Coronavirus Governor Hochul announces funding for nation’s first community mental health treatment teams Posted on March 29, 2022
Coronavirus Elected officials and advocates rally to increase mental healthcare in New York school districts Posted on March 22, 2022
Politics NYC Committee on Higher Education passes resolution seeking ‘New Deal for CUNY’ Posted on March 9, 2022
Coronavirus Adams urges state legislature to invest millions in new tax credits, child care for New York families Posted on February 9, 2022
Coronavirus School-based mental health services serve as integral support for New York City students Posted on February 8, 2022
Coronavirus Schools Chancellor Banks touts important literacy efforts during visit to Brooklyn school where he started his career Posted on February 2, 2022
Midtown Manhattan The crisis below New York: How the homeless and mentally ill struggle to survive underground Posted on January 23, 2022
Politics City officials vow to tackle Rikers Island crisis at rally outside City Hall Posted on January 20, 2022
Midtown Manhattan Hundreds gather for Times Square vigil of Michelle Alyssa Go, victim of deadly push in front of train Posted on January 19, 2022
Coronavirus ‘Very basic human needs’ unmet for Rikers Island inmates on hunger strike, Queens senator Ramos says Posted on January 18, 2022
Politics Sister of Layleen Polanco continues fight for justice, and an end to inhumanity on Rikers Island Posted on January 4, 2022
Manhattan Congressman Suozzi is pent up over Penn Station mess, citing crime, homelessness, and panhandlers Posted on December 29, 2021
Coronavirus ‘Stay safe and stay open’: NYC to double COVID-19 testing in public schools amid Omicron surge Posted on December 28, 2021
Coronavirus NYC COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private businesses takes effect as Omicron keeps driving infection spike Posted on December 27, 2021
Celebrities Selena Gomez announces Wondermind, a new mental health platform Posted on December 3, 2021
Lower Manhattan ‘They’re doing God’s work’ for sinfully low wages: Direct Support Professionals demand essential pay at Manhattan rally Posted on November 9, 2021
Lower Manhattan ‘Rescind your deadly order’: Activists blast de Blasio for apparent return to solitary confinement in NYC jails Posted on November 8, 2021
Mental Health Free Peter Max: a daughter’s fight to remove her dad from the clutches of ‘predatory’ guardianship Posted on November 5, 2021
Mental Health More than half of New Yorkers say pandemic has negatively impacted their mental health in survey commissioned by MetroPlusHealth Posted on November 1, 2021
City Living Criminal Justice Coalition pushes DAs to alleviate Rikers Island issues, set inmates free Posted on October 27, 2021
Bronx ‘When did you become God?’ Protesters press Bronx DA Clark to act as Rikers Island death toll hits 14 Posted on October 19, 2021
Lower Manhattan New York City Council passes Safety in Our Shelters Act, protecting those guarding homeless centers Posted on October 7, 2021
Lower East Side ‘Unacceptable’: Hearing-impaired and disabled tenants rail against deplorable conditions in Lower East Side residence Posted on September 28, 2021
Bronx After NYC jail officials ignored suicide prevention plan, five detainees took their own lives Posted on September 25, 2021
Bronx Inside look: How NYC mobile teams turn homeless outreach into a surrogate family Posted on September 19, 2021
Coronavirus ‘It’s definitely retaliation’: Wards Island homeless shelter residents say they’re being punished for media interviews Posted on September 4, 2021
Murray Hill Down and out in Kips Bay: Locals say loiterers, drug users roaming streets after hospital discharges Posted on September 1, 2021
Coronavirus ‘People should never live like this!’ Life inside a Wards Island homeless shelter Posted on August 30, 2021
Mental Health U.S. FAA tops $1 million in proposed fines for disruptive airline passengers Posted on August 19, 2021
Coronavirus MetroPlus Health calls Queens home with opening of new flagship storefront in Flushing Posted on August 5, 2021
Lower Manhattan Dog squad: A pair of furry NYPD detectives graduate at One Police Plaza Posted on August 5, 2021
Lower Manhattan ‘The mayor lied to us’: Criminal justice activists in NYC demand new way to end solitary confinement Posted on August 3, 2021
Politics EXCLUSIVE: Criminal justice activists press NYC for real end to solitary confinement in jails Posted on August 1, 2021
Lower Manhattan City Hall protest over NYC homeless relocations leads to 11 arrests Posted on July 29, 2021
Brooklyn Caring for a village: VillageCareMAX opens storefront in Sunset Park Posted on July 18, 2021
Mental Health Learn to switch off, says Pope Francis in first appearance at Vatican after hospital stay Posted on July 18, 2021
Lower Manhattan Activists continue calls to defund the police amid surge in citywide shootings Posted on June 29, 2021
Mental Health NYPD officials unveil new training procedures to de-escalate deadly encounters Posted on June 23, 2021
Bronx Schumer joins Bronx Reps. AOC and Bowman calling for federal funding to reduce gun violence Posted on June 3, 2021
East Village East Village’s Tompkins Square Park also sees rise in homelessness, but residents unfazed Posted on June 2, 2021
Greenwich Village Mayoral candidate Maya Wiley warns Lynch: ‘There is a new sheriff in town’ Posted on June 1, 2021
Midtown Manhattan Garcia says her ‘Housing Heals’ plan aims to end homelessness in New York City Posted on May 19, 2021
Chinatown ‘Care Fair’ in Chinatown promote self-defense and a rebounding neighborhood Posted on May 16, 2021
Lower East Side Garcia calls on de Blasio to open senior centers as pandemic fades Posted on May 13, 2021
Lower Manhattan Formerly incarcerated push back against DOC plan to hire 400 more officers Posted on May 13, 2021
Politics More mental health services to come to New York City, says de Blasio Posted on April 28, 2021
Today, 8 am Harlem Renaissance 100’s Spring 2025 Calendar of Harlem-wide events include tributes to Duke Ellington, Aretha Franklin, Louis Armstrong, James Brown, Maya Angelou, Celia Cruz, Gordon Parks & More
Today, 8 am THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART PRESENTS Rosa Barba: The Ocean of One’s Pause MAY 3 – JULY 6, 2025 The Museum of Modern Art
Today, noon Celebrate Women’s History Month with the Nasty Women of Fidi Walking Tour Shrine to Elizabeth Ann Seton
Tomorrow, 7 pm Speakeasy, Die Softly: Immersive Murder Mystery Dinner Theater at Carmine’s Carmine’s Italian Restaurant – Times Square
Bronx Times Thousands of Bronx immigrants may be entitled to part of class action civil rights settlement