Editorial credit: DFree / Shutterstock.com By KiMi Robinson | November 9, 2023 Listen to our podcast here. Keke Palmer has been granted a temporary restraining order against former partner Darius Jackson after she alleged in court documents that he repeatedly abused her during their two-year relationship. A Los Angeles Superior Court judge’s approval on Thursday of Palmer’s request […]
Some neighborhoods have 100x shelter beds than others; 3-out-of-4 neighborhoods with no shelters are predominantly white. Waste transfer stations, parks, and social services are also inequitably distributed Audit also finds that the City fails to provide a basic level of transparency about concentration of services or public outreach as required by the City Charter New […]
By Rommel H. Ojeda | November 9, 2023 Fraudulent emails and messages have circulated social media, masquerading as communications from federal immigration agencies, that falsely promise migrants legal representation for obtaining a Green Card in exchange for a small fee. Scammers specifically target Spanish-speaking, migrant New Yorkers who are in the process of adjusting their […]
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in consultation with the Department of State (DOS), has announced the lists of countries whose nationals are eligible to participate in the H-2A and H-2B visa programs in the next year. The notice listing the eligible countries will be published in the Federal Register on Nov. 9, 2023. Effective Nov. 9, 2023, […]
By NYIC Action Press | November 8, 2023 New York, NY— Last night, New Yorkers reaffirmed their support for immigrant communities at the ballot box by reelecting our slate of immigrant rights champions, who believe in a New York that works for everyone regardless of legal status. NYIC Action’s slate of endorsed candidates for New York’s […]
The Turken Foundation is constructing the 21-story Turken House in Manhattan, Nov. 8, 2023. Credit: Alex Krales/THE CITY By George Joseph, Bianca Pallaro, and Gwynne Hogan | November 8, 2023 Eric Adams’ 2021 mayoral campaign accepted donations from three members of a foundation incorporated by Bilal Erdogan, a son of Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and whose board […]
The New York State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA) recently honored over 90 older adults for their volunteerism as part of NYSOFA’s annual Older New Yorkers’ Day celebration presented during a November 3 livestream. Awardees were nominated by New York’s 59 county Offices for the Aging and their partners who identified older adults making substantial contributions […]
By Emily Ngo, Jeff Coltin and Nick Reisman | November 6, 2023 Mayor Eric Adams landed in Washington, D.C. on Thursday at about the same time that federal agents were raiding his chief fundraiser’s home in Brooklyn. He pulled up to his first meeting but never got out of the car before deciding to return home. He was in the air […]
By Catherine Sweeney NASHVILLE, Tenn. — High school classes start so early around this city that some kids get on buses at 5:30 in the morning. Just 10% of public schools nationwide start before 7:30 a.m., according to federal statistics. But in Nashville, classes start at 7:05 — a fact the new mayor, Freddie O’Connell, has […]
Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com By Aaron Reichlin-Melnick | November 5, 2023 This op-ed is part of a series exploring what a second term would look like for either President Biden or former President Trump. Four years after he was elected on the promise to “build the wall,” Donald Trump left office with border apprehensions at their highest level […]