Posted by Adriel Orozco | Oct 25, 2023 On October 20, the Biden administration renewed its request for emergency supplemental funding for border management from Congress. This new $14 billion request represents more than a $10 billion increase from the administration’s original August proposal and includes a sizeable investment in areas of the immigration system often forgotten by years of deterrence-heavy policy. […]
Posted by Karen Aho | Oct 23, 2023 In September, the Biden administration extended temporary protection to some 472,000 Venezuelan migrants in the United States. Doing so provided welcome humanitarian relief—thousands of men, women, and children have fled violence and natural disasters and find themselves without a home—but it also ushered in the possibility of notable economic gains for U.S. […]
A family leaves the Row NYC migrant shelter in Times Square, Oct. 18, 2023. Credit: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY By Gwynne Hogan | October 23, 2023 Families had already been desperately searching for apartments — and moms are worried about how any move in the middle of the school year will impact their children’s education. For weeks, […]
By Ashleigh Hamilton | September 7, 2023 | The Conversation Cancer is often thought of as a disease that mostly affects older people. But worrying new research shows that cancer in younger adults is a growing problem. The study found there’s been a nearly 80% increase in the number of under-50s being diagnosed with cancer globally in […]
By Kenya Hunter | October 19, 2023 | The Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is considering a ban on certain hair-straightening chemicals that have been used by Black women for years and that research shows may increase the risk of uterine cancer. But Black hair stylists say such products […]
By NYC Mayor’s Press Office | October 16, 2023 New Center Will Feature Gymnasium; Walking Track; Indoor Swimming Pool; Fitness, Strength, and Cardio Rooms; Media Lab; and Teaching Kitchen Project Will Be Completed Two Years Faster Than Through Competitive Bidding Thanks to DDC’s Design-Build Program New York – New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New York […]
Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com By Rebecca C. Lewis | October 16, 2023 The Legislature passed hundreds of bills before breaking in June. Many high-profile ones like Clean Slate and a bill to create a reparations task force have yet to be signed. The leaves are already changing upstate, signaling that the year is quickly […]
Editorial credit: DCStockPhotography / Shutterstock.com By ACLU | October 16, 2023 NEW YORK — A major settlement was announced today by the American Civil Liberties Union involving its years-long lawsuit on behalf of thousands of traumatized children and parents who were forcibly torn from each other under the Trump administration’s illegal zero-tolerance practice of separating […]
Kathy Hochul. Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY By Greg B. Smith | October 11, 2023 Mayor Eric Adams has asked a judge to let him suspend the city’s 42-year-old obligation to provide a bed to anyone who requests it, as migrants overwhelm the city’s shelter system. Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday enthusiastically embraced New York City’s request […]
Editorial credit: Twin Design / Shutterstock.com New Legislation Would Limit Social Media Features Harmful to Teen Mental Health, Prevent Collection of Children’s Personal Data Legislation Comes as Mental Health Issues Among Vulnerable Teens Have Doubled in Recent Years NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James, Governor Kathy Hochul, State Senator Andrew Gounardes, and […]
