Eateries like Golden Mandarin Court, Amazing 66 and Hope Shing are shuttering after months of quarantine restrictions and decreased tourism. ‘It’s been four months now. It’s not getting any better,’ one owner said.
Bronx
Los votantes dominicanos en Nueva York eligen nuevo presidente en la isla
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Varios candidatos presidenciales y expresidentes de la República Dominicana han mantenido relaciones con políticos de la ciudad de Nueva York.
Budget
Opponents of New Jail Celebrate Budget Postponement
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For the city’s borough-based jail plan, this is a temporary halt, not a permanent rest. And for the community members fighting the plan, there’s still a long way to go.
COVID-19
After Costly ‘Reinvention,’ Nail Salons Brace For Uncertain Reopening
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Salon workers and owners, many of them immigrants, head back to work this week as part of New York’s Phase 3 reopening. But many are worried about how new social distancing restrictions will impact their livelihood.
Elections
New Protest Movement Poses Challenges for Queens Progressives
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Across the country, the sudden growth of demands to defund and even abolish the police has taken by surprise not only conservatives and centrists but many progressives as well. Perhaps nowhere have these intra-left debates broken out more publicly than in Western Queens.
Citywide
Pro-immigrant Groups Join BLM Protests at City Hall
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Activists representing immigrant rights groups joined Black Lives Matters protestors at City Hall, calling for the city to protect funding for immigration nonprofits.
Homepage Featured
Japanese Artist Paints George Floyd Mural in Manhattan
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“I was filled with sadness. I didn’t know what to do,” the street artist told NY Japion. “I looked for a space to create art.”
2020 15th Congressional District Primary
Allegations of Irregularities in Bronx Congressional Voting
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At least four candidates in the crowded Democratic primary to replace retiring Bronx Rep. Jose Serrano say there were irregularities in Primary Day voting.
2020 15th Congressional District Primary
In Democratic Primary Marked By Glitches and COVID-19, Bronx Latino Voters Turn Out
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Despite the pandemic, voters in Bronx’s heavily-Latino Congressional District 15 showed up to cast ballots in person.
Government
Queens Borough Presidency Candidates’ Positions on Development
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While the borough presidency is not as powerful as it once was when the BPs had votes on the seven-member board of estimate that effectively ran the city, it still does have an important advisory role on land-use policy.
Bronx
Beloved Latino Center Reopens in Westchester after Busy Lockdown
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El Centro Hispano in White Plains has been assisting families with food and housing insecurity during quarantine. The center reopened for the first time last week.