People of New York

12/03/2025

They are kidnapping and trafficking children now.

The father and son were detained at an ICE check-in on Nov. 26, advocates say. The son’s location is currently unknown, while the father is being held at an upstate ICE facility.

12/02/2025

"Eligible to New York City-based artists with children under the age of three, awardees will receive a grant for $25,000 to be used for childcare expenses with the provider of their choice." www.artistsandmothers.org/grant - Applications due by Jan 2.

Grant GuidelinesArtists & Mothers is committed to supporting artists who identify as mothers at an inflection point in their careers. Eligible to New York City-based artists with children under the age of three, awardees will receive a grant for $25,000 to be used for childcare expenses with the pro...

11/12/2025

The proposal is well-grounded in existing best practices, and there is wide support for it among the public and City Council.

11/08/2025

10/10/2025

08/21/2025

About Mayor Eric Adams (he's all that and a bag of chips) and Luigi Mangione.

08/15/2025

New York City can’t fund many of the robust social programs that Zohran Mamdani has promised in his mayoral run without taxing the rich. And that taxation has to be done at the state level — against a governor who has so far refused to entertain it.

08/12/2025

Mamdani's win in the New York City Democratic primary shows that the old tricks of the political establishment are dying out—and something new is being born.

07/25/2025

Sister’s Uptown Bookstore and Cultural Center, the only Black-owned bookstore in Manhattan, is at risk of closing after 25 years due to pandemic-related struggles, gentrification, and declining sales.

Owner Janifer Wilson is crowdfunding to stay open, emphasizing the store’s role as a community hub for literacy, cultural education, and events.

A fundraiser is scheduled for July 25 to celebrate the bookstore’s anniversary and rally support for its survival.

https://www.blackenterprise.com/black-owned-bookstore-in-nyc-faces-risk-shelved/

07/20/2025

Yup.

07/13/2025