By Nick Wilson | American Progress Gun violence is falling at a historic rate for the second year in a row after surging nearly 30 percent during former President Donald Trump’s final year in office. However, rather than build on the success of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act by passing stronger gun laws and increasing investments in the root causes of […]
By Brian Figeroux, Esq. The Torah, the central reference of the religious Judaic tradition, provides comprehensive guidance on ethics, leadership, and justice. It contains timeless principles that can inform the evaluation of leaders in modern contexts. This analysis examines the teachings of the Torah to assess the qualities of Joe Biden and Donald Trump as […]
By Brian Figeroux, Esq. The Quran, the holy book of Islam, provides comprehensive guidance on various aspects of life, including leadership, morality, justice, and social welfare. It offers timeless principles that can be applied to assess the qualities of leaders in the modern world. This analysis explores how the teachings of the Quran can inform […]
By Brian Figeroux, Esq. The Vedas, ancient sacred scriptures of Hinduism, offer profound insights into morality, leadership, and the qualities that make an effective and righteous leader. By exploring the teachings of the Vedas, we can apply these timeless principles to contemporary contexts, such as evaluating the 2024 presidential candidates Joe Biden and Donald Trump. […]
By Alicia Boyd In December of 2023, the Department of City Planning proposed a new change in the law regarding the development of towers in the community. The proposal called “Green Fast Track,” would allow any developer who wants to build a 25-story building with less than 250 apartments to avoid conducting an environmental review. […]
Editorial credit: Kelly Bell / Shutterstock.com By Jesús García | December 11, 2023 | La Opinion In addition to not being part of the immigration reform negotiations, Hispanic congressmen are pressuring President Joe Biden to reject the immigration plan proposed by Republicans in exchange for supplemental financial aid. Senator Alex Padilla (California), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on […]
Last month, New York City hit an economic milestone, with more total jobs than ever before in our city’s history. Our administration is proud of the work we have done to ensure our economy has made a full recovery — and we are determined to keep working to create jobs and opportunity for all New […]
By Stephanie L. Canizales Children are now mainstays in migration policy debates and news, with unaccompanied minors at the border drawing much attention over the past decade. The systemic violence and poverty that displace thousands of children from Central and South America have a long history. While these factors have only worsened in recent years because […]
By Post Editorial Board Guess what? When it comes to NYC’s social problems, tough love works. The latest evidence comes from the city’s migrant housing efforts. Mayor Eric Adams put in place a policy requiring migrants in shelters to vacate and reapply for a spot after 30 days (60 days for families with kids). This bold step clawed […]
By Mayor’s Office | October 23, 2023 Less than two years ago, I was sworn in as the 110th mayor of New York City. Our city was still reeling from the devastation of a global pandemic. Commercial neighborhoods and office buildings were deserted. Headlines questioned the future of New York City. But I knew then what every New […]