Wollman Rink in Central Park. Photo: Shinya Suzuki, via Flickr A Fight for Wollman Rink As the city canceled all contracts with the Trump Organization in the wake of the Jan. 6 riot in Washington, a local nonprofit... News 18 Apr 2021 | 09:28
Sarah Butler, who just just turned 108 years old, receives the Johnson & Johnson vaccine from the FDNY’s homebound vaccination program at her home in Harlem on Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office A Tangled Vaccine Web Gale Brewer distributed a remarkable list last Friday. It was not your typical shopping list or to-do list. This was a list... News 10 Apr 2021 | 05:10
Mayor Bill de Blasio at the exhibition opening of “Blindness” at the Daryl Roth Theatre in Manhattan on April 2, 2021. Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office Could Vaccine Tourism Spark NYC’s Recovery? The phrase “vaccine tourism” rings ethical alarms, conjuring visions of wealthy entrepreneurs decamping to Gulf emirates... News 02 Apr 2021 | 03:43
City Council candidate Billy Freeland. Photo: Eldar Shuminov Freeland Centers Candidacy on Policy, Authenticity A self-professed policy nerd, City Council candidate Billy Freeland says he didn’t get into politics for the thrill of the... News 29 Mar 2021 | 01:04
Council Member Ben Kallos cuts the ribbon on a French Dual Language Program for Pre-K students. Photo by Jeff Reed via New York City Council Flickr Expanding 3K for All When Mayor Bill de Blasio launched his free universal pre-Kindergarten program in 2014, the Upper East Side was only allotted... News 26 Mar 2021 | 10:49
On Wednesday, March 17, 2021 Governor Andrew M. Cuomo received the Johnson and Johnson coronavirus vaccine from Dr. Jacqueline Delmont at a pop up vaccination site in Harlem. Photo: Kevin P. Coughlin / Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo Taking Shots — At Each Other The Centers for Disease Control said Friday that grade schoolers can safely sit closer together in class than previously... News 20 Mar 2021 | 02:24
At a COVID-19 Day of Remembrance ceremony in Brooklyn on Sunday, March 14, 2021, images of some New Yorkers lost to the pandemic were projected onto the Brooklyn Bridge. Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office A Year at the Center of the Storm Hope cometh in many forms. A 30-second TV spot is hardly the most common. Yet last week it was unmistakable. “One year ago,... News 14 Mar 2021 | 12:57
Governor Cuomo announcing on March 9 that New Yorkers 60 years and older and additional essential workers will be eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccine. Photo: Mike Groll/Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo Under Pressure Calls from state and city leaders for Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s resignation had trickled in slowly over the past several weeks... News 12 Mar 2021 | 03:00
Mayor Bill de Blasio tours and deliver remarks to celebrate the opening of a vaccination site in Co-Op City in the Bronx on Saturday, March 6, 2021. Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office The City’s Long Haul If the varied versions of medical recovery from COVID-19 were used to describe economic recovery, then New York City would... News 07 Mar 2021 | 01:24
At the Asian American Federation’s Anti-Asian Hate Rally in Foley Square on Saturday, February 27, 2021. Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office ( Michael Appleton) Battling a Rise in Anti-Asian Hate Crimes Hate crimes against Asians have gone up exponentially across the country — and around the globe — in the last year due to... News 03 Mar 2021 | 07:09
Mayor Bill de Blasio tours a pop-up vaccination site at First Corinthian Baptist Church in Harlem on February 27, 2021. Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office Vaccines, Equity and the Economy Something has been missing from our conversation about equity and ending the pandemic. Or, if it is easier to visualize,... News 27 Feb 2021 | 07:52
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Chancellor Richard Carranza at Leaders of Tomorrow Middle School in the Bronx to welcome students and celebrate reopening on February 25, 2021. Photo: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office A New Chancellor’s Challenge For teachers and students in New York City, the last 12 months have been full of trauma, isolation and uncertainty. The shift... Education Guide 24 Feb 2021 | 10:26
Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer (left) and New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul (right) visit the Javits Center COVID-19 Vaccine Site on February 10, 2021. Photo: Sgt. Sebastian Rothwyn / New York National Guard Vaccine Hunger Games There are two types of New Yorkers. Those waiting to be eligible for their COVID-19 vaccine and the other 4.5 million adults... News 19 Feb 2021 | 03:23
Sidewalk cut before and after shoveling. Photos: Lindsey Cormack Sidewalk Snow Removal is an Intersectional Issue By Patrick Bobilin, Lindsey Cormack and Zaki Molvi Making cities more walkable and easier to navigate should be a goal of... Voices 19 Feb 2021 | 12:58
Screenshot of Shams DaBaron, “Da Homeless Hero,” at the mayoral forum on the homeless crisis. Homeless Get a Seat at the Table The significance of Thursday night’s mayoral forum on the city’s homeless crisis was not lost on local activist Shams DaBaron.... News 06 Feb 2021 | 03:28
