Why I’m fighting to pass the Build Back Better Act for Westchester and the Bronx
By Rep. Jamaal Bowman In the nine months since taking office, my staff and I have seen unprecedented levels of...
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Zuckerberg speaks out on service outage, debunks fake news about “Facebook secrets”
The CEO of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, has debunked viral news report on why Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram went out of...
Governor Hochul signs RMP Act into law, relieves vulnerable NYers, restaurants
Governor Kathy Hochul has signed into law the $25 million dollars Restaurant Meals Program Act, which provides opportunities for families...
“Tango Shalom”: A Movie Whose Title Tells It All
By Robert Golomb “There is a new movie named ‘Tango Shalom’ that I saw 2 days ago. The film is...
Prolonged impeachment trial will impair Cuomo’s ability to govern New York — Fernando Cabrera
New York council member, Fernando Cabrera, has warned that the prolonged impeachment trial of New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo, will...
Financial Focus: Why is the Government sending me FREE Child money?
By Professor Anthony Rivieccio MBA PFA Firstly, it's not free!. As of July 15th, most families are automatically receiving monthly...
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Láti ọwọ Mutiu Ọláwuyì Tó bá ń fọùn dùndún lẹ́nu Sùgbọ́n tóun àti àwọn ẹhànnà ń jẹ tí wọ́n ń...
New York Clergy launches voter registration drive
New York City religious leaders from various denominations have launched their month-long houses of worship voter registration drive. The religious...
When Protectionism Is Not the Answer, Empowerment works!
By Marilyn Fitterman and Marcia Pappas We are long time feminists, and Former NOW leaders. We are deeply disturbed by...
MWL, Islamic Commission sign MoU
The Muslim World League has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Islamic Commission of Spain during a meeting between...
Israel, Qatar, Palestine to resolve electricity crisis in Gaza
Israel, Qatar, Palestine have signed an agreement to resolve electricity crisis in Gaza The agreement reached among Delek company, the...
Turkey to procure 105 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines in April
Turkey has disclosed plan to procure 105 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines by the end of April. While disclosing this...
City launches additional online training to assist NYC job seekers
NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS) Commissioner Jonnel Doris has announced that additional career paths in the industrial, media,...
Suicide bomber detonates near Somalia’s presidential palace
A suicide bomber has detonated a bomber near a checkpoint outside the presidential palace in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu. According to...
Deputy Secretary-General calls for partnerships, resources to end FGM by 2030
Moses Kuwema UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has said the ripple effects of COVID-19 have created a “shadow pandemic” of...
Netanyahu court date postponed amid virus lockdown
The planned court appearance by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his trial for corruption has been indefinitely delayed in...
Dromm introduces bill to ban solitary confinement in NYC
NYC Council Finance Chair, Daniel Dromm, has introduced Intro 2173, legislation to end the use of solitary confinement in all...
EDUPEACE | The paradox of our time
Though he was known to many as a stand-up comedian, George Carlin (1937 -2008) was also a philosopher whose words,...
Trump to delay delivery of Coronavirus vaccines to New York, indicts Gov Cuomo
President Donald Trump has disclosed that its administration will delay delivery of coronavirus vaccine to New York if and when...
New York Metal Refinishers to recruit 50 apprentices
The Finishing Trades Institute of New York has disclosed plan to conduct a recruitment from December 14, 2020 through December...
EDUPEACE | Like New Zealand, Unlike France
One of the major take-home points for me from “Teaching Peace in the 21st Century Workshop” organized by Kroc Institute...
LANGTIVISM | WRITERS AND THE USE OF PARALLELISM
One important stylistic device in the craft of writing is parallelism. How a writer uses parallelism determines the effectiveness of...
Ocasio-Cortez endorses New York candidates for general election
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has endorsed some New York candidates for the general election. The announcement was made through her Facebook...
Malick Lowe emerges New York ACCSF President
Malick Lowe has emerged the President of the New York Capital Cities Sustainability Forum. While disclosing this on Wednesday October...
EDUPEACE | The Love of Power
That the world is in a terrible state is a statement that requires no proof; it is a stark reality....
GRAMMAR WORLD | SEXISM AND LINGUISTIC SENSITIVITY IN MODERN ENGLISH LANGUAGE USAGE
Language is a living being. It grows, it moves, it breathes, it reproduces and dies. These features are peculiar to...
