYS DOL prevents $1 billion insurance fraud during pandemic
The New York State Department of Labor has announced that it has prevented more than $1 billion from falling into...
NYS DEC partners DOH, advises people with respiratory diseases to limit strenuous outdoor activities
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the State Department of Health have advised people with respiratory diseases...
NY Councilman Rev Ruben Diaz Sr alleges disenfranchisement at Assembly District 84
Councilman Rev Ruben Diaz Sr has alleged that the voters of Assembly district 84 were disenfranchised all because of a...
Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce kicks off Harlem week virtual events, workshop
The Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce has announced that its "HARLEM WEEK 2020" will kick off on Sunday August 16th,...
NYC earmarks $1.5 million to provide free legal support for small businesses
New York City has earmarked a sum of $1.5 million to provide free legal support for small businesses struggling to...
NYC fines Manhattan building proprietor $290M for illicit transient rentals
The owner of Manhattan building has been fined with $290 million in city fines and penalties for making illegal short-term...
NYPD cop watches as group beats 11-year-old girl
An NYPD cop has been pictured watching a five-on-one brawl among basketball players after a game, without breaking it up...
School Reopening: Over 300,000 NY families support all-remote learning
Not less than 300,000 parents have supported the New York City's plan for a mix of in-person and remote learning...
Republican assemblyman Mike LiPetri condemns Mayor Blasio’s coronavirus checkpoints
Mike LiPetri, a Republican assemblyman, has condemned the Democrat mayor for his coronavirus checkpoints. According to Mike, the checkpoints could...
Bystander falls victim of gunfight in Brooklyn
A bystander has been killed after he was caught in the crossfire of a gunfight in Brooklyn. Police said Christopher...
State authorities investigate Georgia police for firing at car carrying 5 kids
Georgia State authorities have announced that they're investigating the incident which involved a Georgia police officer and 5 kids in...
Police Department fires officer for sharing explicit photos of slain student.
Logan City Police Department has fired a police officer who was guilty of sharing explicit photos of slain University of...
New York Attorney General calls for dissolution of NRA, alleges massive corruption
New York Attorney General, Letitia James, has filed a lawsuit to seek dissolution of the National Rifle Association, the largest...
New York Mayor extends state of emergency for another 30 days
Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York has signed an order to extend New York City's state of emergency for...
Mayor De Blasio appoints Dr. Dave A. Chokshi as Commissioner of Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
The Mayor of New York City, Bill de Blasio, has disclosed plan to announce at a press conference on Thursday,...
Governor Cuomo gives update on coronavirus , explains how NY shatters pandemic
The Governor of the New York City, Andrew Cuomo, has given update on the state's coronavirus pandemic. While disclosing this...
Bullets hit man, woman in Queens bold attack
A man has been shot in the leg while another female bystander got a graze on the ear during a...
NYC’s health commissioner resigns over response to Covid-19 pandemic
The New York City’s health commissioner, Dr. Oxiris Barbot, has resigned. The commissioner resigned on Tuesday August 4, 2020, after...
Hyatt Regency Hotel In New Orleans Still Discriminates Against African Americans After 400 Years In This Country
Washington, DC – The National Black Church Initiative (NBCI), a faith-based a coalition of 34,000 member churches along with additional...
Yonkers Police Commissioner issues order to control law enforcement activity
The Yonkers Police Commissioner, John J. Mueller, has announced his intention to prohibit officers under his command from taking enforcement...
New York suspends police officer accused of shoplifting
New York Police Department officer, Johana Rios, has been suspended following her arrest after she was caught shoplifting items worth...
Caruso-Cabrera challenges AOC, writes open letter for PT face-to-face debate
Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, a Congressional Candidate for NY-14, has written an open letter challenging Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez,AOC, to the only face-to-face debate...
NY Election: Councilman Rev. Ruben Diaz condemns disappearance of Muslim candidates in ballot box
Councilman Rev. Ruben Diaz has condemned the disappearance of the names of Muslim candidates, who contested to represent 79th and...
New York: Mayor Bill de Blasio suspends zoning regulations, expands spaces for social distancing
The Mayor of New York city, Bill de Blasio, has ordered the suspension of zoning regulations that govern Privately Owned...
NYS Assemblywoman distributes free food to constituents
Assemblywoman for New York State’s 43rd District Diana Richardson has announced her intention to give out free food to those...
NYC DOP proposes new rules for Staten Island’s green neighborhoods
The New York City Department of Planning has today announced proposed new rules for Staten Island's green neighborhoods aimed at...
Annika Sorenstam named 75th U.S. Women’s Open ambassador
The United States Golf Association has named Annika Sorenstam as the ambassador in its build up to the 75th U.S....
New York, 2 other states to quarantine visitors from COVID-19 hotspots
Governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo, has stated that New York, New Jersey and Connecticut will start implementing a mandatory...
New York sets to rename street in honor of George Floyd
The New York Mayor, Bill de Blasio, has announced plan to commemorate the Black Lives Matter movement in a big...
