Feb 24, 2022
Last month’s fatal shooting of two NYPD officers in Harlem is just one of many high-profile shootings over the years. That includes Steven McDonald, who was shot in 1986 while on patrol and was left paralyzed for decades. His story is part of a recent book, “New York’s Finest, Stories of the NYPD and the Hero Cops...
Feb 17, 2022
All around the U.S. a new wave of elected leaders are going into government at all levels. Many are activists taking matters into their own hands, while others are following the more traditional route of working for an elected official before throwing their hat into the ring. But that wasn’t the case for Will Haskell,...
Feb 10, 2022
The United States economy is bouncing back from the worst effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the recovery is not being experienced equally — with millions of families across the country still struggling to pay rent and put food on the table. Sophie Collyer from the Center on Poverty and Social Policy at...
Feb 4, 2022
After the death of Michelle Go, who was pushed in front of a train in a random attack, Mayor Eric Adams vowed to send more police underground. And he teamed up with Gov. Kathy Hochul to advocate for more social workers to help New Yorkers taking refuge in subway stations and on trains. Joe Lhota, the former CEO of...