“There is still much more work to be done to address our housing crisis. But the FARE Act is one significant step. It’s also a great example of what we can accomplish when tenants come together and advocate for policies that will make our lives easier.” Gerardo Romo / NYC Council Media Unit A rally at City Hall in support of the FARE Act in November 2024. CityViews are readers’ opinions, not those of City Limits. Add your voice today! Many across the country and around the world dream to live in New York. It’s what drew me here, long…
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“Operation Restore Roosevelt deflects the anger and fear of other working-class New Yorkers onto disabled people, queer people, or immigrants trying to survive in an increasingly expensive city.” Adi Talwar Police confiscate the goods of a street vendor near the 103 St-Corona Plaza station of the 7 train in Queens in October. CityViews are readers’ opinions, not those of City Limits. Add your voice today! One week after Mayor Eric Adams and Councilmember Francisco Moya launched Operation Restore Roosevelt, I gathered with my fellow DecrimNY organizers on the steps of Corona Plaza to speak out against it. In press statements,…
“The availability of unmatched and unattached money enables Tisch to focus on issues and leave to her adversaries the risk of being bitten by sloppy financial bookkeeping, questionable contributions and potential quid pro quos.” Caroline Willis/Mayoral Photo Office Jessica Tisch at a press briefing in May 2023. CityViews are readers’ opinions, not those of City Limits. Add your voice today! Admittedly, the odds of Jessica Tisch running for mayor this year are slim. Mayor Eric Adams recently tapped her to be police commissioner. She’d need the innermost strength to oppose him in the June primary. What’s more, based on 17 years…
While these concerns have resurfaced under the second Trump administration, the message from advocates, lawyers, and health centers is clear and unequivocal: health care is always a priority and treatment should not be stopped. Adi Talwar The pediatric emergency room entrance at Montefiore Medical Center’s Moses Campus on Bainbridge Avenue. Among the immediate local impacts of returning president Donald Trump has been a chilling effect on immigrant and undocumented communities in New York. According to local advocates, attorneys, and health centers, some immigrants have expressed fear of continuing medical treatment or are reluctant to enroll in health care and benefits…
When Rupert Murdoch’s Fox Entertainment Group bought the Los Angeles Dodgers from the O’Malley family back in 1998, I asked Chicago Cubs President Andy MacPhail during spring training whether having Fox as an owner was good for baseball. MacPhail hesitated before giving an ambiguous response, suggesting the economic trends in baseball probably signaled the end of family ownership in favor of big corporations such as Murdoch’s $11 billion News Corporation, which ran Fox. “The dollars are getting so high that it’s not inconceivable you’ll have more companies and corporations owning teams,” MacPhail said. “I don’t necessarily think that’s a bad…
Zach LaVine won’t travel with the Chicago Bulls for their three-game trip this week to face the Boston Celtics, Toronto Raptors and Detroit Pistons. The two-time All-Star and his wife, Hunter, are preparing for the birth of their third child. LaVine has missed only five games this season while anchoring the Bulls offense, averaging 24 points and shooting 51.1% from the field and 44.6% from 3-point range. The Bulls will be heavily short-handed when they take on the reigning NBA champion Celtics on Wednesday night without two of their best players. Coby White has begun to ramp up after suffering…
WASHINGTON — Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s anti-vaccine advocacy is outside the mainstream. His previous statements on abortion could alienate Republicans. But a new poll finds that not all of his controversial health goals are unpopular — in fact, at least one has broad support among Democrats and Republicans. As Kennedy’s Senate confirmation hearings begin, his bid to become the nation’s top health official could depend on how staunchly he sticks to these personal beliefs during questioning. He has already softened some of his long-held views. He’s facing some skepticism from the public, according to a new survey from The Associated…
Two men were discovered fatally wounded Tuesday evening inside of a residence on the South Side in the Washington Park neighborhood, Chicago police said. The victims, both 19 years of age, were found shot multiple times shortly after 6:30 p.m. inside a building in the 5300 block of South Wabash Avenue. Police first described one of the victims as a John Doe. Wednesday morning the Cook County medical examiner’s office identified one of the men as Jeramiah Lee of the same block where he was found shot. The other man was identified as Daquan Walters but no home address was…
LONDON — It’s a question Roger Goodell gets when he’s in London: Would the NFL stage a Super Bowl internationally? The usual answer is that America’s biggest sporting event is reserved for cities that have NFL franchises. But as the commissioner noted in October, “things change. It wouldn’t surprise me at all if that happens one day.” As the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles get set to square off in the Super Bowl in New Orleans on Feb. 9, here’s a look at some key factors and possible venues if the league were to take its marquee event abroad…
NEW YORK — Get ready for an onslaught of ads full of celebrities, cute animals and snack brands during breaks in the action at Super Bowl 59 on Feb. 9, when the Philadelphia Eagles face the Kansas City Chiefs at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. Anheuser-Busch, Meta, PepsiCo, Frito-Lay, Taco Bell, Uber Eats and others will vie to win over the more than 120 million viewers expected to tune in for the broadcast on Fox and via the free livestream on Tubi. Demand for ad space was robust this year, said Mark Evans, executive vice president of ad sales…
