Without wielding the gavel or holding a formal job laid out in the Constitution, Brooklyn Congress Member Hakeem Jeffries might very well be the most powerful person in Congress right now. Read ...
https://www.amny.com/news/brooklyn-hakeem-jeffries-house-congress-power/
As the Director of Media Programs for the “Made in NY” Production Assistant and Post Production Training programs at Brooklyn Workforce Innovations, I’ve witnessed firsthand the transformat...
https://www.amny.com/business/op-ed-new-york-film-economy-diversity/
Starting next year, New York will be the first state to require employers to offer paid prenatal leave for expecting mothers. As part of the legislation included in the recently-enacted state bud...
https://www.brooklynpaper.com/pre-natal-leave-new-york-hochul/
City Harvest, one of the largest food rescue organizations in New York, is partnering up with some beloved Brooklyn restaurants to host the inaugural “Brooklyn Bites” tasting and fundraising ...
https://www.brooklynpaper.com/city-harvest-bite-brooklyn-fundraiser/
Gov. Kathy Hochul rolled out the details Wednesday of a $40 million package filled with sweeping measures, including retail-focused anti-theft teams for police, to combat rising retail theft acro...
https://www.amny.com/news/hochul-retail-theft-penalties-tax-credits/
The TD Five Boro Bike Tour, the nation's biggest communal bike ride, is returning to the Big Apple this weekend for its 46th iteration through the streets of all five New York City boroughs. Read...
https://www.amny.com/lifestyle/five-boro-bike-tour-nyc-2024/
Youngsters joined social advocacy nonprofit Jews For Racial and Economic Justice in calling for a ceasefire in Gaza during a kid-friendly Passover “Seder in the Streets” and “Tot Shabbat”...
https://www.brooklynpaper.com/bk-families-peace-gaza-passover-seder/
MTA riders using Fair Fares can finally start tapping into the discounted system using OMNY, with the transit agency and the city's Social Services department launching a pilot program this week ...
https://www.amny.com/transit/fair-fares-omny-compatible-trial-transit-rides/
Wilfredo M. Yap Jr., deputy chief nursing officer at NYC Health+Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health, spends his days overseeing nursing operations all over the hospital. Yap’s job — at least in p...
https://www.brooklynpaper.com/south-brooklyn-health-honors-nurses/
NYC Parks recently began removing abandoned boats from the waters off City Island in the Bronx under the auspices of its new Office of Marine Debris Removal and Vessel Surrendering, which opened ...