Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer (left) and New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul (right) visit the Javits Center COVID-19 Vaccine Site on February 10, 2021. Photo: Sgt. Sebastian Rothwyn / New York National Guard Vaccine Hunger Games There are two types of New Yorkers. Those waiting to be eligible for their COVID-19 vaccine and the other 4.5 million adults... News 19 Feb 2021 | 03:23
Sidewalk cut before and after shoveling. Photos: Lindsey Cormack Sidewalk Snow Removal is an Intersectional Issue By Patrick Bobilin, Lindsey Cormack and Zaki Molvi Making cities more walkable and easier to navigate should be a goal of... Voices 19 Feb 2021 | 12:58
Screenshot of Shams DaBaron, “Da Homeless Hero,” at the mayoral forum on the homeless crisis. Homeless Get a Seat at the Table The significance of Thursday night’s mayoral forum on the city’s homeless crisis was not lost on local activist Shams DaBaron.... News 06 Feb 2021 | 03:28
At the opening of a New York State COVID-19 vaccination site at St. Luke’s Church in the Bronx, January 26, 2021. Photo: Don Pollard / Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo Will We Finally Have Enough Vaccine? It is surely hard in our year-old COVID-19 crisis to hear signals about our future amidst all the noise of the day. Will... News 30 Jan 2021 | 03:33
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo visiting a NYCHA vaccine pop-up site at the William Reid Apartments in Brooklyn on Saturday, January 23, 2021. Photo: Kevin P. Coughlin / Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo NYC’s Vaccine Math The City of New York went into the post-inauguration weekend with 465,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine on hand. Yet Mayor Bill... News 23 Jan 2021 | 03:17
Staff, parents and students of PS-IS 276 joined elected officials Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, State Senators Brad Holyman and Brian Kavanagh, State Assembly Member Yuh-Line Niou and Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer at the Museum of Jewish Heritage. Photo: Museum of Jewish Heritage on Twitter ‘Hate Has No Place in Our City’ When pro-Trump insurrectionists stormed the United States Capitol in an effort to halt the counting of electoral college... News 18 Jan 2021 | 10:49
Zach Iscol is a former marine turned entrepreneur, now in the race to be mayor. Photo: Lauren C Totten Photography A New Mayoral Agenda With a field of about 30 New Yorkers running for mayor, it’s going to be challenging for most candidates to stand out from... News 04 Jan 2021 | 12:44
Stacy Lynch and her dog Bear. Photo courtesy of Stacy Lynch’s campaign Stacy Lynch is Ready to Run In more ways than one, Stacy Lynch’s entry into New York City politics has been a long time coming. The daughter of the late... News 04 Jan 2021 | 10:26
Mayor Bill de Blasio went to NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst in Queens on December 16, 2020 to observe vaccinations for health care workers. Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office. Vaccines and Mixed Messaging Hope is not just around the corner. Public officials should make that clearer, says Professor Nina Schwalbe, before expectations... News 19 Dec 2020 | 11:11
Sandra Lindsay, a registered nurse and Director of Critical Care at Northwell Health in Queens, receives the COVID-19 vaccine during a live conference with Governor Andrew M. Cuomo on December 14, 2020. Photo: Scott Heins/Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo The Vaccine Arrives The vaccine arrived in New York City Monday just as the coronavirus surged to dangerous levels, creating yet another new... Home 14 Dec 2020 | 11:26
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a phased reopening plan for the city’s public schools at City Hall on Sunday, November 29, 2020. Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office. A Second Chance for Schools After a week of sharp criticism, Mayor Bill de Blasio on Sunday announced a phased re-opening plan for the city’s public... News 30 Nov 2020 | 10:40
Alper Tutus inside his store. Since there has been an unprecedented decline in tourism due to the pandemic, his business has struggled. Photo: Sami Roberts How A Souvenir Store Survives Without Tourists Among a maze of display shelves that hold every type of New York City paraphernalia, Alper Tutus, 75, sits near the register.... News 22 Oct 2020 | 06:45
Dan Miller and Kyle Dontoh of Open New York at a press conference at the Lucerne Hotel in September. Photo: Alexis Gelber Grassroots Group Eyes Progress Amid Lucerne Activism At one of the recent press conferences about the Lucerne homeless shelter saga on the Upper West Side, the crowd included... News 04 Oct 2020 | 04:22
Overall Vision for Governors Island. Rendering: WXY architecture + urban design/bloomimages Climate Research Center Coming to Governors Island The Trust for Governors Island recently unveiled plans to develop a center for climate solutions, which could create 8,000... News 01 Oct 2020 | 01:31
State Assembly Member Dick Gottfried (center) at the Lucerne on Sunday, Sept. 13 with Council Member Helen Rosenthal (right) and Assembly Member Linda Rosenthal (left of Gottfried). Photo: Richard Gottfried on Twitter A Freeze on Homeless Hotels Mayor de Blasio said Monday he was temporarily freezing the plan he had agreed to just last week to abandon use of the Lucerne... Home 14 Sep 2020 | 09:12
