Airbnb will wreck New York City’s neighborhoods
Much work has been done by the City Council to address New York’s housing crisis and strengthen protections for renters and homeowners. In the midst of a historic housing crisis,…
Children with autism face an added burden while SNAP benefits remain uncertain.
Earlier this week, the United States Congress voted to reopen the federal government. Yet for more than 470,000 residents of Philadelphia, the timeline for restoring full SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…
The ‘No Kings’ rallies were a start. Now what?
In my younger days, I enjoyed sports talk radio. A favorite of mine was ESPN’s Mike and Mike. I remember during the height of the Colin Kaepernick protest, Mike Golic…
Neo-Nazi leader admits to NYC hate crime plots, including posing as Santa to poison minority kids
A neo-Nazi leader who wrote a manifesto called the “Haters Handbook” pleaded guilty in Brooklyn Monday to spearheading a bizarre murder plot to dress as Santa and give poison candy…
Social media influencer gets 3 to 9 years for killing Brooklyn mom, two kids in high speed crash
Wig-making social media influencer Miriam Yarimi took a plea deal that will give her three to nine years behind bars for mowing down a mother and her two young children…
New report questions quality of education for NYC kids facing juvenile detention
For the first time, newly available data confirmed Monday what many have long suspected: New York City is failing to intervene before students become involved with the court system, and…
Letters to the Editor | Nov. 17, 2025
Compassionate choices I was deeply saddened to read the article regarding the death by suicide of former Rothman CEO Michael West after an Alzheimer’s diagnosis. I’m also deeply grateful to…
Zohran Mamdani and funding for the arts
The race for mayor of New York City is over — and what a race it was. It got ugly, yes, with name-calling and other staples of our current political…
The parents of a 16-year-old shot and killed last month want Philadelphia to know not just how he died, but who he was
Angelica Javier was sitting at home on a Saturday evening last month when her son’s uncle called in a panic. Xzavier, her 16-year-old, had been shot, he said — one…
How former Eagle Malcolm Jenkins saw himself in the art of a Baltimore artist
During a visit to Manhattan’s James Cohan Gallery back in 2024, former Philadelphia Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins was entranced by a painting. He was about to leave the gallery when…