After new Mayor Eric Adams took over New York City, this article seeks to update on where immigration stands in New York after his first 100 days in office. During his campaign, Adams come up with weRISE for immigrant communities – Raise Immigrant Safety & Empowerment. After election[…]

While abortion is a lightning rod topic it appears that the Supreme Court is set to overturn the landmark Roe v Wade decision that made abortion legal. While the article attached points at the overturning would be a “blow to democracy” one could almost interpret that quote as[…]

New salary disclosure laws make it a must for any ads for jobs to divulge the salary for that job. The new law is one of a crop of upcoming U.S. pay transparency laws being tested in New York. The law states that any job listing must give[…]

With more and more food banks closing the access to food for immigrants is a growing concern. During the pandemic, in immigrant communities in New York, low income immigrants turned to food pantries to provide food for their tables. There are 500 food pantries that receive funding from[…]

Tenants facing eviction in Manhattan and Brooklyn are finding it tough sledding as there are no lawyers left to represent them as public defender shortage is leaving these tenants to represent themselves in housing court. The Legal Aid Society is short by 230 cases between Brooklyn and Manhattan[…]

The Education Collaborative – a group of more than 30 community organizations – wants New York City to spend upwards of $8 million on new programs to advance education initiatives for immigrants. The main objective in this push is to hire more teachers and bilingual staff to service[…]

A bundle of new employment law rules are coming down the pipe. Those who own business or anyone who might be affected by these new employee rules surge should get up to speed post haste! These new rules affect things such as arbitration, salary range, whistleblowers, employee monitoring,[…]

You don’t have to hug trees, cover yourself in soil, or go bird watching but it’s still nice to get out and enjoy nature, especially surrounding Earth Day in Brooklyn. Launched in 1970 as a creation of Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson, Earth Day may have been hijacked somewhat[…]

A gay couple in Brooklyn is suing New York City over what they claim is discrimination against them over fertility coverage based solely on the fact they are two men, The denial for IVF coverage standards they cannot meet that is not the same for straight or gay[…]

Two New Yorkers who migrated to America helped police locate the subway shooter. They share their individual stories of what brought them to America. Two Immigrants Caught the Subway Shooter. Here’s How They Got to America.