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On May 4, more than two dozen synagogues and other Jewish institutions in New York City, Long Island and upstate New York received a disturbing text message containing a bomb threat. Authorities told the New York Post that the message read, “Hello, if you see this email just have notice
NYC’s New Sanitation Commissioner Promises Clean Streets, New Containerization Program
On May 4, the Mayor’s Office of Ethnic & Community Media in collaboration with the newly appointed...
NYC Officials Call Hearing to Address Rise in Hate Crimes Against Asians
Anti-Asian hate crimes across the U.S. are rising at rates unseen before Although the city reported...
NYC: Inflation Threatens to Upend Eric Adams’ Near $100-Billion City Budget
New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ fiscal 2023 budget proposal, which was unveiled on April 26 at his first...
NY: MTA to Focus on Tackling Fare Evasion Amid Soaring Violent Subway Crime
Amid a surge in felony assaults not seen in a generation in New York’s subway system, the head of the...
Federal Judge Demands ‘Action Plan’ to Address Horrific Conditions at Rikers Island Prison
On April 26, during a remote hearing, Manhattan federal court Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain ordered...
Brooklyn Nets Disinvited Rockets GM After He Supported Hong Kong Protests: ESPN Investigation
The Brooklyn Nets refunded former Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey’s purchase of a box suite...
Gov. Kathy Hochul Says NY Won’t Be Shut Down Again for COVID-19
New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul promised in a recent interview that she will not be shutting down New...
NYC Mayor Eric Adams Announces Metal Detectors for Metro in the Wake of Recent Violence
In the shadow of a mass shooting that saw 13 people injured and 10 shot, five critically, on board a...
NY Mayor Eric Adams Under Pressure to Rehire Hundreds of Unvaccinated City Workers
Following a decision last month by New York City Mayor Eric Adam’s to exempt pro athletes and other performers...