At the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, I was the executive director of an immigrant-serving nonprofit — New Immigrant Community Empowerment also known as NICE, in Jackson Heights, Queens. When Elmhurst Hospital was overwhelmed and our neighborhood became the “epicenter of the epicenter,” I faced impossible choices: how to keep our doors open, protect staff,… Read More »
During my time as head of hazmat operations for the New York City Fire Department, I learned that New Yorkers expect one thing above all else: to know their safety is never compromised. That principle guided every decision I made at the FDNY, and it should continue to guide how we evaluate new technologies today.… Read More »
Today is Saturday, Aug. 23, the 235th day of 2025. There are 130 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug 23, 1927, amid worldwide protests, Italian-born anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were executed in Boston for the murders of two men during a 1920 robbery. (On the 50th anniversary of their… Read More »
Who really benefits from ‘saving’ the horses? Manhattan: I have lived with horses all my life and have fed apples to the Central Park carriage horses for many years. The truth is they have never been cared for better. It’s obvious that the powerful real estate companies that have been lusting after the properties over… Read More »
Dear Eric: My father’s side has always hosted holiday meals. We are all in our 60s and 70s. My parents are gone, and kids are in their 20s and 30s. My cousin has taken over and puts on a great celebration. With Covid and the death of her mother she did not host/invite us, which… Read More »
By GRAHAM LEE BREWER Just days ahead of the 70th anniversary of his killing, the federal government made public thousands of pages of records Friday on the lynching of Emmett Till. The records in the National Archives, released by the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board, detail how the Justice Department, the FBI, and… Read More »
With one out in the fourth inning and Max Fried preparing a 3-2 delivery to freshly-promoted Red Sox rookie Jhostynxon Garcia, the Yankees’ southpaw received an unexpected mound visit on Friday night. But the visit didn’t come from Yankees manager Aaron Boone, pitching coach Matt Blake, or even a teammate. Instead, a loose squirrel approached… Read More »
ATLANTA — Nolan McLean wasn’t even alive when the Atlanta Braves won the 1995 World Series, but any pitcher who grew up in the South, like the Mets‘ right-hander did, has undoubtedly heard of the “Big Three,” Tom Glavine, John Smoltz and Greg Maddux. Friday night at Truist Park, with the trio in attendance, McLean… Read More »
All of a sudden, the Yankees’ offense has gone cold. And all of a sudden, the Boston Red Sox have overtaken them for the American League’s top wild card spot. The Yankees managed only three hits and a walk in Friday night’s 1-0 loss to the Red Sox, who have now beaten them seven games… Read More »
Yankees vs. Red Sox games are known to get wild — just not like this. A squirrel ran onto the field during Friday night’s game, briefly interrupting play in a viral moment that delighted the crowd of 46,064. In the top of the fourth, the rogue rodent ran into Red Sox rookie Jhostynxon Garcia in… Read More »