BRONX COVID-19 COMMUNITY RELIEF EFFORT LAUNCHED
The Bronx Community Relief Effort was born in the South Bronx immediately after the Coronavirus hit...The Effort aims to raise $10 million to support effective, on-the-ground operations that…
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PUBLIC ADVOCATE: EASTER IS ABOUT HOPE EVEN AMIDST GLOBAL CHALLENGE
Williams: "In the face of this pandemic- while many traditional celebrations cannot be held- we can carry those values as we observe the holiday in our homes." Photo:…
ADEM BUNKEDDEKO ISSUES STATEMENT ON PASSING OF COMMUNITY LEADER DR. ROY HASTICK
Bunkeddeko: “I am deeply saddened by the passing of Dr. Hastick...Dr. Hastick embodied the American dream – to work hard, celebrate our diversity, and through our successes, lift…
NEW YORK’S COVID-19 OUTBREAK CAME FROM EUROPE AND INSIDE AMERICA SAY REPORTS
New data from NYU Langone Health suggests that the novel coronavirus has been spreading in New York for a couple of months now -- long before testing started…
NYC PUBLIC ADVOCATE SAYS COVID-19’S RACIAL IMPACT UNDERSCORES “SYSTEMIC INEQUALITIES”
Williams: "From both the city and the state, the data released consistently shows that New Yorkers killed by COVID-19 are disproportionately Black or Latino - in New York…
NY ATTORNEY GENERAL URGES ACTION TO PROTECT COMMUNITIES OF COLOR FROM COVID-19
James: “The COVID-19 data released today reveals that the virus has had a disproportionate impact on communities of color." Photo: YouTube New York Attorney General Letitia James issued…
ATTORNEY GENERAL JAMES MOVES TO ENHANCE SECURITIES INDUSTRY OVERSIGHT
Attorney General James:“ While these new rules are part of a long-term review of our internal practices, the spread of the coronavirus over the past several weeks further…
NEW YORK CITY HALL COVID-19 UPDATE: DE BLASIO TOURS NEW MASK PRODUCTION SITES
The mayor visited a production line run by Crye Precision, a design and manufacturing company based in the Brooklyn Navy Yard that is producing gowns with the help…
NYC PUBLIC ADVOCATE: MINORITY NEW YORKERS FACE HIGH COVID-19 RISK
Williams: "I have a number of questions concerning the safety and wellbeing of front-line workers and communities of more color and higher poverty rates." Photo: YouTube New York…
HYPOCRITE GOV. CUOMO CUTS MEDICAID IN MIDST OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Barron: "We need Governor Cuomo to report to our communities how the pandemic virus is impacting us by race and poverty, and he must report on how decisions…