Monitor Point is a housing plan NYC needs
When I ran NYC’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development, I learned something that no amount of capital can change: the city cannot build its way out of this crisis…
Mayor Parker wanted a 20-year tax abatement to spark development. Why hasn’t it happened?
Whatever happened to Mayor Cherelle L. Parker 20-year property tax abatement for the redevelopment of empty office buildings and long vacant public schools? The mayor said in November that it…
A former Philadelphia correctional officer has been charged with assaulting an incarcerated man, DA says
Listen to article • 0:00 minA former Philadelphia correctional officer has been charged with aggravated assault after prosecutors say he beat a restrained incarcerated man last year inside one of…
ChristianaCare’s Aston micro-hospital will bring 24/7 emergency services in June
Listen to article • 0:00 minChristianaCare’s new micro-hospital in Aston is scheduled to open in early June, bringing a full-service emergency department to a part of Delaware County where emergency…
More than 40 lawsuits filed against GKN Aerospace after chemical threat in Garden Grove
More than 40 lawsuits have been filed against GKN Aerospace as of Thursday, May 28 after a chemical emergency at its Garden Grove facility forced tens of thousands of residents…
6 protesters arrested after clash with ICE officers outside a New Jersey detention center
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Protesters clashed with armed federal immigration officers in front of a New Jersey detention center where advocates have demonstrated for days while asserting that detainees are…
Think it’s hot now? The next five years will smash records, UN says
By SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — In the next five years, the Earth is overwhelmingly likely to surge again and again past the international climate threshold set…
Your guide to West Dallas: Things to do, restaurants, landmarks, history and more
Just across the Trinity River from downtown lies West Dallas, complete with its historic neighborhoods and burgeoning new development. The area was annexed to the city of Dallas in 1954,…
Community frustrations, concerns about lack of preparation aired at Garden Grove meeting
Having endured a turbulent weekend of evacuations prompted by a chemical scare, hundreds of Garden Grove residents packed the city’s Council Chambers on Tuesday night, May 26, to make clear…
‘Major chemical explosion’ kills multiple people at Washington paper mill
By Kai Uyehara, The Seattle Times SEATTLE — Multiple people were killed while others suffered chemical burns and other injuries in Longview after a “major chemical explosion” was reported at…