Tag: new york
Following Numerous Gang-Related Shootings, Bronx DA Calls on Local Rappers to Stop Encouraging the Violence
Following the arrests of 22 men and a 17-year-old on May 24 for allegedly committing six shootings and...
NY: Mayor Adams, Gov. Hochul Unveil New Panel to Address Economic Challenges in a Post-COVID World
On Tuesday, May 24, New York City Mayor, Eric Adams and Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that two civic leaders...
NY Gov. Hochul Declares Domestic Terrorism the ‘Most Significant Threat,’ Unveils Legislative Package
On May 18, New York Governor, Kathy Hochul, in the shadow of the recent mass shooting in Buffallo, declared...
Times Square Subway Station Receives $30M Facelift With Installation of a New Staircase, Accessible Elevator
The Times Square subway station has received a $30 million facelift with the installation of a new 15...
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: 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...
Major US Airlines Begin Dropping Mask Mandates After Judge Rules Biden’s Mandate Was Unlawful
After nearly two years, major U.S. airlines have begun dropping mask mandates for travelers after U.S...
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...