Marble Hill Houses is among 23 NYCHA apartment buildings that are part of $24.1 million in safety and security upgrades, the New York City Housing Authority announced Monday. more

An estimated 290,000 people filled up the National Mall in Washington, D.C., last Tuesday, including local electeds and SAR students, in what is being called the largest pro-Israel march in U.S. history. Those there stood in solidarity with Israel in combating antisemitism and demanding the release of more than 200 hostages in Gaza. more

While a temporary ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war was reached Tuesday night, Democrats in New York City had been  showing a schism in support for such action. more

Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a legislative package, consisting of four pieces of legislation, intended to ensure tenants’ safety during certain emergencies. Among those four bills packaged together and signed on Nov. 17, was one sponsored by Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz and state Sen. Shelley Mayer. more

Union faculty and adjuncts held a rally on Lehman College campus last Thursday where they delivered a petition for a “fair” contract to President Fernando Delgado. more

Under current New York state law, perpetrators accused of rape can use intoxication as a defense when victims voluntarily become inebriated. more

Incumbent city Councilman Eric Dinowitz has been reelected to a second term, unofficial results show. more

This year’s annual Veterans Day Ceremony at Van Cortlandt Park’s Memorial Grove was a little bit more special because a resolution was recently passed to designate November as New York city’s first ever “Veteran Appreciation Month.” more

Police officers of the 50th Precinct responded to a call of a person being shot in the courtyard of 5210 Broadway on Saturday, Oct. 27 at around 9:20 p.m. When they arrived they found a 38-year-old woman with a gunshot wound to the back. more

In a matter of three short days in Israel last week Rabbi Steven Exler and a group of 27 other New York Jewish leaders learned first-hand just how harrowing life has been for Israelis living life after Oct. 7. more