New York City’s City Council announced a new plan to implement edible birth control pellets for rats across the city in early October. The contraception is dubbed ContraPest and aims to curb the growing rat population. Newsweek estimates that close to three million rats currently reside in New York City, […]
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Charging of Eric Adams raises questions regarding past mayors
Last month, New York City Mayor Eric Adams was charged with abusing his position by seeking out and taking bribes from the Turkish Government, as well as stealing over $10 million in public funds. Adams became the first sitting mayor in city history to be charged with a federal crime, […]
No end in sight for ongoing New York migrant crisis
As the New York City migrant crisis continues to worsen, many fear that the city’s capacity and resources could be reaching a breaking point. The New York City Office of the Mayor reports that more than 116,000 asylum seekers have arrived in the city since the spring of 2022, 60,000 […]
The confusing reasons why Kyrie can’t play in Brooklyn
Photo courtesy of Erik Drost, Wikipedia. Kyrie Irving cannot play basketball games in Brooklyn because, well, I don’t really understand why. The simple answer to why he’s forbidden from taking the court at Barclays Center is because he is unvaccinated, but when you break down the reasoning, Irving’s playing status […]
The dangerous realities of taking the subway
New York natives will tell you the subway has never been safe, and they have a toolbox of protective measures they take while waiting for their train. This is especially true for women in the city, who face startling levels of violence. “I feel safe because I know to stand […]
Personal essay: How I began loathing NYC and fell back in love with it
Photo courtesy of Joe Ferreri. All my life, I’ve been in love with New York City. I spent many of my younger nights in the basement of a Broadway theater, my dad’s office. The city is a part of me, or rather I’m a part of it, and it’s felt that […]
New Jersey and New York continue to fight COVID-19
Photo courtesy of Noam Galai, Getty Images COVID-19 has caused a massive uproar nationwide. There have been unprecedented unemployment rates across the country, stock markets have dipped severely over the last month and a $2 trillion stimulus package was signed into law giving $1,200 to all Americans except dependents, where […]
Bloomberg reverses his stance on stop-and-frisk
Photo courtesy of Bloomberg Philanthropies, Wikipedia Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has officially reversed his support on the infamous “stop-and-frisk” policing strategy. His support of this strategy initially wreaked havoc on the African American and Latino communities in the city for a decade. The stop-and-frisk tactic gave police […]
Harry Styles debuts his new song on SNL this week
Photo courtesy of vagueonthehow, Flickr As the clock struck 11:30pm in the Big Apple, fans all over turned their TVs to NBC to watch Harry Styles take on double duty on “Saturday Night Live” as this week’s host and musical performer. Though this is not Styles’ first time appearing […]
This year’s Comic Con is memorable for many
Photo by Aaron Acevedo Last weekend, one of the biggest gatherings for all things nerdy made its annual presence once again. From Oct. 3 to Oct. 6, New York Comic Con 2019 took place, attracting thousands of guests to the Javits Center full of tons of events. Various aspects of […]