Hundreds Died of COVID at NYC Nursing Homes With Spotless Infection Inspections
New York American nurses and doctors, frontline workers expressing gratitude. New York City healthcare workers during coronavirus outbreak in America. – New York City, …
NYC’s Homeschooling Option: Any Family Can Choose Full-Time Remote Learning This Fall
By Reema Amin, Chalkbeat, and Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat , THE CITY
New York City families will be able to keep their children home this …
‘ShotSpotter’ Tested as Shootings and Fireworks Soar, While Civil Rights Questions Linger
By Gabriel Sandoval and Rachel Holliday Smith, THE CITY
As summer begins, audio sensors placed around New York by ShotSpotter Inc. have a lot …
What Is the Best Type of Face Mask for You?
By Healthline
Along with other protective measures, such as social or physical distancing and proper hand hygiene, face masks may be an easy, inexpensive, …
Frederick Douglass: Historic US Black Activist’s Statue Toppled
By BBC
A statue of the 19th Century US black activist Frederick Douglass has been toppled in New York state.
It appears to have …
“The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro”
By PBS.org
Fellow Citizens, I am not wanting in respect for the fathers of this republic. The signers of the Declaration of Independence were …
Two Years After AOC Shook Up Bronx and Queens Politics, Voters Still Appear Hungry for Change
People vote during the Democratic primary at PS 149 in Jackson Heights, Queens, June 23, 2020. Ann Choi/THE CITY
By Ese Olumhense and Christine …
Union Members Honor George Floyd and Breonna Taylor and Demand Accountability in Police Brutality Cases Across the Country in Walkouts, Vigils, and Other Actions
Mayor de Blasio & SEIU 1199 President George Gresham spoke to a rally calling on Rite Aid not to reduce healthcare benefits for workers. …
New Partnership to Track COVID-19 Job Losses, Assist Officials in Supporting Workers
The COVID-19 pandemic has killed over 20,000 New Yorkers, sickened many more, and triggered the worst economic recession since the 1930s. The societal shutdown …
For Our Courageous Workers: Experimental Composition Brings Musicians Together to Say Thanks
As the quarantine was entering its second month in NYC, local musicians came up with an idea to create a musical response to the …