By Jada Camille, published March 3, 2025
The NYC Arts in Education Roundtable, an organization dedicated to promoting art education in communities, and members of the New York City Council announced a significant boost Monday in funding for the arts in public schools, a move aimed at enriching the educational landscape for students across the city.
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Published February 20, 2025
Late last month, over 100 juvenile detainees filed new lawsuits alleging they endured sexual abuse in city-run detention centers.
The new wave of complaints brings the total number of alleged assaults in these facilities to over 500 cases. The Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Act, passed in 2022, has made these lawsuits possible.
The act, spearheaded by Manhattan Councilmember Carlina Rivera, opened a two-year window for victims to report claims of sexual assault, with no statute of limitations.
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La ciudad de Nueva York, considerada uno de los principales “santuarios para inmigrantes” en Estados Unidos, enfrenta un cambio drástico en su política migratoria. El alcalde Eric Adams ha emitido una nueva directiva que permite a las autoridades de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE) realizar operativos en lugares sensibles como escuelas e iglesias sin necesidad de una orden judicial.
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By Matt Tracy, published February 7, 2025
State and city lawmakers rallied with advocates outside of NYU Langone’s Tisch Hospital in Manhattan on Feb. 6 to demand the complete restoration of gender-affirming care services nearly a week after at least three providers — including NYU Langone — allegedly canceled appointments for youth in response to the Trump administration’s executive order targeting gender-affirming care.
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By Dean Moses, Published February 6
The East Village house of worship served as a shield and a pulpit for members of a community and their supporters — including healthcare professionals, religious leaders, elected officials and advocates — who are genuinely concerned of the federal government targeting immigrants in their neighborhoods and tearing them away from their families.
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Published February 3, 2025
The AHRC NYC community, in collaboration with other local communities, proudly mobilized efforts for the 7th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, organizing food and supply drives to support neighbors in need. People supported and staff from AHRC NYC Day Services, Employment and Business Services, and Residential Services actively engaged with their communities, initiating donation drives across the city.
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Published January 29, 2025
City Hall, NY – Today, City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, Council Members, the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), and community partners announced the launch of New York City’s first-ever Community Interpreter Bank and the Protect NYC Families initiative on the steps of City Hall.
The NYC Community Interpreter Bank centralizes interpretation services available to immigrants across the five boroughs and will recruit, train, and dispatch interpreters to City-funded legal service providers, community navigation sites, and City Council offices.
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By Elena Goukassian, published January 29, 2025
On the morning of 28 January, an enthusiastic group of local politicians, arts leaders and community members gathered in Downtown Brooklyn for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to inaugurate the L10 Arts and Cultural Center. The new space, created using $84m in funding from the City of New York, is located above the Whole Foods supermarket at 10 Lafayette Avenue in the so-called Bam Cultural District.
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Published January 28, 2025
Levy Konigsberg, a law firm dedicated to fighting for justice on behalf of those who have survived childhood sexual abuse and exploitation.
Today announced that it has filed a significant number of new civil lawsuits on behalf of survivors of sexual abuse perpetrated by employees at juvenile detention facilities in Brooklyn and the Bronx.
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By Peter Senzamici, published January 28, 2025
Dozens of sexual assault complaints were filed against the city’s troubled juvenile detention facilities this week, bringing the total number of claims to a shocking 539.
The 115 new alleged victims, who each brought suit on Monday, joined hundreds of other survivors who have filed cases since last spring — based on claims they were sexually abused at youth lockups in Brooklyn and The Bronx.
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