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New Jersey lawmakers consider amending the state's public records law
Monday, March 11, 2024
New Jersey lawmakers are considering new limitations for the state's open public records act, saying it's outdated and is being abused.
Weekly Music Roundup: Moor Mother, Eels, and Ledisi
Monday, March 11, 2024
New Sounds
Moor Mother finds history repeating; Eels mark the passage of time; and Ledisi considers the “Good Life.” Also, new music from John Lurie, Kinky, and Las Cafeteras.
Bias incident reports broke a new NJ record in 2022 — and look higher in 2023
Friday, March 08, 2024
Preliminary data from the New Jersey Attorney General's Office says bias incident reports were at an all-time high in 2023.
Hochul deploys National Guard, state police to do mandatory bag checks in NYC subway
Wednesday, March 06, 2024
Soldiers from New York’s National Guard are coming to a subway station near you, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Wednesday.
Haitian New Yorkers are shocked but hopeful about Haiti's security crisis
Wednesday, March 06, 2024
Ricot Depuy, the co-founder of Radio Soleil, talks about how Haitian New Yorkers are feeling about the recent security crisis and state of emergency in Haiti.
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman responds to AG threatening legal action against his transgender ban
Tuesday, March 05, 2024
Nassau County Executive Blakeman recently issued an executive order banning trans athletes from participating in women's sports at county run facilities
Mayor Adams has sparked a debate over NYC’s ‘sanctuary city’ status. What does it mean?
Monday, March 04, 2024
His call for more cooperation between the city and federal immigration agents marks a shift from his predecessors.
Weekly Music Roundup: Bruce Hornsby + yMusic, Julia Holter, and Amaro Freitas
Monday, March 04, 2024
New Sounds
There's seafaring music from Bruce Hornsby & yMusic; Julia Holter in an evening mood; and the inventive Brazilian pianist Amaro Freitas. Plus, Ani DiFranco’s urgent, rocking “Baby Doe.”
NYC’s best Polish food: Greenpoint's still a destination, if you know where to go
Friday, March 01, 2024
Agatha Kulaga, a longtime Greenpoint resident and co-founder of Ovenly bakery, highlights her favorite Polish bakeries, restaurants and butchers in the neighborhood.
NJ businessman admits trying to bribe Sen. Bob Menendez, will cooperate with prosecutors
Friday, March 01, 2024
Jose Uribe agreed to cooperate with federal officials as a condition of his plea deal.
Weekly Music Roundup: PJ Morton, Combo Chimbita, Omar Souleyman
Monday, February 26, 2024
New Sounds
American musician PJ Morton (keyboards in Maroon 5) goes to Africa, Combo Chimbita goes back to their cumbia roots, and British singer-songwriter Nadine Shah comes back from the brink.
New York City Council joins lawsuit against Mayor Adams over housing vouchers
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
The Council is intervening in a suit filed by the Legal Aid Society earlier this month that seeks to make more New Yorkers eligible for the CityFHEPS voucher program.
‘Weaponization of 311’: Speculation swarms after Brooklyn’s Saint Vitus shutdown
Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Fans of the venue are trying to piece together how more than dozen complaints culminated in the abrupt closure of a Friday night gig.
Weekly Music Roundup: Beyoncé, James Brown, and Nathalie Joachim
Monday, February 19, 2024
New Sounds
This week, Beyoncé's big surprise, James Brown’s even bigger surprise, and S. Raekwon’s sinister smile. Plus, Nathalie Joachim and the American Patchwork Quartet.
Dems get minor boost in new proposed NY congressional map
Thursday, February 15, 2024
The Independent Redistricting Commission’s proposal largely leaves New York City and Long Island’s districts alone.
Remote learning at NYC public schools gets off to rocky start
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Educators and parents around the city said they had problems logging on. The education department acknowledged there was a problem.
Weekly Music Roundup: Usher, Angelica Garcia, and Jon Muq
Monday, February 12, 2024
New Sounds
This week, Usher and the American indie rock band the Decemberists; the studio project Church Chords and Ugandan singer/guitarist Jon Muq, and a avant-pop from Angelica Garcia.
Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg announces new charges in Times Square assault
Thursday, February 08, 2024
Charges include second-degree assault and tampering with physical evidence.
NY Gov. Kathy Hochul touts her latest plan: ‘carrots’ for housing
Wednesday, February 07, 2024
The Democratic governor is all in on providing state incentives to create housing, after lawmakers rejected growth mandates last year.
Is double parking legal in NYC? No, but here’s how drivers do it ‘politely.’
Tuesday, February 06, 2024
Although double parking is illegal in New York City, look down virtually any street and you’ll see that drivers have largely decided that “a parking spot” is wherever they want it to be.
