While Staten Island may be most synonymous with the ferry, it turns out you can explore Brooklyn neighborhoods by our boroughs own ferry! Areas such as Brooklyn Heights, Red Hook and Bay Ridge can be port of calls on NYC Ferry. Of the 25 stops in New York[…]

Granted this is far from scientific formula but Buzzfeed has collected a dozen tips from a dozen different divorce attorneys. They offer advice on what to know before getting married. Now, while most of this could be for entertainment value there are some good takeaways here. While somewhat[…]

With regard to immigration law, the Supreme Court has ruled that current admin can end ‘Remain In Mexico’ policy. The policy – formerly know as the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) said that asylum seekers had to remain in Mexico as they awaited their applications to be processed in[…]

New York public defenders are on back order. There is a dearth of legal eagles in NYC courts system as an exodus is underway. Claiming they are undervalued and overworked hundreds of lawyers have left New York City’s public defender organizations in the last year. In the last[…]

The Supreme Court – no no not that one just the one in New York! – has shot down the law allowing non-citizens the right to vote in local elections. The New York City Council’s “Our City, Our Vote” bill is no more. While the law was set[…]

In this digital age we are moving further away from paying for things with hard currency and using digital means to process payments. Namely, hugely popular apps such as Zelle and Venmo. While convenient to send and receive funds they also are easily subjected to targeting by scammers[…]

The second annual Brooklyn’s 50 Most Fascinating People list is out! An eclectic mix of Brooklynites comprises the 2nd Annual list put together by Brooklyn Magazine. The list is not a “best” list or “most important” list but a list of the compelling characters making Brooklyn the fascinating borough it[…]

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals – better know as DACA – celebrated its 10th anniversary by immigrant advocates and elected officials. While one of the most successful immigrant initiatives in history, even after a decade being implemented dreamers still have to worry about the possibility of deportation. DACA[…]

Five business groups in New York have called on Governor Kathy Hochul to ban “assault” weapons as the fill in Governor is busy signing even stricter gun laws than already existed in New York. Representatives of The Business Council of Westchester, Business Council of New York State, Buffalo[…]

As city budget meetings wind down immigrant advocate groups along with city council members have rallied to demand $25 million added to the budget to fund non-citizen voting. The groups also called for more funding to expand other city services to its immigrant population including: $6.1 million to[…]