Some local politicians have vowed not to take campaign cash from the real estate industry, but Queens Borough President Melinda Katz is bucking the trend. Katz, who is running for the office of Queens district attorney, received a $25,000 contribution from Tyler Morse, head of MCR Development,... - 15 days ago 7 Apr 19, 10:30am -
Mayor de Blasio is pulling a Cuomo. Hizzoner announced plans to turn to a panel of experts for better options to fix a crumbling section of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway — after initial proposals that would have closed the Brooklyn Heights Promenade were met with local outrage. The move comes... - 19 days ago 3 Apr 19, 12:27pm -
Who is clamoring for Mayor de Blasio to run for president? Pretty much nobody, according to a new Quinnipiac poll. A whopping 76% of New Yorkers polled said de Blasio should not run for president — with just 18% supporting a bid. The feeling was as universal among New Yorkers as their contempt... - 19 days ago 3 Apr 19, 11:26am -
Crime in New York dropped in all seven major categories in March, helping push the city’s overall crime rate to an all-time low for any quarter in at least 25 years, the NYPD said Tuesday. Every reported index crime — murder, rape, robbery, felony assault, burglary, grand larceny and grand larce… - 20 days ago 2 Apr 19, 3:33pm -
Mayor de Blasio blew the deadline on Tuesday to name a new chair for the beleaguered New York City Housing Authority. The search for a new leader is part of the city’s deal with the U.S. attorney for Southern District of New York and the federal department of Housing and Urban Development to fix..… - 20 days ago 2 Apr 19, 7:27am -
City workers would get a primer in their labor rights if legislation proposed by Councilman Ritchie Torres is passed. Torres has introduced a bill that would require the Department of Citywide Administrative Services to give out pamphlets outlining the right to join a labor union — and explaining.… - 22 days ago 31 Mar 19, 3:00am -
Representative Seth Moulton has always had a slim chance of winning the Democratic nomination, but did he wait too long to enter? - 55 mins ago 22 Apr 19, 8:42am -
City Councilor Michelle Wu, a Chicago native and Harvard Law grad, has emerged as one of the city’s most effective politicians. - 7 hours ago 22 Apr 19, 3:00am -
A number of Democratic power brokers wanted Representative Joe Kennedy to run for president. He consulted with family members and said no. - 1 day ago 21 Apr 19, 4:00am -
A migrant advocate shares the harrowing stories of asylum seekers and describes what the Trump administration’s new border policies could mean for these families. - 2 days ago 19 Apr 19, 10:07pm -
Warren’s plan would completely cancel the student loans of 75% of Americans with debt, according to her campaign.View Entire Post › - 4 hours ago 22 Apr 19, 1:25pm -
For years, ICE and Border Patrol dropped off pregnant women at Christ Ministry Center. Now, as a record number of families are overwhelming the border, the church is overcrowded and being shut down.View Entire Post › - 4 hours ago 22 Apr 19, 1:23pm -
Manning has been in jail since early March for refusing to testify before a grand jury about Assange and WikiLeaks.View Entire Post › - 4 hours ago 22 Apr 19, 1:16pm -
This is the first lawsuit Trump has filed to block Democrats from exercising their subpoena power to look into his business affairs.View Entire Post › - 4 hours ago 22 Apr 19, 1:09pm -
The court will look at whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which prevents discrimination “on the basis of sex,” applies to LGBT individuals.View Entire Post › - 3 hours ago 22 Apr 19, 12:42pm -
President Trump said Monday former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain has withdrawn from consideration to be nominated to the Federal Reserve Board. "My friend Herman Cain, a truly wonderful man, has ask... - 16 mins ago 22 Apr 19, 9:21am -
President Trump on Monday said "nobody disobeys" his orders after special counsel Robert Mueller wrote in his report that Trump attempted to influence the Russia investigation but was unsuccessful because his aides didn't... - 30 mins ago 22 Apr 19, 9:07am -
