As the crowd surged east, filling the block, one of the lead organizers beckoned his fellow marchers to stay close together. ‘We’re going to take the highway,’ he said.
Some immigrants who are out of work during the pandemic are using the time to take English classes. ‘To me, this has been a relief in the middle of the…
Both houses of the legislature approved a bill to create a $100 million fund to pay rents for people who have lost income because of the COVID-19 crisis.
The plaintiffs are already seeing some success outside of court, with the BOE passing a resolution to try to make PDF ballots available to some of those who request them…
Two state senators weigh in on what lawmakers have been doing during the COVID-19 crisis, the laws they are now passing and the deeper reforms some want to consider.
Residents, community groups and the borough president’s office are voicing their concerns over whether benefits promised to the neighborhood are being delivered–and how the COVID-19 budget crunch might affect the…
