Hochul signs support measures for human trafficking victims
A package of measures has signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday are meant to improve services for...
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Northwest Bronx Democrats: Nathalia Fernandez is fighting inflation?
By Anthony Rivieccio, Founder By the time you read this we would have had a historic year in Politics. 2...
Beaches closed down following shark sightings at Queens shoreline
Beaches have been closed down Tuesday following sharking sightings at Queens shoreline. This shuts off access to New Yorkers seeking...
Parents, teachers file lawsuit to stop NYC school budget cuts
Parents and teachers have filed a lawsuit to stop New York City school budget cuts. Two New York City parents...
New York’s congressional, state primaries to be held Aug. 23, judge rules
The court has spoken. And now New Yorkers will be asked to go to the polls in the middle of...
What the education panel’s rejection of NYC’s funding formula means for schools
What began Wednesday night as a routine vote by the city’s Panel For Educational Policy ended with concern among principals,...
Firefighters, Mayor Adams fill Brooklyn funeral home for wake for fallen firefighter Timothy Klein
The last time these Canarsie firefighters were preparing for a brother’s funeral it was Timothy Klein who was fretting over...
NYC retirees could be denied ‘medically necessary care’ under Medicare Advantage plan
Retired city government workers could be at risk of losing out on “medically necessary care” if they enroll in a...
NYC schools to give students weekly at-home COVID tests as cases rise
New York City schools are now providing four at-home COVID testing kits to all students each week and asking families...
NY state math tests fall during Ramadan, upsetting Muslim families
For observant Muslims, the holy month of Ramadan is filled with fasting, prayer, and community. This year’s holiday overlapped with...
Education panel rejects NYC school funding formula
The city’s Panel for Educational Policy voted Wednesday night against the routine approval of New York City’s school funding formula,...
Nurses offer solutions to reckon with long-simmering shortage
It’s a problem throughout the country and it’s no different in New York City: there aren't enough nurses. It's a...
Police unions feud with Adams over smartphones remark
Two of the city’s police unions took umbrage with Mayor Eric Adams Wednesday after he said he was “disappointed” in...
New York Court of Appeals rejects lawmaker-drawn redistricting maps
New York's top court on Wednesday rejected the congressional and state Senate maps drawn by the Democratic-led Legislature earlier this...
Queens prostitute sentenced to 30 years imprisonment after fatally drugging four men
A Queens prostitute has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison on Tuesday. This came after she fatally drugged...
Mayor Adams yet to replace education panel member after anti-gay minister was forced to resign
Mayor Eric Adams has yet to fill every seat on the city’s Panel for Educational Policy, which is charged with...
NYC education budget plan: more summer programming for students
New York City Mayor Eric Adams proposed a budget Tuesday that expands summer programming for public schools and increases work...
5 key takeaways from Adams’ executive budget
Mayor Eric Adams has outlined his latest version of the city’s next budget, revising from a preliminary spending plan released...
Retired NYPD officer saves choking fifth grader at Orange County elementary school
A former NYPD officer saved the day at an Orange County school, taking quick action when a student started choking...
Man fatally shot at Queens subway station
There has been another act of violence in the subway system. Police are looking for the gunman who shot and...
Poll: New Yorkers support changes to bail reform law, but split on how they will impact crime
A new poll is giving Gov. Kathy Hochul plenty to worry about. She currently has the lowest lowest job performance...
FDNY firefighter killed, 7 injured battling Brooklyn house blaze, body of missing tenant found in wreckage
A young FDNY firefighter died Sunday after battling a raging three-alarm inferno at a Brooklyn home where seven of his...
New York City organizations working to increase diversity in youth hockey
Data provided by the NHL showed there are 54 known Black, Indigenous, and people of color who played at least...
NYC man busted in caught-on-video shooting had five guns in Queens home
A gunman seen on video exchanging shots with another man outside a Queens pawn shop was busted Friday — and...
Advocates seek more school programming for NYC’s newcomer immigrants
Choosing a public high school can be a daunting process for New York City families. But it can be particularly...
Award-winning Bronx math teacher develops curriculum on gerrymandering
In certain high school educator circles in New York City and beyond, Kate Belin is a rock star. The veteran...
Chancellor David Banks speaks to high schoolers about his plans to lead NYC schools
Youth Communication writers recently interviewed the new Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education about the issues students...
In mixed ruling, court says New York congressional maps violated constitution
Democratic state lawmakers in New York acted with partisan intent and tried to restrict electoral competition when drawing congressional lines...
NYPD swears in 10-year-old Texas boy diagnosed with terminal cancer
The New York Police Department (NYPD) has sworn in a boy on Wednesday as part of his goal to take...
NYC Councilwoman wants top NYPD official investigated for possible perjury after Muslim surveillance comments
The Manhattan district attorney should investigate a high-ranking NYPD official for possible perjury after he recently downplayed cops’ record of...
NYC rolls out new bins to curb trash, stymie rats
The piles of curbside trash bags currently serving as “all-you-can-eat buffets” for the city’s rats will soon be off the...
