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Mayor Adams orders billions in budget cuts, escalates calls for federal and state migrant aid
Monday, September 11, 2023
“The simple truth is that longtime New Yorkers and asylum-seekers will feel these potential cuts,” Adams said.
Weekly Music Roundup: The Rolling Stones, Yungchen Lhamo, and Allison Russell
Monday, September 11, 2023
New Sounds
The Stones, still rolling; Yungchen Lhamo’s global prayer for kindness; Allison Russell confronts her demons; and sax player James Brandon Lewis's tribute to Mahalia Jackson.
Williamsburg mainstay Toñita's attracts a new generation to the social club
Friday, September 08, 2023
The Caribbean Social Club and its owner remain the same through the city's continuous changes, this time providing solace for asylum seekers and migrants new to the five boroughs.
Construction Suicide Prevention Week shines light on high suicide rate among construction workers
Thursday, September 07, 2023
The federal government says the suicide rate for men working in the construction industry is four times higher than the general population.
NJ veterans' homes still exposing residents to health dangers: Feds
Thursday, September 07, 2023
Gov. Phil Murphy's administration says it's made improvements, but that there's more work to do
Don’t call it a booster: What NYC should know about COVID vaccines this year
Wednesday, September 06, 2023
If you’ve had COVID-19 before and didn’t feel too bad, that’s not necessarily what will happen the next time you get sick because of new variants.
Weekly Music Roundup: Speedy Ortiz, Omar Apollo, Nicki Minaj
Monday, September 04, 2023
New Sounds
This week, winter memories from Omar Apollo, returns for Speedy Ortiz and Beirut, and a change of pace from Nicki Minaj.
NYC had one of the world's deadliest COVID outbreaks in 2020. What lessons have we learned?
Thursday, August 31, 2023
A new report says New York City's initial COVID-19 wave hit weeks earlier than initially reported and says leaders should apply lessons from spring 2020 to prepare for the next pandemic.
"We Can't Sustain This" Staten Island Borough President on NYC's migrant crisis
Wednesday, August 30, 2023
Republican Vito Fossella says he wants the state legislature to revisit NYC's right to shelter mandate.
'Now is our moment': Councilmember details decision to extend Madison Square Garden's permit 5 years
Wednesday, August 30, 2023
On Monday, a City Council committee voted to extend the arena's permit for five years.
Weekly Music Roundup: Mon Laferte, jaimie branch, and Say She She
Monday, August 28, 2023
New Sounds
This week, Prince through the looking glass, Mon Laferte’s trip-hop bolero, and a posthumous stunner from trumpeter jaimie branch. Plus new discodelica from Say She She, and more.
Gov. Hochul turns up heat on President Biden over migrant crisis
Thursday, August 24, 2023
The Democratic governor delivered a rare statewide address to highlight her call for federal assistance.
Political musical chairs: As Codey retires, party leaders pick entire legislative district ticket
Wednesday, August 23, 2023
Reformers say the machinations after Richard Codey's retirement announcement show New Jersey politics are about back-room deals and not democracy.
Fireflies are under threat, so NY scientists are trying to count how many are left
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
There’s a movement underway to understand how imperiled firefly populations are and safeguard the charismatic beetle beloved for its bioluminescent abdomen.
Weekly Music Roundup: Dolly Parton, Polo G., and Black Market Brass
Monday, August 21, 2023
New Sounds
This week: Dolly Parton, rock star; Polo G’s moving ballad; and Amore Muere’s dark debut. Plus, ambient pop by Vines (Cassie Wieland) and Afropop-leaning music by Black Market Brass.
Jails union boss Norman Seabrook, 6 months out of prison, is looking for a job in politics
Wednesday, August 16, 2023
The once formidable head of the correction officers union has returned from two years in prison with $19 million in debt and a new perspective on incarceration.
NYC's eviction hotspots: Tracking the 10K removals since moratorium ended
Thursday, August 10, 2023
While evictions have yet to reach pre-pandemic levels, they’re steadily on the rise and concentrated in central Brooklyn, portions of the Bronx and parts of Staten Island.
Adams weighs plan to set up migrant tents in Central Park, other major green spaces
Wednesday, August 02, 2023
The plan comes as scores of migrants have been forced to sleep outside a Midtown intake cente
Minimum Wage -- and Other Rights -- For Food Delivery Workers
Thursday, July 20, 2023
Tens of thousands of gig food delivery workers were about to get a pay increase...until a judge blocked NYC's new minimum wage law a day before it was set to take effect.
LI architect who worked in NYC charged with multiple Gilgo Beach murders, Suffolk DA says
Friday, July 14, 2023
The series of killings has gone unsolved for more than a decade.
