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Mayor Eric Adams issues emergency order suspending parts of new solitary confinement law
New York City's mayor issued an emergency order Saturday suspending parts of a new law intended to ban solitary confinement in local jails a day before it was to take effect, citing concerns for the safety of staff and detainees.Mayor Eric Adams declared a state of emergency and signed an order that suspended parts of the law that set a four-hour time limit on holding prisoners who pose safety concerns in "de-escalation confinement" and limit the use of restraints on prisoners while they are transported to courts or within jails.The four-hour limit could only be exceeded only in "exceptional circumstances."...
Farewell to the Astor Place Starbucks, now officially closed
In case you missed our scoop from yesterday... the Starbucks on Astor Place closed after service last evening. By early this morning, workers had removed the Starbucks signage and papered over the windows of this retail space they've been in for nearly 30 years. As of 7 a.m., there was...
In the depths of the Jackson Heights subway station, a cultural center emerges
The scene Thursday inside a formerly abandoned retail space in the Jackson Heights subway station. It has been turned into a community radio station and cultural space. The MTA is turning empty retail spaces throughout the subway system into sites of culture and community. [ more › ]
NO NAME @ WORD UP SUPER STORY PARTY In Washington Heights Date Set For Next Month
On Tuesday, August 6th No Name Comedy/Variety Show producer Eric Vetter and host Michele Carlo will bring New York's best established and emerging authors and storytellers including: Tommy O' Malley, Jameer Pond and the music of Miles Blue Spruce to the Word Up Community Bookshop in Washington Heights at 7pm. for its monthly series "No Name At Word Up Super Story Party."
One in Six NYCHA Playgrounds Is Closed Despite Mayor Adams’ Repair Vow
When Eric Adams ran for mayor, he pledged to prioritize the repairs of what were then 89 broken-down public housing playgrounds. Yet the number of New York City Housing Authority playgrounds closed this summer has spiked to 117 out of a total of 695 playgrounds. That’s up from 71 closed last year, records obtained by […] The post One in Six NYCHA Playgrounds Is Closed Despite Mayor Adams’ Repair Vow appeared first on THE CITY - NYC News.
More bank closures in New Jersey
💸 Dozens of bank branches have closed in New Jersey this year. 💸 Online banking has reduced the need to visit a physical branch office. A Pennsylvania-based bank has announced the closure of 13 branch offices including nine in New Jersey. It's the latest in a wave of...
West Orange Public Information Officer Provides Updates
WEST ORANGE, NJ — During the recent town council meeting, Joseph Fagan, West Orange’s Public Information Officer, provided some updates from the fire department, the police department, road safety grants, street paving, Brendan Byrne's 100th birthday and more. He began, “West Orange has received a grant for almost $1,000,000, $966,000, and that was announced on July 10 by the Murphy administration. Over $21 million was awarded for 23 grants, and in West Orange, this will mean that sidewalks, high visibility, crosswalks, ADA curb ramps, LED stop signs and flashing beacons will be installed along Gregory Avenue and...
Elder Abuse by Care Giver Caught on Camera! Harlem Family Demands Justice for 95-Year-Old Grandmother | WATCH
*The New York City community of Harlem is reeling after video footage surfaced showing a home health care aide viciously attacking 95-year-old Dorothy Foye in her own home. Recorded by Nest and Ring cameras, the video captured the aide repeatedly hitting Foye, including striking her with a pot, as the frail woman clung to her walker.
Museums closed Native American exhibits 6 months ago. Tribes are still waiting to get items back
NEW YORK (AP) — Tucked within the expansive Native American halls of the American Museum of Natural History is a diminutive wooden doll that holds a sacred place among the tribes whose territories once included Manhattan. For more than six months now, the ceremonial Ohtas, or Doll Being, has...
Monday’s Headlines: Smell a Rat Edition
Kudos again to reporter Katie Honan for not only photographing the mayor in his new rat swag (which Assembly Member Jenifer Rajkumar, again at Hizzoner's side, probably won't don until there's a version in red), but then solving the mystery of the new garb:. As Honan eluded, there's more to...
Boutique apartment building in Jersey City more than 75 percent leased, developers say
Starling at 66 Monitor St. in Jersey City — Courtesy: Alpine Residential/Fields Grade. Alpine Residential and Fields Grade have leased more than 75 percent of their new 39-unit luxury apartment building in Jersey City, the firms announced last week. Known as Starling, the property at 66 Monitor St. hit...
Monday Morning Politics: The Kamala Harris Bio; NYC's Gun Violence Hot Spots; 100 Years of 100 Things: New York Baseball; Etiquette Rules for New York City
Joan Walsh, The Nation's national affairs correspondent and the co-author of Corporate Bullsh*t: Exposing the Lies and Half-Truths That Protect Profit, Power, and Wealth in America (The New Press, 2023), and Christopher Cadelago, California bureau chief at Politico, talk about the latest national political news, with a focus on Vice President Kamala Harris's biography as she locks up the Democratic nomination for president.
Retail space at downtown Montclair condo property on the market for sale, JLL says
Shops At The Siena at 42 Park St. in Montclair — Courtesy: JLL. The owner of nearly 36,000 square feet of high-end retail space in downtown Montclair is looking to sell the property, brokers with JLL said in a recent offering. Located at 42 Park St., the asset known...
U.S. Dept. of Education Blog Post: “Book Bans Are Not Just Bad Policy; They Can Raise Civil Rights Issues”
From a U.S. Department of Education Blog Post by Matt Nosanchuk, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Strategic Operations and Outreach, Office for Civil Rights:. While it is not the role of the U.S. Department of Education (Department) to make decisions on curricula or a school’s book screening process, it is our responsibility—through the Department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR)—to ensure that schools protect the right of all students to have equal educational opportunities that are free from unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin (including shared ancestry and ethnic characteristics), sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), disability, or age. When students’ access to education is limited or denied because of discriminatory conduct based on one of these protected grounds, federal civil rights laws are implicated, and schools must respond.
Week Six: Monday July 29: Exploring Wildlife
To celebrate the joy of reading and bestow the spirit of adventure on your summer, the Yonkers Public Library has eight weekly themes to help you get the most out of your summer reading journey. Wildlife broadly refers to all living things, especially animals, that are neither human nor domesticated....
Community Solutions secures $135 million for housing fund
Community Solutions, a New York City-based nonprofit combatting homelessness, has announced that it has secured $135 million to close out the CS Large Cities Housing Fund, a social impact private equity fund that provides housing resources to people exiting homelessness as well as to middle-income individuals. Since its 2022 launch,...
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