Group finds rents have risen for Sandy victims in Staten Island
Leave your thoughtsAfter losing their place to live during Hurricane Sandy, some survivors are facing an additional insult: much higher rents. “On…
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Video: Nonprofit Says Spike In Post-Sandy Rents On SI Is Burdening Residents
Leave your thoughtsThe nonprofit organization Make the Road New York says preliminary results of a survey on post-Hurricane Sandy rents on Staten…
Video: Schooled by Occupy movement, fast-food workers put demands on the table
Leave your thoughtsAlong with thousands of fast-food workers in at least seven cities this week, Naquasia LeGrand decided to walk off her…
Nassau translates documents to 6 languages
Leave your thoughtsNassau County Executive Edward Mangano signed an order Tuesday requiring county departments to translate vital public documents into six non-English…
$10 Million Upgrade for Flushing Meadows
Leave your thoughtsWe’re excited to announce a major step forward in the fight for accessible green space. For too long, Flushing Meadows-Corona…
LGBTQ ORGANIZATIONS URGE NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL TO OVERRIDE MAYOR BLOOMBERGS OPPOSITION TO HISTORIC BILL TO BAN DISCRIMINATORY PROFILING BY NYPD
Leave your thoughtsToday, national and international LGBT organizations – including the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, Lambda Legal, the National Black…
NYC workers kick off nationwide fast food strikes
Leave your thoughtsA series of fast food strikes taking place across the country kicked off on Monday in the Big Apple, where…
In Staten Island’s Port Richmond section, the good guys take to the streets
Leave your thoughtsPort Richmond residents answered the violence plaguing their community with their feet Friday night. Fewer than expected turned out for…
USTA pledges $10M to park for expansion
Leave your thoughtsThe City Council voted Wednesday to allow the United States Tennis Association to expand in Flushing Meadows Corona Park following…
City Allows USTA to Expand at Flushing Park
Leave your thoughtsOn Wednesday, July 24, the City Council voted to approve the United States Tennis Association’s application to lease 0.68 acres…