By Reema Amin, Chalkbeat, THE CITY The promise of more than $7 billion in federal COVID relief funding for New York City schools inspired some families and educators to imagine big changes in this year’s classrooms. And while hundreds of millions of dollars have been distributed directly to schools to create extra tutoring, professional development, […]
Scholarships, Internships and Jobs collaboration with One Hundred Black Men of New York and Mount Sinai Hospital
The closed, due to the pandemic, campus of Baruch College, part of the City University of New York. – New York NY/USA-June 30, 2020 (Shutterstock) NEW YORK, NY— As part of a multi-year financial commitment to supporting and investing in New York’s future leaders, EmblemHealth, one of the nation’s largest nonprofit health insurers, is partnering […]
While thousands of tenants have filed cases claiming their landlords locked them out to defy the eviction moratorium, just a handful have been charged for the crime.
By Josefa Velasquez and Rachel Holliday Smith, THE CITY In Far Rockaway, Carol Holness called the police dozens of times last year as her home lost its heat and power. Eventually, her landlord changed the locks on her door. In Corona, Norma and Luis fled flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Ida that poured water […]
Announcement Represents Most Comprehensive Expansion of Lifestyle Medicine Programming in U.S.New Expansion Will Provide Dedicated Team-Based Support for Healthy Lifestyle Changes, Including Emphasis on Plant-Based DietProgramming to Help Address Burdens of Type 2 Diabetes, Hypertension, Other Common Chronic Conditions Disproportionately Impacting Black and Brown New YorkersServices Will Be Expanded to Six New Public Health Care Sites Across NYC
NYC Health and Hospital mobile Units offers free Covid testing in the Hunts Point section of the Bronx. – Bronx, New York/USA November 20, 2020 (Shutterstock) New York City Mayor Eric Adams and NYC Health + Hospitals (H+H) announced the expansion of their groundbreaking lifestyle medicine services at six public health care sites across New […]
By Clifford Michel, THE CITY The real estate industry is pushing back on a state bill that would limit rent hikes and ensure lease renewals for over a million tenants — launching a house-to-house phone campaign to rally the public against the protections. A new group called Homeowners for an Affordable New York is calling […]
By David C. Banks, Dr. Ted Long and Dr. Dave A. Chokshi Across the country, we have seen schools grapple with how to safely return to in-person learning. From navigating vaccine requirements and launching in-school testing to distributing KN95s and other PPE, adapting to the realities of this pandemic has been no easy feat. In […]
As a new monitor steps in, the judge who issued the landmark 2013 ruling says she’s surprised the saga is still dragging on, with some reforms still unrealized.
Thousands of demonstrators march down Fifth Avenue in New York protesting the NYPD policy of stop and frisk. – New York NY/USA-June 17, 2012 (Shutterstock) By Greg B. Smith, THE CITY More than eight years ago, then-Manhattan U.S. District Court Judge Shira Scheindlin issued a landmark order ruling that the NYPD was routinely violating the […]
New York Governor Kathy Hochul speaks at a press conference in Queens addressing the impact of Hurricane Ida’s remnants September 2, 2021 in New York City. (Shutterstock) By Samantha Maldonado and Josefa Velasquez, THE CITY Nearly five months after Hurricane Ida, just under a million dollars have been paid to New Yorkers from the city […]
City Council Member Carlina Rivera and Mayoral candidate Eric Adams at rally for Adams with Latino leaders at Grand Slam Banquet Hall. – New York, NY – October 13, 2021 (Shutterstock) By Annie McDonough, City & State New York WITH 31 WOMEN, the New York City Council has for the first time in its history […]
By Jessica Ramos, Teen Vogue On day four of his tenure as mayor of New York City, Eric Adams made a gaffe that drew the ire of many who know the lie of “low-skill” labor. Advocating for the return of workers to their midtown offices, he said, “My low-skill workers, my cooks, my dishwashers, my […]