President Trump mocked CNN on Monday morning, tweeting out a report that the cable news network registered its lowest viewership of the year earlier this month."Congratulations!" wrote Trump to his nearly 60 millio... - 1 hour ago 22 Apr 19, 8:16am -
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said on Monday that April Ryan's recent comment around lopping heads off in calling for her firing proves why the reporter "is not taken seriously.""I have had repo... - 2 hours ago 22 Apr 19, 8:03am -
President Trump on Monday pushed back on the prospect of Democrats launching impeachment proceedings against him, asserting that he did not commit a crime to reach the threshold of "high crimes and misdemeanors.""O... - 3 hours ago 22 Apr 19, 7:00am -
Presidential hopeful Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) on Sunday clashed with a Fox News anchor during an interview, accusing the anchor of "misconstruing" her policies."You are completely twisting and misconstruing my... - 3 hours ago 22 Apr 19, 6:51am -
For any black person who has worked, lived or spent copious amounts of time in majority-white spaces, last night’s episode of Game of Thrones probably triggered a bout of PCSD (Post Caucasian Stress Disorder). Luckily, our weekly “Black Person’s Guide to Game of Thrones” is here to break dow… - 7 mins ago 22 Apr 19, 9:30am -
If there’s one thing Americans of all stripes seem to agree on, it’s that the education system is broken: school districts are increasingly segregated and disproportionately funded at the K-12 level, and the cost of college educations—touted as an essential step toward economic advancement—h… - 28 mins ago 22 Apr 19, 9:09am -
I spent my Easter Sunday deviating between inhaling jelly beans and watching Kanye pass out communion wafers through a peep hole. But it looks like recording artist, community activist and serial entrepreneur T.I. spent his Resurrection Sunday being far more impactful. Read more... - 1 hour ago 22 Apr 19, 8:30am -
When confused philosopher king Kanye West rapped, “racism’s still alive, they just be concealing it...” on “Never Let Me Down” from his debut offering, The College Dropout, he was not talking about Mississippi. Or Alabama or South Carolina or, well, you get the point. Regarding Mississippi… - 2 hours ago 22 Apr 19, 8:00am -
The Trump administration and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler have failed African-American communities. Earth Day is the ideal time to renew our commitment to ensure everyone has equal access to clean air and safe environments regardless of which zip code they live in. It… - 2 hours ago 22 Apr 19, 7:30am -
Democrats aren’t sure if they want to go there. President Donald Trump is tweeting a lot about the possibility of being impeached.The president, appearing to have grown increasingly irritated with the debate around potential impeachment hearings, repeatedly tweeted over the weekend and into Monda… - 7 mins ago 22 Apr 19, 9:30am -
The president’s legal argument is that Congress does not have an unlimited right to investigate the executive branch. President Donald Trump is suing House Democrats to stop them from subpoenaing his financial records.His attorneys filed the lawsuit in federal court on Monday, targeting House Ove… - 17 mins ago 22 Apr 19, 9:20am -
The Supreme Court will hear big cases on LGBTQ rights — after an LGBTQ ally left the Court. The US Supreme Court on Monday agreed to take a trio of cases that will, collectively, help decide the future of gay and transgender rights in America.The Court agreed to hear three cases that have to do w… - 37 mins ago 22 Apr 19, 9:00am -
It took 11 years of Marvel movie-making to get here. And now the endgame is here. In one week — which will feel like eternity to Marvel’s biggest fans — 11 years of Marvel movie-making, spanning more than 20 movies and 25 heroes, will come to an end with the biggest superhero film in history.… - 57 mins ago 22 Apr 19, 8:40am -
Mueller does not set out to prove that the president engaged in obstruction of justice; he logically disproves all the ways in which he didn’t. If you are a fan of movies or stories where a clever protagonist uses cunning strategy or the tools of science to outmaneuver an opponent, then you’re g… - 2 hours ago 22 Apr 19, 8:07am -
