The Pandemic Prompted this Non-Profit to Try to End Book Deserts in the Bronx
Since it was founded, Start Lighthouse has partnered with Bronx schools to provide 7,634 new, culturally diverse books to students.
Since it was founded, Start Lighthouse has partnered with Bronx schools to provide 7,634 new, culturally diverse books to students.
The costume industry in New York City got creative to stay afloat during the pandemic. Now, it is recruiting new talent.
In New York City, crisis pregnancy centers, many run by the Catholic Church, dissuade people from receiving abortions, sometimes with deceptive practices. That could soon change.
The floods surprised Bay Ridge, Brooklyn residents, some of whom learned that private insurance would not cover them and disaster relief would not suffice.
After nearly two years of Zoom rehearsals and no in-person concerts, the Stonewall Chorale returned to the stage, only to be met with a new variant.
Sickle cell anemia, a genetic disease that disproportionately affects communities of color, receives less support from New York State than other rare diseases.
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The New York City Council has until Dec. 13 to vote on the controversial SoHo/NoHo rezoning plan following a nearly seven-hour public hearing in November.
Brick and mortar bookstores have faced an uphill battle with the pandemic, expensive rent, and increased competition. Now owners are getting creative.
The pandemic hit the city's Ukrainian cultural schools hard, but families and dedicated community leaders are helping the decades-old programs bounce back.
Air purifiers have popped up in classrooms in an effort to keep COVID-19 numbers low.