Whitney Museum offers free admission and special programming every Friday and second Sunday

Whitney Museum offers free admission and special programming every Friday and second Sunday

If you value art and culture, you should know that the Whitney Museum of American Art offers free admission and special programming for visitors, every Friday from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. This initiative was also extended to the second Sunday of each month. Free Friday Nights are made possible by donations from museum sponsors … Read more

Madison Square Garden CEO James Dolan Accused of Sexual Assault in Federal Lawsuit

Madison Square Garden CEO James Dolan Accused of Sexual Assault in Federal Lawsuit

A new federal lawsuit accuses Madison Square Garden CEO James Dolan of sexual assault. Certified masseuse Kellye Croft claims the Knicks and Rangers owner sexually assaulted her in 2013. Croft accuses him of repeatedly manipulating and pressuring her into sexual relations. It also claims that Dolan arranged an apparently chance meeting with former film producer … Read more

Ecuadorians Advocate for Peace amid Internal Armed Conflict and Drug Trafficking Violence

Ecuadorians Advocate for Peace amid Internal Armed Conflict and Drug Trafficking Violence

After singing the national anthem of Ecuador on Wednesday night, more than one hundred Ecuadorians advocated for peace in their country. Ecuador is experiencing an internal armed conflict against drug trafficking mafias that have spread terror in the streets. The most recent act of violence claimed the life of a prosecutor who was investigating corruption … Read more

United Jewish Appeal Federation and Repair the World Lead Annual Day of Service in Honor of Martin Luther King Jr.

United Jewish Appeal Federation and Repair the World Lead Annual Day of Service in Honor of Martin Luther King Jr.

Over the holiday weekend, in honor of the legacy of social activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., organizations such as the United Jewish Appeal Federation and Repair the World – led the Annual Day of Service event to encourage acts of service in the community. “It is important because we are doing it in honor … Read more

Spate of Robberies Strikes Williamsburg Businesses: Police Investigating Multiple Incidents

Spate of Robberies Strikes Williamsburg Businesses: Police Investigating Multiple Incidents

Police are investigating after several businesses were robbed in Williamsburg. On Friday night, four businesses within five blocks of each other were looted. Security footage obtained exclusively by NY1 shows an individual breaking the glass panel of the front door of Lavender Lake, a bar near the Williamsburg Bridge. Police say an unknown man broke … Read more

Tragic Fire in Queens Sends Eight to Hospital: Latest Updates

Tragic Fire in Queens Sends Eight to Hospital: Latest Updates

After a fire that occurred this morning in a home in Queens, eight people, including civilians and police, were transported to the hospital. The incident occurred shortly after 2 in the morning on the second floor of 164-40 73rd Avenue, in the Hillcrest sector. It took the work of about 60 firefighters to control the … Read more

Asylum-Seeking Families Forced to Leave Shelter: Interview with Activist Kim Corona

Asylum-Seeking Families Forced to Leave Shelter: Interview with Activist Kim Corona

We now move on to talk about the difficult situation experienced by many asylum-seeking families who this week have had to leave the shelter where they were located due to a municipal rule that came into force on Tuesday. These families with children received a notification that has forced them to leave the shelter where … Read more

Adams Administration Considering Curfew on Migrant Shelters in NYC

Adams Administration Considering Curfew on Migrant Shelters in NYC

Reports indicate that the Adams administration would be considering imposing a curfew on migrant shelters throughout the city. This comes after some neighbors complained that migrants go door to door asking for food, clothing and money. During a closed-door briefing on the immigration crisis with local lawmakers on Thursday, the mayor’s director of Asylum Seeker … Read more

Souvenir Vendors Evicted from Dumbo in Second Clearing by Parks Department

Souvenir Vendors Evicted from Dumbo in Second Clearing by Parks Department

Yesterday, Parks Department officers cleared almost all of the souvenir vendors from Washington Street in Dumbo. This is the second eviction of vendors since the order to evacuate bridges and tunnels came into force on January 3. IT MAY INTEREST YOU: Residents of this section of Brooklyn complained about the arrival of these vendors, pointing … Read more

Mayor Eric Adams Restores $80 Million to Summer Rising Programs After November Cuts

Mayor Eric Adams Restores  Million to Summer Rising Programs After November Cuts

The announcement made by Mayor Eric Adams this Friday restores the cuts that were made in November to summer rising programs. “I am happy that we will be able to restore funding and invest city money in the programs that help children succeed so much,” the mayor said. “Through responsible fiscal management, we can restore … Read more