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Will ICE force Mamdani’s hand on the NYPD?
The ICE shooting of Oscar Belgal in the Bronx last week has galvanized some of the city’s anti-ICE forces, but clashes that followed the shooting have also refocused some attention on the NYPD. City police officers showed up in the aftermath of the incident, in which Belgal, 28, was wounded while his 5-year-old son rode…
Jackson Heights gets first community center with funding from city, state and federal officials — and Citi Field casino
Fresh off her only gubernatorial debate with Bruce Blakeman, Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday announced $10 million in state funding to build Jackson Heights’ first-ever community center, part of a development that will also include a pool and affordable housing. The kicker: an additional $10 million came from Metropolitan Park, the controversial casino and entertainment…
Blasting ICE on socials isn’t enough. What New York needs to know — and DO
A friend of mine in Europe recently remarked that many people survived the Holocaust because someone took action to protect them. The histories are not interchangeable. The obligation to save one another is. New York, we are here. On Thursday afternoon, an ICE officer shot Oscar Belgal in the neck in Marble Hill while his…
The Supreme Court’s new term – and the talk about reforming the court
This week brought the start of a new Supreme Court term, one that promises to continue the trend of the court’s conservative majority taking on contentious issues of culture and executive power and advancing a broadly right-wing ideological project. Two of the cases on the docket concern immigration – one the Trump administration’s novel reinterpretation…
A ‘mother’s home’ for survivors: Korean American nonprofit marks 37 years
The Korean American Family Service Center celebrated its work and honored community leaders at its recent gala
On antisemitism, Mamdani sidesteps the semantic bait
This week, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a plan to combat antisemitism in New York City. It focuses mostly on providing funding for security measures and hate prevention, including $6.4 million in grants to partner organizations and $1 million to provide additional physical security to synagogues and other Jewish places of worship. The announcement detailed these…
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