Immigrant advocates praise Cuomo ‘Dream Act’ proposal
Leave your thoughtsA small group of immigrant advocates gathered Wednesday to watch Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s State of the State speech at…
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Gonzalez: Andrew Cuomos minimum wage hike is an insult to low-pay workers
Leave your thoughtsThe governor’s proposal would leave low-wage workers, especially those in New York City, far behind the minimum rates already approved…
Local 79 and Make the Road New York Host Immigration Workshop
Leave your thoughtsOn Sunday, January 18, dozens of members of Local 79 attended a workshop at the Queens office of Make the…
Politicians Get NYC ID Cards as Some New Yorkers Have to Wait Until Spring
Leave your thoughtsSome politicians were able to sign up for the city’s new municipal identification cards Thursday, breezing through the system as…
NYC ID Card Appointments Backed Up to April in Spots Amid High Demand
Leave your thoughtsApplicants for the city’s new municipal identification cards are facing hours waiting in line, problems with the phone lines and…
Melissa Mark-Viverito applies for municipal ID amid long enrollment waits
Leave your thoughtsSpeaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and the City Council’s top municipal ID boosters applied for their IDs Thursday – even as New…
Study: Many area immigrants could benefit from Obama orders
Leave your thoughtsExecutive orders issued by President Barack Obama to protect immigrants from deportation could benefit about 290,000 people in the metropolitan…
No Fair
Leave your thoughts“Inequality in our public schools is the burning education issue of the day,” says Billy Easton, the executive director for…
Mayor introduces his IDNYC program
Leave your thoughtsCalling it a “gateway to city services,” Mayor de Blasio launched the city’s municipal identification card program Monday morning at…
Queens College Renames Public Health Center
Leave your thoughtsQueens College renamed its public health center to honor its founder, the late environmentalist, Barry Commoner. The former Center for…