Court sentences high school teacher to 6 month shock incarceration, 10 years supervision for sex engagement with student
WHITE PLAINS, NY – Former New Rochelle High School teacher John Fraioli has been sentenced...
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NYC new police reforms gets support from various stakeholders
Advocates, justice stakeholders, and leaders of faith on Monday voiced their support for the city's...
Mayor de Blasio, Comptroller Stringer, Trustees announce $4 Billion divestment from fossil fuels
Mayor Bill de Blasio, Comptroller Scott M. Stringer, along with trustees of two of the...
Cabrera raises over $855,000 in campaign contributions for Bronx boro president race
Fernando Cabrera has managed to raise over $855,000 in campaign contributions from his supporters, for...
Blackwell joins local organizations in demanding that ICE release Bronx man Javier
New York City Council District 15 aspiring candidate, Troy Blackwell has joined calls demanding that...
NYS Senator Biaggi charges Congress to extend census reporting deadline for accuracy
BRONX, NY – Today, January 25, State Senator Alessandra Biaggi has issued a statement calling...
Letter to Editor: Why NYCDOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg Was Unsuccessful in Securing Approved Funds for South Bronx Bus Service
January 25, 2021 Chief Editor Parkchester Times PArkchester, Bronx. Dear Editor: On January...
Alternate site to Adult Men’s Homeless Shelter ‘Time Sensitive’
Bronx CB 11 Chair Al D'Angelo Sends Alternate Site(s) to Mayor and DHS for Proposed...
Opinion | Is our one cylinder pandemic approach about to change?
Don't get me wrong, the success of the new COVID-19 vaccines is a wonderful thing,...
COVID vaccination disproportionately leaving behind people of color — Levine
New York City council member and chair of the health committee Mark Levine has said...
NYS runs out of COVID-19 vaccine allocation — Cuomo
Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Friday that the state has run out of its allocation...
UN-led vaccine initiative announces deal for 40 million doses
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday announced the signing of an advance purchase agreement...
How Eritrean immigrant Ahmed Saleh established Buffalo’s Mandela market
Ahmed Saleh, is an African immigrant who escaped his native country, Eritrea in 1993 and...
UN welcomes President Biden’s decision to rejoin WHO
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday welcomed the announcement by President Joe Biden that...
AOC urges New Yorkers to rally behind Hunts Point Market striking workers
Congresswoman for New York's 14th District Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has called on New Yorkers across the...
Cuomo announces proposal to extend High Line in Manhattan to newly opened Moynihan train hall
Moses Kuwema Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Monday a proposal to extend the High Line in...
Bronx Community leaders call for serious conversation with aspiring mayoral candidates
Community leaders from the Bronx have called on other community boards and district 75 citywide...
De Blasio names Co-Executive Directors for Mayor’s Fund
Mayor Bill de Blasio on Tuesday named Daniele Baierlein and JL Paniagua Valle as Co-Executive...
UN calls for resumption of Mediterranean rescues, after 43 die in Libya shipwreck
Following another deadly shipwreck off the coast of Libya that claimed 43 lives on Monday,...
79% of first doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered–Gov Andrew Cuomo
Governor Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday updated New Yorkers on the state's vaccination program saying to...
Blackwell joins race for NYC council district 15
A former aide on the President and Vice President-elect Joe Biden and Kamala Harris' campaign...
COVID-19 has created enormous gaps in education — UN
UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed has observed that the COVID-19 pandemic has brought a...
Cuomo requests purchase of COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer
Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday issued a letter to Pfizer Chairman and CEO Dr. Albert...
Cuomo announces reforms aimed at increasing homeownership in communities impacted by redlining
Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday announced a targeted package of reforms aimed at increasing homeownership...
Bronx Community Board 9 holds MLK candlelight vigil
Bronx Community Board 9 members and a couple of Parkchester residents on Monday gathered at...
UN council condemns attack against mission in Mali
Moses Kuwema The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the attack...
UN SG appoints Guinean Keita as head of Organization Stabilization mission in DRC
Moses Kuwema United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced Thursday, the appointment of Bintou Keita of...
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of Governor Andrew Cuomo
By Councilman Rev. Ruben Diaz,18 District, Bronx County You Should Know that no elected...
Governor Cuomo releases $200 million BRIDGE NY funding to local governments
Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Monday the January 25th the availability of $200 million in...
Impact of COVID-19 made worse by lack of global coordinated effort — UN
Moses Kuwema UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said the absence of a global coordinated effort...
UN deputy SG notes female absence from peace negotiations worldwide
Moses Kuwema UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed has noted the female absence from peace...
Global migration slowed by 27 percent in 2020 — UN
Moses Kuwema The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted all forms of human mobility through the closing...
Air travel down 60% as airline industry loses $370 billion-ICAO
Moses Kuwema A new report from the UN’s air transportation agency confirms there was a...
Monica Haque appointed brand ambassador for skincare company
Monica Haque the diva has become the Brand Ambassador of a skin care company in...
Cuomo updates New Yorkers on distribution of COVID-19 vaccine
Moses Kuwema Governor Andrew Cuomo on Saturday updated New Yorkers on the distribution of the...
Guterres appoints head of UN mission in South Sudan
Moses Kuwema United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced Friday, the appointment of Nicholas Haysom of...
De Blasio warns of scarcity of vaccine in NYC
Moses Kuwema Mayor Bill de Blasio told WNYC on Friday that New York City is...
NYPD releases major discipline reforms
The NYPD's first discipline matrix, a major police discipline reform which is part of a...
Child labor robs children of their future and must end — ILO
Moses Kuwema Although child labour has decreased significantly over the last decade, one-in-ten children are...
De Blasio unveils $92.28 billion preliminary budget for fiscal year 2022
Moses Kuwema Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday presented New York City’s Preliminary Budget for...
