Politics/Government
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UC Recap – September 24 – September 29
Have you had a Dyckman Beer lately? Not only are you repping your neighborhood with every sip, you are also supporting a company that has...
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State Assembly holds hearing on arts impact
Se celebra audiencia sobre impacto en las artes8.8 million. That is the reported number of Broadway tickets purchased by individuals living outside of New York last year. The Great White...
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Comptroller admits error on affordable housing report
Contralor admite error en informe de vivienda asequibleOops, he had to do it again. New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer revealed that there was a major calculation error on a report his office...
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Raise the Age law now in effect
Ley “Aumentar la Edad” ahora en efectoEstán fuera. Todos los jóvenes de 16 y 17 años fueron trasladados de las instalaciones correccionales de Rikers Island, anunció el alcalde...
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Subway Survey
Encuesta de metroSpeak, straphanger. Subway riders will have the chance to sound off about their commute during the City Council’s second annual...
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Migrant farm workers file class-action lawsuit
Trabajadores agrícolas migrantes presentan demanda colectivaEl Centro de Justicia Laboral de Nueva York ha presentado una demanda en el Tribunal de Distrito de los Estados Unidos en nombre...
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Bodies on the Line
Cuerpos en la líneaLos 14 de Delancey. Manifestantes se reunieron en el Museo Tenement del Lower East Side en la calle Delancey para pedir a la administración Trump...
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Second Annual Riders Response Transit Tour
Segundo recorrido anual de Riders Respond TransitThe Second Annual Riders Respond Transit Tour with NYC Council Speaker Corey Johnson and Councilmember Ydanis Rodríguez is...
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$27.5 million settlement with abuse victims
Acuerdo de $ 27.5 millones con víctimas de abusoThe New York Diocese of Brooklyn has reached a $27.5 million settlement with four young men who were sexually abused as boys...
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Hurting on the Hill
Corto en el CapitolioWoeful. A new report examining the racial diversity among top staff of the U.S. House of Representatives finds that personnel levels fall...
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Expanded Right to Counsel bill introduced
Presentado el proyecto de ley ampliadoSe necesitan leyes más fuertes. Los concejales que han presentado una nueva legislación diseñada para fortalecer la ley de "Derecho a...
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The 2019 Charter Revision Commission, Explained
La Comisión de Revisión de la Carta 2019, explicadaLa Carta de la Ciudad de Nueva York no ha tenido una revisión a gran escala en casi 30 años. Es por eso que la presidenta del condado de...
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UC Recap – September 10 – September 15
The people have spoken. Before we even get into who won what, let us bask for a moment in the turnout for the election this past Thursday...
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Jackson defeats Alcántara
Jackson derrota a AlcántaraSenator Marisol Alcántara, the incumbent in District 31, was defeated by challenger Robert Jackson in the primary election. Jackson, a former City...
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Cuomo cruises to Democratic primary win
Cuomo mantiene la velocidad en la victoria de las primarias demócratasEl gobernador Andrew Cuomo derrotó a la principal contrincante Cynthia Nixon el jueves por la noche y ganó la nominación del Partido Demócrata...
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Disputing the Death Toll
Dudando el número de muertosPresident Donald Trump claimed on social media that 3,000 people “did not die” in Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria...
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