The cost of the coronavirus pandemic to the restaurant industry and to food service workers has been immeasurable. more

In the nine months since taking office, my staff and I have seen unprecedented levels of trauma and pain in our district. We hear from constituents on a daily basis who are desperate for help. People call for assistance in burying their loved ones, recovering their belongings after their home flooded, or receiving their stimulus checks. more

One of us is a retired New York City teacher and union member, one of many public employee union members in the northwest Bronx. The other is on her health plan. more

Many people in the Bronx like green space in their neighborhoods. But they have no say in the matter. more

As I descended from my apartment on a hot summer morning just a few months ago, I was already dreading my first step into the crippling heat. As I stepped outside, I immediately noticed something different. On this day, aside from the usual muggy heat, the smoke from the fires raging on the west coast had become trapped amidst the city heat, casting a summer smog unlike any I’d seen before. more

Gov. Andrew Cuomo came into office promising the most transparent administration in history. Without question, Cuomo failed miserably in achieving his transparency goal. Cuomo ruled by fear and intimidation behind closed doors. more

I am a mother. I have two daughters. I had three pregnancies. I was in an abusive relationship with a partner who despised me. He cheated on me repeatedly with friends, and was verbally and physically abusive. Our relationship was in its final, terrible stages when I became aware I was pregnant. more

I was taken aback by both the headline The Riverdale Press used on Adam Stoler’s recent Point of View, as well as the errors and malfeasance in Mr. Stoler’s words against Councilman Eric Dinowitz. more

We all assume that given the makeup of our constituency — i.e., largely Democratic — that we must therefore accept a failed teacher and general incompetent as our local city council representative. more

So here I am looking out across the Bronx and the Hudson under this nearly clear September sky, a day short of the 20th anniversary of the World Trade Center attacks. more