Judge Orders Redo for NYC Schools Budget After Cuts Challenged

The ruling means that until the City Council revisits the budget, New York City must fund the school system at the same levels it did last fiscal year.

Judge Orders Redo for NYC Schools Budget After Cuts Challenged

NEW YORK CITY, USA – CIRCA OCTOBER, 2018: A fleet of Yellow School Buses parked at the side of a road in Manhattan, New York City. (Shutterstock) By Reema Amin, Chalkbeat and Amy Zimmer, Chalkbeat, THE CITY A Manhattan judge ruled Friday to throw out the New York City education department’s budget and allow the […]

A Kid Accused of a Crime is Still a Kid Mayor Adams Needs to Stop Dehumanizing Young New Yorkers.

A Kid Accused of a Crime is Still a Kid Mayor Adams Needs to Stop Dehumanizing Young New Yorkers.

New York, NY – July 28, 2022: Eric Adams speaks during VP Kamala Harris announcement of the formation of the Economic Opportunity Coalition to invest in underserved communities at Restoration Plaza. (Shutterstock) By Errol Louis, NY Mag When NYPD cops talk about the people they arrest, one often hears ugly slang like perps, mutts, psychos, […]

D.A. Bragg: Immigration Lawyer Sentenced to 1-3 Years in State Prison

Carlos Moreno Defrauded Undocumented Immigrants Through Unlicensed Practice of Law and the “10-Year Green Card” Scam

D.A. Bragg: Immigration Lawyer Sentenced to 1-3 Years in State Prison

Photo Courtesy: Manhattan DA’s Office Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg, Jr., today announced the sentencing of New York City-based immigration lawyer, CARLOS MORENO, 61, for unlicensed practice of law, through which he collected thousands of dollars in legal fees from undocumented immigrants. Between September 2017 – when Moreno was suspended from the bar – […]

Asylum Seeking Families Surge New York City Shelters

Asylum Seeking Families Surge New York City Shelters

By JR Holguin A recent and unexpected surge of migrants that began as early as May has arrived in New York City, causing a swell of people staying in NYC shelters. In a briefing, Mayor Adams addressed the current wave of nearly 3,000 newly arrived migrants. Mayor Adams, Department of Social Services Commissioner Gary Jenkins, […]

Vision Zero: On Citywide “Day of Awareness,” NYC DOT Reminds New Yorkers that Speed Cameras Go 24/7 Next Monday

As the culmination of a month-long public-awareness campaign, agency teams are at major traffic and transit hubs today, reminding drivers that speed cameras will operate around-the-clock starting August 1st --following historic expansion of the state law.

Vision Zero: On Citywide “Day of Awareness,” NYC DOT Reminds New Yorkers that Speed Cameras Go 24/7 Next Monday

NEW YORK –New York City Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez announced that today is a Citywide multi-agency “Day of Awareness” to promote the expansion of the City’s speed camera program to 24/7/365.    As a month-long multi-media public-awareness campaign comes to a close, the cameras will go 24/7 next Monday, August 1st.   The City’s speed camera […]

Applications Now Open for $2M in Grants from NYC Women’s Fund for Media, Music and Theatre

The grants are awarded by The Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment and the New York Foundation for the Arts.

Applications Now Open for $2M in Grants from NYC Women’s Fund for Media, Music and Theatre

By Team BWW, Broadway World The Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) and the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) have just announced that applications are open for the fourth round of grants for the NYC Women’s Fund for Media, Music and Theatre. Qualified applicants can apply for $2 million in finishing grants […]

Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs Joins Department of Probation to Promote NeON Nutrition Kitchen Available to Immigrant Communities

Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs Joins Department of Probation to Promote NeON Nutrition Kitchen Available to Immigrant Communities

NEW YORK—Today, the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA) Commissioner Manuel Castro and the NYC Department of Probation (DOP) Commissioner Ana Bermudez joined for in-person press conference to promote the Neighborhood Opportunity Network (NeON) Nutrition Kitchen food pantries to NYC’s immigrant communities. With the rising cost of food, Commissioner Castro and Commissioner Bermudez encouraged immigrant […]

Mayor Adams, NYC Health + Hospitals Announces $1 Million Anonymous Donation to Launch Student Loan Forgiveness Program for Behavioral Health Professionals

Mayor Adams, NYC Health + Hospitals Announces $1 Million Anonymous Donation to Launch Student Loan Forgiveness Program for Behavioral Health Professionals

As Largest Provider of Behavioral Health Services in NYC, Health + Hospitals Will Offer $30,000 to $50,000 in Debt Relief to Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Nurse Practitioners, and Social Workers Who Commit to Serve for Three Years New Yorkers Can Support Effort Through Donations as Program Expands New York – New York City Mayor Eric Adams and NYC […]

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