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
Screenshot of 10th Congressional district debate, with (clockwise from top left) moderator Errol Louis of NY1, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, Jonathan Herzog and Lindsey Boylan. Nadler Makes Case for Re-election at Debate Candidates clashed this week over police reform and economic repair during a debate sponsored by NY1 ahead of Tuesday’s primary... News 19 Jun 2020 | 07:44
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signs an executive order on June 12 requiring local police agencies, including the NYPD, to reinvent and modernize police strategies based on community input. With Rev. Al Sharpton, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Assembly Leader Carl Heastie, Valerie Bell, the mother of Sean Bell; Gwen Carr, the mother of Eric Garner; and Hazel N. Dukes, President of the NAACP New York State Conference. ( Photo: Kevin P. Coughlin/Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo) Reforming the Police Weeks after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, protesters are still taking to the streets demanding police reform... News 15 Jun 2020 | 01:30
Introductory post for BlackatBrearley on Instagram. ( Photo: Emily Higginbotham) Black at Private Schools In the midst of a national reckoning on police brutality and racial injustice, alumni and students from some of New York... News 15 Jun 2020 | 09:31
Jonathan Herzog. ( Photo courtesy of Jonathan Herzog campaign) ‘We Need to Rewrite the Rules of the Economy’ Born and raised on the border of Hell’s Kitchen and the Upper West Side, Jonathan Herzog describes himself as the proud gay... News 11 Jun 2020 | 10:48
Mount Sinai Morningside ICU staff. ( Photo courtesy of The Mount Sinai Health System) Using AI Learning for COVID Care Back in March, when the coronavirus outbreak started to touch New York, Ellis Rubinstein, who serves as the president of... News 10 Jun 2020 | 12:26
At the June 2 protests at One Police Plaza in downtown Manhattan. ( Photo: Kodakkotei) The New Activists For the city’s college students, it had already been an incredibly uncertain time. They spent the last two months stowed... News 08 Jun 2020 | 02:17
A rainy and empty Times Square on Monday, May 11, 2020. ( Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office) Mood of the City Friday, May 15th was the first real summer night in New York City, Twitter users declared last week when there was an unmistakable... News 25 May 2020 | 05:21
Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright. ( Photo: Andre Beckles) Seawright Kicked Off Ballot Again After a back-and-forth battle in the courts, three-term Upper East Side Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright has been knocked... News 22 May 2020 | 06:17
Mayor Bill de Blasio visits the Meal Hub at P.S.1 Alfred E. Smith School in Manhattan on April 7 to thank school food services workers who provide families with “Grab and Go” meals. ( Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office) Kids and the Future of School It has been an open question as to what the 2020-21 academic year will look like in New York as the city continues to manage... News 18 May 2020 | 12:08
Screenshot of Zoom rally after state appellate court restored Cameron Koffman's place on the primary ballot. ( Photo courtesy of Cameron Koffman's campaign) Koffman Back on Ballot, Seawright Affirmed More than 60 New Yorkers logged onto Zoom Thursday evening to take part in a rally to celebrate a state appellate court’s... News 15 May 2020 | 12:28
Assembly Member Rebecca Seawright. ( Photo: Andre Beckles) A Tale of Two Decisions A state Supreme Court judge last week sided with two incumbent assembly members representing the Upper East Side in separate... News 11 May 2020 | 11:18
Assembly Member Dan Quart. ( Photo courtesy of Dan Quart) So Many Lawsuits, So Little Time Two incumbent New York State Assembly members representing the Upper East Side have taken legal challenges against the Board... News 01 May 2020 | 04:21
