New York, NY – In the fight to head-off climate catastrophe, Green New Deal advocates determined to confront the fossil fuel industry are hitting the streets, occupying the space and
More than 70,000 lives in the U.S. were lost to the opioid epidemic in 2017 according to the National Center for Health Statistics. Every day, more than 130 people3 are
NEW YORK, NY — NYC is now providing free phone calls for people in custody. The implementation of Intro. 741-A makes New York City the first major city to grant free
New York, NY – As pay equity talks between the Mayor’s Office and the union representing underpaid Early Childhood Education teachers continue this week— a large group of Community Based
With the shadow of nine suicides hanging over the taxi industry, the Independent Drivers Guild announced a mental-health program for New York’s for-hire drivers May 7. Due to the “highly
New York, NY – New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer has released a report indicate serious concerns about procedures at the City’s Administration for Children’s Services. The Comptroller’s audit
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has signed legislation (S.2316 (Kaminsky)/A.2572 (Englebright)) to ban offshore drilling in New York State waters. The legislation will bar the state from granting permits for drilling, or oil or
NEW YORK, NY –– Mayor de Blasio is advocating for the Board of Elections to make Early Voting easy for New Yorkers. The Mayor urged the BOE to use $75 million
New York, NY — New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer has documented a severe shortage of playgrounds in New York City. Also many are substandard and unsafe. In the Comptroller’s recent report,
Tootsie, the musical-comedy adaptation of the 1982 Academy Award-winning movie that starred Dustin Hoffman, is totally fun and provides one belly laugh after another. Santino Fontana nails Hoffman’s role as
