A New Jersey Nursing Home Shuts Down, Without Warning Patients or Workers
Families scrambled to pack their loved ones’ belongings, while employees worried about lost wages.
Two Years After Hurricane Ida, Complication and Frustration Plague Recovery Programs
Hurricane Ida survivors in New Jersey still struggle two years after a major flood.
An Activist Fights to End the ‘Isolation, Inefficiency and Trauma’ of Solitary Confinement on Rikers Island
Victor Pate's piercing brown eyes guard the weight of his painful past as if they hold the key to a dark and lonely place he's been before. Pate, a 70-year-old who served 15 years behind bars, began to recount his time spending two years in
Escaping “Happiness:” Refugees in New York’s Little Ukraine Find Community in Orthodox Church
The pensive silence of the Orthodox Church service was broken by a violent, rhythmic clatter on Great Friday this past spring. The unsettling sound came from the balcony, where a man cranked a large wooden box with a meticulous arrangement of small oak hammers called
The Pigeon Rescuer of the Gowanus Expressway
A Brooklyn resident saves pigeons trapped inside construction sites under the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.
Brooklyn’s Pun Contest is Known for Silliness. But Competition Prep is No Joke.
On a Wednesday evening in May, the crowd at Brooklyn’s Littlefield venue went wild over host Fred Firestone’s warm-up puns. He called out prompts, and the audience shouted their best answers back to him. “Podiatrists know not victory,” he said, “but –” “DE-FEET!” the crowd roared. I
More Police than Pilgrims: Holy Fire Ceremony Sees Restrictions and Violence
April 15 was Holy Saturday in the Orthodox calendar, one day before Orthodox Pascha (Easter). In Jerusalem’s Christian Quarter, this day is marked by the annual Miracle of Holy Fire ritual in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Throngs of worshipers bearing unlit candlesticks crowd around
Amid Rising Attacks on Christian Sites in Jerusalem, Urgency Grows Among Clergy
Attacks on Christian holy sites and Christian clergy have risen precipitously this year. Sadly, examples abound. Days after the new year, two Israeli Jewish teenagers were caught on camera vandalizing and destroying 30 graves at the Protestant Mount Zion Cemetery in Jerusalem. Weeks later, a mob
Video: Activists Protest FOX Every Week. Here’s Why.
“Truth Tuesdays” is the name of a weekly demonstration outside FOX’s headquarters every Tuesday.
Battling the Loneliness Ogre: One Man’s Journey in the Remote Work Era
When Benjamin Schwartz, 25, moved from New Jersey to New York City in 2021, he felt lonely. He was working from home as an advisor for Deloitte, and his days would often start with him crawling out of bed to get his computer and then
Rising From the Rubble: Life After a Once-in-a-1000-Year Earthquake
A Columbia University grad reflects on her family's journey since a catastrophic earthquake uprooted them.
Video: Proposed O-1 Visa Fee Increase Discourages International Artists
[embed]https://youtu.be/nyR0_NWUEMI[/embed] James Stevenson is a well-known British guitarist based in London who has come to the U.S. to perform at least four to five times yearly since 1979. However, Stevenson might not return because of the recent proposed fee increase on the visa he needs. "I'm never