When New York’s former governor Andrew Cuomo ordered nursing homes to accept Covid-positive patients in 2020, more than 15,000 elderly residents died. The policy, intended to ease pressure on hospitals, became one of the darkest chapters of the state’s pandemic response — and a wound that has not healed for many New Yorkers. Grief-stricken New […]
New Yorkers cast ballots in 2025, deciding on six proposals shaping housing, elections, and city planning/Image: Pexels Imagine standing in a crowded polling station, ballot in hand, knowing your choices could shape the city for years. In 2025, New Yorkers aren’t just electing a mayor; they are voting on six proposals that could transform housing, […]
New Yorkers, brace yourselves—your post-work sunlight hours are about to get much shorter. The city will witness its last sunset after 6 PM in 2025 on Saturday, October 25. From the following day, the sun will dip below the horizon before 6 PM, marking the start of darker evenings that will persist until spring next […]
Former Governor Andrew Cuomo has issued an apology to Jewish New Yorkers for the Covid-19 lockdown measures he implemented five years ago, which prohibited large gatherings, closed schools, and disrupted religious observances.The apology comes hours before Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, and as Cuomo seeks a political comeback with a mayoral […]
Former New York governor Andrew Cuomo, left, and mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani (Image credits: AP) Former New York governor and mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo on Monday proposed a bill dubbed “Zohran’s Law,” aimed at preventing affluent New Yorkers from occupying rent-stabilised apartments amid what he calls a “historic affordability crisis” in the state.The proposal follows […]
A humpback whale made an unexpected appearance beneath the Brooklyn Bridge on Monday, marking the first sighting of this species in the East River since 2022.“It’s much, much more common to see them in the ocean along the coastline. We have only had rare cases of them moving into the river, but it does happen,” […]
