Turmoil and a lack of communication at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, led by President Trump’s Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy, has left 9/11 advocates in the dark about the future of the World Trade Center Health Program and concerned about the first responders and survivors it’s designed to help.… Read More »
Every autumn, just as the air thins out and subway cars fill up with kids heading back to school, Fashion Week comes rolling into New York like the cool aunt back from a summer holiday with unexpected gifts no one knew they needed or wanted until then. The streets fill up with black cars bringing… Read More »
On one bright Tuesday morning 24 years ago today, our whole world changed. A city reeled. A war unlike any other in American history began. A generation of young adults has a hazy understanding at best of what transpired on Sept. 11, 2001, of the depth of the damage done, of its wider significance. In… Read More »
Actress Polly Holliday, who played the wisecracking waitress Flo of “Kiss my grits” fame in the 1970s-80s sitcom “Alice,” has died. She was 88. Holliday died at home in Manhattan on Tuesday, her longtime friend and manager Dennis Aspland told The New York Times, without divulging a cause. “Alice” centered around a widowed waitress (Linda… Read More »
PHILADELPHIA — The Mets‘ season is practically on life support. It’s tough to tell if their biggest rival is actually the Philadelphia Phillies or themselves. “I don’t know how many times we get into streaks like this, where nothing seems to be working for us,” manager Carlos Mendoza said. “But again, you have to stay… Read More »
Dear Eric: Twenty years ago, I married a man who took care of me and my kids. He tells me he loves me, brings me flowers and supports me. The problem is, he doesn’t want to be physical with me, and it is tearing me apart. I am not asking to go to the moon;… Read More »
The City Council on Wednesday voted to override the mayor’s vetoes of bills that would increase salaries for grocery delivery workers and decriminalize unlicensed street vending. The bills have been yet another clashing points between Mayor Adams and the more progressive Council, members of which argued the legislation is necessary protections for working-class and immigrant… Read More »
As Gleyber Torres prepared for his first game back at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday, the Tigers’ second baseman said that he didn’t harbor any ill will for his former employer. “I know it’s a business,” Torres said when asked if was disappointed that the Yankees didn’t extend him an offer in free agency this past… Read More »
Don’t expect 9/11 victims compensation crusader John Feal to forget the title of the book he has coming out next year. It’s tattooed on his right hand. They are the words comedian and fellow crusader Jon Stewart told Feal after they successfully lobbied lawmakers to expand the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund and healthcare bill in… Read More »
With President Trump scheduled to attend Thursday night’s game in the Bronx, the Yankees are introducing enhanced security measures. As such, the Yankees laid out a series of guidelines for fans who plan to attend the series finale against the Detroit Tigers. “Ticketed guests are strongly urged to arrive as early as possible and should… Read More »