New York's Newest Citizens Hungry to Cast Their Votes
Leave your thoughtsThey know whom they will vote for, though some are a little uncertain about how to vote (they are hoping…
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Charges Dropped for 22 Arrested on Way to Wake
Leave your thoughtsWhen the police were criticized last spring for arresting 32 young people in Bushwick, Brooklyn, who were on their way…
Dueling Bills in the Fight Over Housing
Leave your thoughtsA bill recently proposed in the City Council and known as Introduction 627 has been heralded by many tenants and…
Brooklyn Sweep Shows Local Focus in Fight on Labor Violations
Leave your thoughtsOn a Brooklyn street cluttered with dollar stores and cuchifrito stands, New York State’s labor commissioner announced on Wednesday a…
Without Heat in the Bronx, Making Do in the Cold
Leave your thoughtsHenry Wrens home is a two-bedroom Bronx apartment. But he and his family do not live there so much as…
English Only at Many Benefits Offices, Study Finds
Leave your thoughtsUpdated, Dec. 13 | A coalition of nonprofit groups released a report on Wednesday concluding that immigrants face severe language…
200 Neglected Buildings Get 4 Months to Improve
Leave your thoughtsIn a crackdown on some of the worst landlords in New York City, housing officials have identified 200 of the…
Non-English Speakers Charge Bias in Prescription Labeling
Leave your thoughtsPharmacies across the city routinely fail to help non-English speakers understand their prescriptions, raising the chances that customers could harm…
Citing Learning Slumps, Mayor Presents Plan for Low-Performing Middle Schools
Leave your thoughtsBy JENNIFER MEDINA Calling middle school students the hardest to reach, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced yesterday that he would…
Mass Arrest of Brooklyn Youths Spotlights Tactics
Leave your thoughtsLuis Pacheco, 18, Khalil Smith, 15, and Daniel Walker, 17, friends of Donnell McFarland, 18, who was shot last month.…