PHILADELPHIA — A college student who was hurt when he climbed a street pole and fell while Philadelphia Eagles fans celebrated the team’s victory in Sunday’s NFC championship game has died from his injuries. Temple University announced the death of Tyler Sabapathy, 18, in a statement posted Tuesday night on the school’s website. A Toronto native, Sabapathy was an accomplished gymnast who was a freshman studying in the school’s College of Public Health, where he was majoring in exercise and sport science. Witnesses have said Sabapathy climbed to the top of the pole before he fell onto the sidewalk and…
When Rupert Murdoch’s Fox Entertainment Group bought the Los Angeles Dodgers from the O’Malley family back in 1998, I asked Chicago Cubs President Andy MacPhail during spring training whether having Fox as an owner was good for baseball. MacPhail hesitated before giving an ambiguous response, suggesting the economic trends in baseball probably signaled the end of family ownership in favor of big corporations such as Murdoch’s $11 billion News Corporation, which ran Fox. “The dollars are getting so high that it’s not inconceivable you’ll have more companies and corporations owning teams,” MacPhail said. “I don’t necessarily think that’s a bad…
The IRS e-filing program gets an upgraded, other small changes await tax filers. Tax season has officially opened. Starting on Monday, you can now file tax returns for 2024 income. This year the Internal Revenue Service is making it easier for more people to file online for free, through its Direct File program. That was introduced last year as a pilot, and this year it is being expanded. Last year, only people claiming any of three credits could file using Direct File. This year, you can use Direct File if you’re claiming any of seven credits: Earned Income Tax Credit…
A big fire in Monterey County is another in a series of blazes at plants around the state. A fire broke out at the Vistra battery storage plant, one of the world’s largest, in Moss Landing on Jan. 16, 2025. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group) In the wake of a spate of fires at battery storage facilities across the state, the California Public Utilities Commission will soon vote on establishing new standards for maintaining and operating them. If passed, the proposal also increases oversight for emergency response at energy storage sites that use batteries. The announcement comes shortly after a…
Two top clinicians have been disciplined amid growing concern that Kaiser’s system for monitoring research safety and ethics is inadequate. A sunset view of the Kaiser Permanente Corporate Offices in the Ordway Building in downtown Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) Many of modern medicine’s most remarkable achievements have been accomplished through the trust of volunteers, who test new drugs, procedures and medical devices to determine if they are safe and effective. A major study by Kaiser Permanente of Northern California, however, violated this trust by breaking multiple rules designed to protect volunteers, and…
The new panel will expand the Ad Hoc Committee for Immigrant and Refugees Rights, which was formed in 2016 to provide a resource network for Alameda County immigrants. Oakland City Council President Nikki Fortunato Bas, center, announces she will resign early from office and become an Alameda County supervisor at a news conference at Oakland City Hall on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2024. (Shomik Mukherjee/Bay Area News Group) In response to a flurry of executive orders by President Donald Trump, some of which challenge the foundation of citizenship in the United States, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to create…
A mere $7 ticket unlocks hundreds of thousands of donated treasures at the annual event. Lily Mandanas, in mirror, is helped by volunteer Peggy Wood in the jewelry department during the annual White Elephant Sale organized by the Oakland Museum Women’s Board in Oakland, Calif., on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. The funds raised during the event supports Oakland Museum of California’s educational programs, exhibitions and marketing. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) Does your home seem strangely uncluttered? Do you enjoy shopping for antiques, or planning your Halloween costume months beforehand? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, then…
Two ‘planetary parades’ will occur at the end of January and February Through the end of February, all the planets in our solar system will visibly align in the sky, like a trope taken straight from fiction. The “parade of planets,” an alignment of several planets in the sky, will be visible around the world, including the Bay Area, until the end of February. As of last week, four planets — Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars — brightly shone in the sky and will continue to be visible through the end of January, according to stargazing app Star Walk. Next…
Young South Bay dancers share pride, celebrate Polynesian culture at Warriors Heritage Night event. Three youth members of the San Francisco based dance group Te Pura O Te Rehura’a prepare for their halftime Polynesian Heritage Night performance at Chase Center on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025 in San Francisco. (Maxwell Alexander/Mosaic) Editor’s Note: This article was written for Mosaic, an independent journalism training program for high school students who report and photograph stories under the guidance of professional journalists. Crisp rhythms and low tones from traditional Tahitian drums echoed through the Chase Center as more than 50 performers from Lōkahi Polynesian…
Two large bullets pierced through the windows of the Fort Lauderdale NAACP building earlier this week. Leer en español According to police, officers were called to a shooting off Northwest Sixth Street around 11 p.m. Monday night. The offices were closed and empty at the time and no one was hurt, but it is not clear if anyone was a specific target or if the organization had received any recent threats. On Tuesday night, two police cruisers remained parked outside the office. Cameras on the outside of the building may have captured who did this. The Fort Lauderdale Police Department’s…