New York commences public process for SoHo-NoHo neighborhood plan
The New York Mayor, Bill de Blasio, has announced the commencement of SoHo-NoHo Neighborhood Plan. While making the announcement on...
EDUPEACE | The Power of Love
It is a dangerous world we live in today; one of its most defining characteristics is conflict. Everywhere one turns...
New York sets to close schools, businesses as South Brooklyn records surge in Covid-19
The New York Mayor, Bill de Blasio, has announced plan to close schools and nonessential businesses in South Brooklyn. While...
New York DCP launches website for submission of land use documents
The New York Department of City Planning Executive Director, Anita Laremont, has announced a new website, NYC Planning Applicants, that...
LANGTIVISM | MAKING SENSE OF CONFUSABLE WORDS
The English Language has a huge vocabulary, that means the users have a wide choice of words at your fingertips...
New York CTMD fixes October 5 for premiere of Beat of Boroughs
The Center for Traditional Music and Dance has announced a date for its program series — Beat of the Boroughs....
New York Council members propose legislation to assist women-owned businesses
New York Council members, Andy King, Stephen Levin, and Peter Koo, has proposed new legislation in relation to COVID-19 grants...
New York judge orders Trump’s son Eric to testify in fraud probe
A New York judge has ordered Eric Trump, the president's son most involved with running the family business, to be...
State Labor Department releases preliminary August 2020 area unemployment rates
The New York State Department of Labor has released preliminary local area unemployment rates for August 2020. The rates released...
GRAMMAR WORLD | LINGUISTIC MURDER – “WILL” HAS ELIMINATED “SHALL”
Do I say murder, assassination, elimination or slay? Users of the English Language in the Current Grammar have done one...
New York to honor Justice Ginsburg with statue in Brooklyn
The New York Governor, Andrew M. Cuomo, has announced decision to honor the life and legacy of Justice Ruth Bader...
LANGTIVISM | THE TOP THREE GRAMMATICAL SUPERSTITIONS
Out of all the complaints about grammar, there are top three grammatical superstitions that define the dynamic nature of English...
Lifestyle Lifespan Movement inaugurates healthy lifestyle day in New York
Lifestyle Lifespan, a healthy lifestyle movement that encourages healthy consumption, non-sedentary lifestyle and a positive mental attitude for people of...
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,...
EDUPEACE | COVID-19: Calamity as Opportunity
For billions of people across the world, the Coronavirus pandemic is the worst humanitarian calamity of our life-time. Globally, it...
LANGTIVISM: WRITERS AND BURDEN OF REDUNDANCIES AND CIRCUMLOCUTIONS
Every writer is often constrained by certain common faults in writing, and these include redundancy, circumlocution, wordiness, over-lapping, verbosity, among...
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....
New York to pay $300 unemployment benefits, applies for federal funds
New York State budget director, Robert Mujica, has said that the state would apply for coronavirus unemployment fund the President...
Hijrah: MMC felicitates New York Muslims
The Chairman of the Muslim Media Corporation in the New York City, Sheikh Musa Drammeh, has felicitated the Muslims in...
Governor Cuomo orders reopening of schools in New York
The New York City's Governor, Andrew Cuomo on Friday August 7, 2020, announced that schools across the state can reopen...
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...
Remembering the Victims of Mayor de Blasio’s, the New York City Council’s and a Federal Judge’s War Against the NYPD
By Robert Golomb The timing could not have been more reflective of how the racialist NYC elected officials show by...
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...
New Jersey, New York to quarantine interstate commuters
Governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo, has stated that New York, New Jersey and Connecticut will start implementing a mandatory...
New York government feeds Muslims with half a million meals during Ramadan
Correspondent: Muizat Hameed The Mayor of New York City, Bill de Blasio, has announced New York City's intention to serve...
13th Africa Day Celebration in New York
By Spencer Chiimbwe For more than a decade and a half years, the African Diaspora community in New York have...
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...
The African Community Endorsed No Candidate in the New York Congressional District 15 Race
Op-Ed The African Community did not endorse Michael Blake, Ydaniz Rodriguez or any other candidate in the New York 15th...
New York Politics – Primary Update 2020
By Robert Press Primary 2020 is going to be very different this year due to the Coronavirus. Does one vote...
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...
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...
Mayor Blasio expands community-based primary healthcare in New York
Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York city on Tuesday June 9, 2020, announced immediate plan to expand access to...
