Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer welcomes kids and parents at Mickey Mantle School PS M811 on the Upper West Side, with “COVID kits” including masks and hand sanitizers. Photo: Gale A. Brewer on Twitter ‘How Are We Supposed to Manage?’ On Thursday, just days before New York City public school students were scheduled to return to classrooms after six months... News 21 Sep 2020 | 03:00
Dan Quart with his son Sam. Photo: Dan Quart on Twitter A Push for Early Voting With just a handful of weeks to go before November’s general election, officials are trying to figure out how to get out... Home 20 Sep 2020 | 06:12
Patrick Bobilin. Photo: Kristina Clark Bobilin on the Ballot Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright will have another challenger on the ballot come November following a State Supreme Court... News 11 Sep 2020 | 12:47
Photo: Scott Stringer via Twitter ‘A City for Everyone’ As he formally launched his campaign for mayor of New York City Tuesday morning, City Comptroller Scott Stringer vowed to... Home 11 Sep 2020 | 10:07
Mayor Bill de Blasio, Chancellor Richard Carranza and labor leaders observe cleaning practices with at P.S. 59 on Sept. 2. Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office An Uncertain School Year Last week, it seems, Mayor Bill de Blasio toppled one large and final barrier to schools re-opening for in-person instruction... News 04 Sep 2020 | 04:34
Paint splattered on the office windows of Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright. Photo courtesy of Seawright’s office. ‘We Will Not be Intimidated’: Seawright on Anti-Semitic Graffiti Two separate incidents of anti-Semitic graffiti were reported on the Upper East Side this week, one of which targeted Assembly... Home 15 Aug 2020 | 09:21
Photo: John Morton, via flickr. State vs City Clash on Election Reforms UPDATED, Aug. 11 at 2:50 p.m.: After a bungled primary election, concerns are mounting over whether election officials will... News 11 Aug 2020 | 02:49
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Richard A. Carranza discussed school reopening plans at City Hall on Friday, July 31, 2020. (Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office) Facing the Fall The month before a new school year begins is traditionally full of familiar rituals: school supply shopping, comparing class... Education Guide 01 Aug 2020 | 03:25
Peggy Rey and Wilfredo Salaman. (Photo: Emily Higginbotham) Pandemic Roommates Peggy Rey says not many people understand her friendship with Wilfredo Salaman. Rey is a 76-year-old former childcare provider.... News 27 Jul 2020 | 12:56
Rep. Carolyn Maloney. ( Photo: U.S. House Office of Photography) Ballot Bonanza Traditionally, with election night comes a deep exhale. For candidates and staffers, it’s the culmination of many months... News 20 Jul 2020 | 04:54
Mayor Bill de Blasio with Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza (left) at City Hall on July 8, at an announcement about preliminary school reopening plans. ( Photo: Office of Mayor Bill de Blasio, via flickr) Ready for ‘Blended Learning’? Students, teachers and parents will once again need to adapt to a new mode of education this fall as the city attempts to... News 13 Jul 2020 | 10:15
At City Hall on Monday, July 6, Mayor Bill de Blasio said he believed shootings were result of “dislocation” caused by the coronavirus. ( Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office) City on Edge Tensions are mounting between activists calling for police reform and NYPD unions and advocates after a holiday weekend of... News 06 Jul 2020 | 11:10
Screenshot of NY1 primary debate with (clockwise from top left) moderator Errol Louis, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, Peter Harrison, Suraj Patel and Lauren Ashcraft. Patel has accused Maloney of voter suppression; Maloney called Patel’s tactics “out of Donald Trump’s playbook.” The Longest Primary Night New York’s primary election took place one week ago but the results likely won’t be known until July, exacerbating tensions... News 29 Jun 2020 | 01:50
The author after her salon visit. ( Photo: Emily Higginbotham) My Pandemic Haircut I would be lying if I said I hadn’t thought about it. I thought about it every time I felt the heft of my hair hot on my... Voices 29 Jun 2020 | 10:34
Queer Liberation March 2019. ( Photo courtesy of Reclaim Pride Coalition. ) An Inclusive Pride March Last year, a group of organizers came together to reimagine what a Pride celebration could be, feeling that New York City’s... News 22 Jun 2020 | 02:59
