May 23, 2022 – On Tuesday, May 24th, Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan will give remarks about his vision for mental health in New York City at the Henry Street Settlement. Following these remarks, officials will tour the program space for CONNECT, a new community-based mental health pilot. WHO: Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan, Deputy […]
[Flushing, NY, May 19, 2022] This spring, a group of eight writers gathered at the Lewis Latimer House Museum to explore the topics of race and immigration in a memoir writing workshop series taught by writer Abeer Hoque. “I’ve been teaching this workshop (Memoir and Autobiographical Writing: Race & Immigration) since 2019. One of my […]
Photo: Sanitation Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch and José Bayona, Executive Director, Mayor’s Office of Ethnic & Community Media and The Press at Community/Ethnic Media Roundtable (May 4, 2022) | New York City Department of Sanitation By Manuel Holguin Department of Sanitation Commissioner Jessica Tisch takes the helm of one of the essential departments in New […]
Many parents and educators have urged return to instruction matching sounds to letters to teach kids to read, a move Mayor Eric Adams says will especially help kids with dyslexia and other learning challenges.
By Amy Zimmer, Chalkbeat, Yoav Gonen and Alex Zimmerman, Chalkbeat, THE CITY New York City will require all elementary schools to adopt a phonics-based reading program in the coming school year — a potentially seismic shift in how tens of thousands of public school students are taught to read. The announcement came as part of […]
By Linda Nwoke The New York gubernatorial race is on, with the Democratic party’s primary just a few weeks away. There is a mixture of candidates ranging from —contestants with deep-rooted political backgrounds and strong ties to their communities to others with less political experience. Yet, they have a vision for a brighter and better […]
Morningside Heights, New York, NY, USA – August 19, 2021: Window of Famous Famiglia pizza shop at 2859 Broadway. (Shutterstock) By Andrew Rigie and Jessica Walker, NY Post How to explain the city’s lagging recovery? Look no further than the pandemic-induced financial challenges still facing our restaurants and retail shops, which make up the economic backbone […]
By Manuel Holguin David Yassky has an impressive resume; the dean of Pace University School of Law, where he served from April 2014 to April 2018, a member of the New York City Council from 2002 until 2009, and an aide to Senator Chuck Schumer. The latter who “stood up to the NRA” and helped […]
By Dr. Ashwin Vasan Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, New Yorkers have stepped up time and time again to protect each other. Today, over 6 million New Yorkers are fully vaccinated, over 3 million are boosted, and we have more tools than ever before to take on the virus. As the City’s doctor, I want to […]
Bronx, NY USA March 27, 2022. Assemblymember Karines Reyes joins Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at her campaign rally in the Bronx. (Shutterstock) New York, New York: On April 28, the New York for All Coalition, allies, and immigrant New Yorkers celebrated the passage of a City Council resolution in support of the New York for All […]
Expanded Access Includes New Cultural Institutions and Recreational Centers
New York, NY – April 26, 2022: Mayor Eric Adams deliver State of the City address and reflection on the first 100 days of his administration at Kings Theatre (Shutterstock) NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams today kicked off a campaign to highlight new benefits, including access to cultural institutions and other recreational […]