All the Democrats running for president and everything else you should know about 2020. The 2020 presidential campaign is well underway.Any Democrat with dreams of occupying the Oval Office can see Donald Trump is a vulnerable president who hasn’t broadened his appeal beyond his base. A lot of th… - 2 hours ago 22 Apr 19, 8:05am -
The former U.S. Army intelligence officer has been detained since March for refusing to testify in the government's Wikileaks case. - 1 hour ago 22 Apr 19, 8:29am -
House Oversight Chairman Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) issued the subpoena after Michael Cohen testified that the president had inflated assets. - 3 hours ago 22 Apr 19, 6:59am -
“The time for half-measures is over,” the Democratic presidential candidate said. “My broad cancellation plan is a real solution to our student debt crisis." - 5 hours ago 22 Apr 19, 5:00am -
Minutes later the supposedly grief-torn president tweeted he's "never been happier or more content" as he bragged about the U.S. economy. - 6 hours ago 22 Apr 19, 3:45am -
The Iraq War veteran and Democratic congressman from Massachusetts added his name to the swelling ranks of declared contenders. - 7 hours ago 22 Apr 19, 2:43am -
A video of the United Constitutional Patriots holding migrants against their will has sparked outrage and rebukes by civil rights groups and New Mexico officials. - 5 hours ago 22 Apr 19, 5:00am -
Throughout the country, librarians are grappling with how to preserve book culture while ensuring that knowledge — whether in print or digital form — is widely accessible. - 1 day ago 21 Apr 19, 7:00am -
Throughout the country, librarians are grappling with how to preserve book culture while ensuring that knowledge — whether in print or digital form — is widely accessible. - 1 day ago 21 Apr 19, 7:00am -
A recent report commissioned by the Defense Department found that of all four branches, service members at Navy installations are at greatest risk for sexual assault. - 2 days ago 20 Apr 19, 12:49pm -
‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ gave all your favourite characters one nice moment, presumably before they die horribly next week. - 3 hours ago 22 Apr 19, 6:14am -
The poets found time between their busy touring schedules to talk about 'Magical Negro,' the current wave of contemporary poetry, and how white salons still can't handle black hair. - 12 hours ago 21 Apr 19, 9:35pm -
The ladies of The Real Housewives of Atlanta’s served up some steaming hot tea on the reunion episode that aired Sunday night. Behind the scenes there apparently was a brawl that had Nene Leakes allegedly throwing hands, busting out a producer’s tooth, ripping a camera man’s shirt, pushing a p… - 1 min ago 22 Apr 19, 9:36am -
A settlement was reached last week in the lawsuit filed by a Black employee in Portland, Oregon, who said she was harassed repeatedly after asking that a Blue Lives Matter flag be removed from her office. —Parent of boy who was suspended for punching racist bully says school did nothing to prev… - 51 mins ago 22 Apr 19, 8:46am -
JoJo Smollett, the oldest sibling of the Smollett clan, believes his brother, Jussie. He thinks we should as well. In an opinion piece written for BET, he disputes rumors and attempts to set the record straight about the Smollett attack investigation. He said just 90 days ago his younger brother was… - 56 mins ago 22 Apr 19, 8:41am -
The South Carolina 12th Circuit Solicitor’s Office is deciding whether to revoke rapper Kodak Black’s bond following his most recent arrest at the border of the United States and Canada on charges of gun and drug possession, solicitor Ed Clemments told Florence, S.C. station WBTW. Black was a… - 2 hours ago 22 Apr 19, 7:46am -
A white supremacist who orchestrated the chaining of a Black man behind a pickup truck and brutally dragging him to death, is scheduled to die by execution on Wednesday. —Parent of boy who was suspended for punching racist bully says school did nothing to prevent it— John William King was the ri… - 2 hours ago 22 Apr 19, 7:41am -
Lauren London has been left to bear the burden of a broken heart after the love of her life, Nipsey Hussle was gunned down in a senseless killing earlier this month. —Nipsey Hussle’s partner says that Las Vegas resort was in the works— And as everyone celebrated Easter aka Resurrection Day,… - 3 hours ago 22 Apr 19, 6:49am -