February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
It’s been 13 years since Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month was decreed by Congress. While some progress has been made, today one in 12 teens is still a victim of…
It’s been 13 years since Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month was decreed by Congress. While some progress has been made, today one in 12 teens is still a victim of…
Only two days after an international campaign against domestic violence ended, Saniyah Lawrence, 16, was stabbed in the neck and killed on Dec. 12. Her 18-year-old boyfriend was charged with…
Residents of Mott Haven, Melrose and Port Morris are being hit with double-digit increases in robbery, burglary, carjacking and other crimes. Although shooting incidents and murders are down for the…
Remember the toilet paper panic at the start of the pandemic – the fear of going weeks without T. P.? Think about life without sanitary napkins, soap or even basic…
Chronic absenteeism by correctional officers at Rikers Island, along with the reported deaths of 18 incarcerated people and 412 stabbings, has spurred a renewed push to turn the jail over…
Voting is a privilege most Americans get when they turn 18. But Mott Haven resident Patrick Stephens had to wait three decades longer than most. “I took the train all…
Although New Yorkers continued to express concerns about how Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul and her Republican opponent Lee Zeldin would address inflation and abortion rights if elected governor, Latinxs at…
At her fifth annual 5K Run/Walk/Roll against domestic violence, Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark joined Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson to announce a $1 million federal grant to improve the…