Russia outlaws Human Rights Watch as crackdown on dissent continues
Russian authorities on Friday outlawed Human Rights Watch as an “undesirable organization,” a label that under a 2015 law makes involvement with such organizations a criminal offense. The designation means…
Your first box of The Farmer’s Dog is free with today’s Black Friday deal
Meal plans are customized based on a dog’s needs and range from $2 to $12 per day. The food is made with human-grade ingredients and delivered in eco-friendly packaging. The…
Woman, 68, flung into Midtown building in random Thanksgiving Day attack
A 68-year-old woman was hospitalized after she was elbowed from behind and knocked face-first into a Midtown building during an apparently random Thanksgiving Day attack, police sources said Friday. The…
NJ sisters killed trying to rescue father from house fire on Thanksgiving
Two New Jersey sisters died Thanksgiving night while trying to rescue their father from a house fire in Essex County, officials said. The deadly Orange Township fire started around 5…
Woman, 36, repeatedly stabbed during Lower East Side attack
A 36-year-old woman was hospitalized with severe injuries early Friday after she was repeatedly stabbed on the Lower East Side, police said. Investigators were searching for the attacker, who was…
Treat our holiday workers with respect
For most people, the holiday season is about family, celebration, and joy. But for the people who make that joy possible, the cashiers, stockers, warehouse pickers, drivers, and food workers…
Trump vows to freeze migration from ‘Third World Countries’ after attack on National Guard members in D.C.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his administration will “permanently pause” migration from all “Third World Countries,” following the death of a National Guard member in an attack near…
Faith communities are showing up at the ICE office for 40 weeks of prayer and protest
On a rainy Wednesday a week before Thanksgiving, members of the congregations of the Roman Catholic parishes of Holy Innocents and St. Joan of Arc gathered in front of the…
For the love of God, use your restaurant gift cards
Restaurant gift cards begin as a thoughtful gesture — a birthday envelope, a holiday token, a “you deserve a night out.” So often, however, they migrate to a junk drawer…
‘The places that helped form me were Philadelphia and rural South Jersey’: Patti Smith talks about her childhood
Patti Smith has been associated with New York for her entire public life. In 1971, her first poetry and music performance was at St. Mark’s Church in-the-Bowery with Lenny Kaye…