There was a time when Mino Lora didn’t have the right to vote. It was 20 years ago, and she had just arrived from the Dominican Republic. Lora wasn’t alone, of course. The right to vote is only a right for those who are citizens of this country. more

In the days leading up to Thanksgiving, Arnie Adler had his hands full — with flour, dough and yeast that is. Soon after returning from a trip to California, the photographer-turned-baker scrambled to fill several orders for his freshly baked sourdough bread ahead of turkey day. more

Keshia Collins Brown relied on her two college-age daughters to take care of her 8-year-old while she worked on-site at a Midtown bank during the coronavirus pandemic. But as fall neared, Collins Brown’s older children were expected back on campus, leaving her youngest without care. But there was one other alternative she could consider. more

It was a morning I woke up with a very stuffy head and a low-grade fever that got progressively worse throughout the day. more

The pandemic brought about a lot changes, including far more people working from home. Except those homes aren’t necessarily inside New York state. more

New York City has, by far, the lowest coronavirus infection rates in the state. But even that achievement could soon be challenged by the omicron variant — first seen earlier this month in Botswana, and quickly spreading through Africa — and Gov. Kathy Hochul says she wants to make sure New York is ready. more

It’s always been a family affair, but the coronavirus pandemic has taken Stella Borukhova’s pharmacy on an especially rocky “rollercoaster” of a ride. more

It wasn’t that long ago this corner of the Bronx was shaken when a vandal broke windows of four local synagogues and was ultimately charged with a series of hate crimes. more

It’s the end of yet another year, and while most of New York City is back in business, there is still a lot of reading going on. more

The ever-growing number of empty storefronts is an issue New York City has struggled with for years. And the months-long shutdowns that came with the coronavirus pandemic last year certainly didn’t help. more