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Mayor Adams and City Council at odds over ballot proposals
NEW YORK (PIX11) — The New York City Charter Revision Commission has released five ballot proposals, further dividing the mayor’s office and the City Council. One of the proposals would require extra legislative steps for bills that impact public safety, which could dilute the City Council’s power. The commission would also limit the City Council’s […]
Twelfth Night “in the Parking Lot”
For the past 28 years, parking lots in the Lower East Side have been stages for Shakespeare plays produced by The Drilling Company. This year its “home” lot is a construction site, so the troupe is doing Twelfth Night in a schoolyard at the intersection of Rivington and Norfolk Streets.
New York Announces $15 Million Funding Boost for Suicide Prevention Among Underserved Youth
A new initiative in New York has announced $15 million in conditional awards over five years to help community-based service providers develop programs aimed at reducing suicide risk among youth from historically underserved populations. Managed by the Office of Mental Health through the Connecting Youth to Mental Health Supports program, the initiative focuses on racial and ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ groups, including those in rural areas.
SOUTHIES Set for the Samuel French OOB Festival Next Month
Southies by Philadelphia author and playwright Jeffrey James Keyes has been selected to be a finalist in The 49th Annual Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival (OOB), presented by Concord Theatricals, in New York City this summer. Southies will be directed by Andrew Coopman (New York Freelance Director-Choreographer and Artistic Associate at the Drama League) and presented on August 13 at The Vineyard's Dimson Theatre (108 East 15th Street, NYC).
NYPD Seeks Perv Who Groped Woman and Stole Her Phone While She Slept
NEW YORK — The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying an individual wanted in connection with a forcible touching incident in the 75th Precinct.…
Westchester home values in uncharted territory
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- The median price of a single-family home in Westchester County, New York has topped $1 million for the first time. It's not just a big-dollar benchmark for real estate in New York City's northern suburbs. It's the new normal. "This is unprecedented, actually. Looking at us, this time last year we were in the 9s. And now we've definitely crossed way passed the $1 million mark," said Crystal Hawkins-Syska, with the Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors. "Demand right now is very, very high"According to Hawkins-Syska, a seven-figure median sales price is the result of a couple of factors, including...
James Seward, 72, a longtime New York state senator, has died
Former state Sen. James Seward, who served in the legislature for 33 years, died of cancer Saturday. His death was announced Saturday by his former chief of state, Duncan S. Davie in a news release. He said Seward “passed away this morning after a valiant fight against cancer.”. “The...
New York state will ban realistic active shooter drills in schools
NEW YORK – New York state is banning realistic active shooter drills in schools.In a recent meeting, the state Board of Regents agreed with parents, activists and lawmakers who claimed the drills traumatize children and normalize violence.How schools in New York will prepare students for active shooter situationsNew rules will take effect at the beginning of the 2024-25 school year. In the future, schools will use age-appropriate methods that do not include the use of actors, props or violent depictions during school hours.Schools will also be required to alert parents and guardians that the drill will be taking place at least...
Discount Retail Company With 64 New York Stores Confirms Closures
A popular retail company is closing a number of locations in New York State. Closing sales are underway. Some New Yorkers will be forced to say goodbye to Big Lots. Big Lots confirmed plans in a filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to close 35 to 40 stores by the end of 2024.
New York State Reparations Committee Sets First Meeting
The New York State Community Commission on Reparations Remedies will have approximately a year and a half to produce a final report. Following New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s signing of a bill in December 2023 to establish a commission to study reparations for the descendants of enslaved people and New York’s broader role in the slave trade, the commission is now set to hold its first meeting.
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