by Tyler | Jul 1, 2020 | Bill de Blasio, Crime, Defund the Police, New York, Police, Pre-Viral, Social Justice, Trending
A majority of voters in New York state did not support reducing funding for police departments, a survey released Tuesday found.
by Tyler | Jun 25, 2020 | Bill de Blasio, Black Lives Matter, Manhattan, New York City, Politics, Trending, Trump Tower
New York City will allow a “Black Lives Matter” mural to be painted on the street in front of Trump Tower, according to a statement from Democrat Mayor Bill de Blasio’s office.
by Tyler | Jun 22, 2020 | Bill de Blasio, Black Lives Matter, Crime, New York City, Politics, racism, South Africa, Trending
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Sunday that New York City would establish a city commission for “Racial Justice and Reconciliation — just like the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa.”
by Tyler | Jun 22, 2020 | American history, American Museum of Natural History, Bill de Blasio, New York City, New York Times, Politics, protests, Theodore Roosevelt, Trending
New York City’s American Museum of Natural History announced Sunday that it will remove a statue of former president Theodore Roosevelt from outside its entrance.
by Tyler | Jun 16, 2020 | Bill de Blasio, coronavirus, Faith, Health, Jews, New York City, Politics, religious discrimination, Trending
Orthodox Jews used bolt cutters Monday to cut through gates that had been welded shut by New York City authorities earlier in the day to prevent children in Jewish neighborhoods from playing, ostensibly because of fears of coronavirus.
by Tyler | May 25, 2020 | Bill de Blasio, Brooklyn, coronavirus, FEMA, field hospital, Health, Local, New York, New York City, Pre-Viral, Trending, USNS Comfort
A $21 million field hospital in Brooklyn, New York, authorized by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration at the peak of the coronavirus pandemic opened and closed without seeing any patients.
