New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) faced criticism and demands for answers regarding the city’s housing crisis during a community conversation held earlier this week. Residents raised concerns about rent increases on rent-stabilized apartments. The frustration peaked when one housing activist accused Adams of being controlled by the real estate industry, citing two years…

The field of GOP candidates for the 2024 presidential election continues to expand, as former Vice President Mike Pence has officially announced his bid for the White House. And pharmaceutical giant Merck has filed a lawsuit against the federal government over the Biden administration’s drug pricing plan. These stories and more highlight the rundown for…

New York City continues to struggle with an influx of migrants, and with a shortage in shelter and hotel space. The city is now considering calling on residents if they have an extra room to house an asylum-seeker. It’s one of many ideas Mayor Eric Adams is considering in order to keep the overflow of…

The share of immigrants in the labor force hit a 27-year-high in 2022. People born outside of the U.S. made up 18.1% of the overall labor force, up from 17.4% in 2021. According to the Labor Department, the number of immigrants entering the labor force or looking for jobs rose to 29.8 million, a 6.3%…

Asylum applicants in New York City are stuck in limbo and unable to work despite a strong desire to do so, according to the mayor and governor. The elected leaders are now calling for a change to federal law which requires asylum-seekers to wait at least six months before they can legally get a job. …

Another county in New York has won a restraining order against New York City from sending migrants across their border. Since May 11, 186 migrants have arrived in Newburgh, a town in Orange County about an hour north of Manhattan.  The new order from a state Supreme Court judge allows those migrants to stay in…

New York City is overhauling its approach to reading instruction in response to worrying data that showed half of students in third through eighth grade cannot pass a reading assessment. Education officials in the city have said the current curriculum failed to follow the science of how students learn to read. As a result, the…