A new youth incarceration system designed to be more humane has not yet become so, advocates said on Thursday, Dec. 6. At a panel discussion sponsored by… Read more “Raise the Age Law Poses Challenges”
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Double Dutch Teams Skip to Championship at Apollo Theater
Multiple jump ropes whirred in perfect rhythm as competitors—fourth graders to adults— bounced skillfully between the oscillating cords. Their friends kept count of the steps. The audience… Read more “Double Dutch Teams Skip to Championship at Apollo Theater”
Committee Hopes to Reduce Election Day Drama
A committee of nine appointed officials listened Monday to a room of approximately two dozen angry residents in Tribeca and took diligent notes about the myriad issues… Read more “Committee Hopes to Reduce Election Day Drama”
CUNY Students Protest Amazon Deal
About 20 current students and graduates of the City University of New York held a rally outside the office of the CUNY board of trustees chairman on… Read more “CUNY Students Protest Amazon Deal”
Advocates Say Census Citizenship Question Risks Silencing Minority Populations
Lawyers for immigrant activists fighting the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 census made closing arguments Tuesday in federal court before activists held a press… Read more “Advocates Say Census Citizenship Question Risks Silencing Minority Populations”
Washington Heights Learns to Fight Drug Overdoses with Narcan
Every six hours, a New Yorker dies of a drug overdose, according to the city’s health department. One way to tackle this grim statistic is to train… Read more “Washington Heights Learns to Fight Drug Overdoses with Narcan”
Protestors March in Solidarity with Migrant Caravan
By Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio Clutching a cardboard sign that read, “No human being is illegal,” a young woman stood under the arch at Washington Square… Read more “Protestors March in Solidarity with Migrant Caravan”
Hundreds Brave Icy Long Island Sound for Special Olympics
It was 44 degrees outside on Saturday but that didn’t stop 750 brave individuals from charging into Long Island Sound. Some only ran into the water up… Read more “Hundreds Brave Icy Long Island Sound for Special Olympics”
Activists Rally After Midterms
About 50 activists gathered at Washington Square Park Saturday to push for the end to the administration of President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence. The… Read more “Activists Rally After Midterms”
Veterans Honored in Washington Heights
On a brisk Wednesday morning, four days before Veterans Day and the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, political officials, veterans groups and community members… Read more “Veterans Honored in Washington Heights”