School buses. Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY By Michael Elsen-Rooney, Amy Zimmer, Alex Zimmerman, and Chalkbeat | October 2, 2023 The first time many school administrators heard about a shelter-in-place directive was when a top Education Department official emailed at 1:56 p.m.to tell them it “has been lifted.” As flood waters rose Friday in many parts of […]
By Clayton Guse | October 1, 2023 A top advisor to Mayor Eric Adams on Sunday called for the federal government to “close the borders” in order to prevent more migrants from coming to New York City. “We need the federal government, the Congress members, the Senate and the president to do its job: close […]
Editorial credit: Kraft74 / Shutterstock.com By Aya Elamroussi | September 30, 2023 (CNN) — As far back as 1998, Duane Keith Davis was telling a cable channel that he was a front-seat passenger in a car from which a fellow passenger fired the shots that killed Tupac Shakur. In 2009, Davis, known as “Keffe D,” confessed to police a role […]
By Julian Shen-Berro and Chalkbeat | September 29, 2023 The complex and controversial process can be daunting, here’s some information that can help. The new school year has barely begun, and already New York City’s notoriously complex (and often controversial) high school admissions process kicks off next week, lasting through early December. The process can […]
By Adriel Orozco | September 29, 2023 On September 20, 2023, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced measures to accelerate the processing of some work permits and to extend their validity period for particular categories of individuals. These changes are substantial and are likely to have a meaningful impact on the large work permit backlog […]
Streets were flooded in South Williamsburg as torrential downpours hit the city on Friday, Sept. 29. Gwynne Hogan/THE CITY By Katie Honan and Samantha Maldonaldo | September 29, 2023 Parents, public officials and climate advocates all say the mayor and his team were ill-prepared for the effects of a storm that was on the radar […]
Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com By Fisayo Okare | September 29, 2023 The fight for, against, and concerning New York City’s right-to-shelter law was in full force this week in the courtroom, in City Hall, and in the media. Yesterday morning, Mayor Eric Adams appeared on Sid Rosenberg’s radio show arguing that there’s a huge need […]
Courtesy: DOT Community Dept Alexander Hamilton Immigrant Achievement Awards Ceremony Friday, September 29, 2023 Federal Hall National Memorial, 26 Wall Street, New York City New York City – On a historic day at the iconic Federal Hall National Memorial, nestled at 26 Wall Street, Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez was honored with the prestigious Alexander Hamilton Immigrant Achievement […]
By Annie McDonough | September 28, 2023 New flyers from the Adams administration deliver a blunt message to asylum-seekers who might be thinking of settling in New York City. Mayor Eric Adams’ administration is doubling down on its message to asylum-seekers at the southern border who might be thinking of coming to New York City: […]
Next stop: Atlanta. Gwynne Hogan/THE CITY By Gwynne Hogan | September 28, 2023 Faced with new deadlines to leave city shelters, some migrants are applying for new stays while others are reconsidering their decisions to settle in NYC. Wilson Fuentes, 28, waited outside Midtown’s Candler building with a suitcase, backpacks and a duffle bag in […]