City Council, advocates push for more help for students in foster care
The city’s schools serve upwards of 7,000 children in foster care each year. Their educational outcomes are startling. “The New...
Fugitive wanted for raping twin 4-year-old girls nabbed hours after assaulting cops trying to arrest him in NYC
A fugitive wanted for raping twin 4-year-old girls who assaulted two cops trying to arrest him in Midtown Manhattan has...
Driver of NYPD SUV strikes man crossing Brooklyn street
The driver of an NYPD SUV struck and injured a man carrying groceries across a Brooklyn street Tuesday, police sources...
Therapists in NYC’s special education recovery program claim they are yet to be paid by DOE
Occupational therapist Larissa Gomes has seen the pandemic’s toll on students with disabilities, so she jumped at the chance to...
Some NYC schools see more families opt out of state tests amid rising anxiety
Rosa Diaz gave her fifth grade daughter a choice ahead of last month’s English state test: Did she feel ready...
Bronx man who murdered sleeping girlfriend, dumped body ‘like garbage,’ gets 25 years to life
A cold-blooded Bronx killer who fatally stabbed his sleeping girlfriend and got rid of her body like he was throwing...
NYC to restore alternate side parking July 5 amid clean streets push
The five boroughs will fully restore alternate side parking this summer as part of an $11 million effort to improve...
New York International Auto Show returns after pandemic hiatus
After canceling the event two years in a row — and for the first time since World War II —...
Financially strapped tenants face eviction in Manhattan, Brooklyn
Financially strapped tenants facing eviction in Manhattan and Brooklyn will have to start representing themselves in housing court because of...
Brooklyn school mourns 12-year-old shooting victim
One by one, students and staff spoke in a schoolyard memorial Wednesday afternoon to share memories of Kade Lewin, a...
NYC unveils changes to ‘gifted’ program
For the 2022-23 school year, the education department plans to add 1,000 new seats across the city for gifted programs...
There’s no getting out of jury duty for these New York City residents
Manhattan residents summoned for jury duty may be in for an unwelcome surprise. Manhattanites can now be called into the...
Gov. Hochul releases taxes, Mayor Adams does not – for now
Gov. Hochul allowed reporters to view her 2021 tax returns on Friday, while Mayor Adams said he was opting against...
Gunman kills man at Brooklyn playground in shooting that frightened fleeing children, parents
A gunman killed a 20-year-old man in a Brooklyn playground Friday in a shooting that sent frightened children and horrified...
Queens woman busted in $4K shoplift with five children in tow
A woman raided a Queens clothing store with five children in tow before fleeing into a nearby subway station and...
New Jersey man busted for gunning down Brooklyn ex-con
A New Jersey man who gunned down an ex-con trying to turn his life around was arrested Wednesday, police said....
New York-Presbyterian Hospital fails to accept 9/11 Health Program
Former NYPD traffic supervisor Walter Clark has nothing but good things to say about New York-Presbyterian Hospital and the care...
New York officials vote to scrap edTPA teacher certification exam
New York’s Board of Regents, the state’s education policymaking body, voted unanimously Tuesday to remove the multi-part exam as a...
NYC schools hit half of this year’s COVID relief
Last spring, New York City schools celebrated its receipt of $7 billion in federal stimulus dollars as the administration of...
NYC expert advises on how to talk with kids
In the terrifying moments after a gunman opened fire on a crowded subway train in Sunset Park, Brooklyn on Wednesday,...
Former NYPD officer gets 10 years in prison in federal date rape drug trafficking case
A former NYPD officer convicted of trafficking massive quantities of date rape drugs to the U.S. was sentenced Tuesday to...
Fifteen people shot, 2 killed, in bloody 6-hour span in the Bronx, Brooklyn
Gunshot erupted across Brooklyn and the Bronx Tuesday night, leaving a man and woman dead and at least 13 other...
Support for child care eligibility set to expand in New York
New York is set to spend $7 billion in the coming years to boost child care programs across the state...
Eric Adams makes plea for mayoral control of NYC schools
Mayor Eric Adams on Sunday urged state lawmakers on Sunday to pass legislation allowing him to continue managing New York...
Man tries to lure 12-year-old girl in Manhattan
The NYPD is asking for the public's help finding a man who attempted to lure a 12-year-old girl off of...
Teen arrested after fatal shooting near Bronx school
A 17-year-old suspect is in custody after three teenagers were shot — one fatally — near a high school in...
Eric Adams floats building a new specialized school in each NYC borough
Mayor Eric Adams floated building five new specialized high schools, one in each borough, with admissions criteria beyond standardized tests,...
NYC Council measure to demand Adams rehire unvaccinated city workers
A Staten Island pol is amassing City Council support to formally demand Mayor Eric Adams rehire the 1,430 municipal employees...
More than 2 million New Yorkers impacted by federal student loan pause
More than 2 million New York student loan borrowers are among the 43 million people nationwide benefiting from the Biden...
