civil rights
Espaillat, Ocasio-Cortez Introduce Temporary Protected Status for Ecuador Act
Bronx Congressional Reps. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), along with nine other original cosponsors, introduced the Temporary Protected Status for Ecuador Act (H.R. 7371) to the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday, Feb. 26. The bill, if passed, would grant Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to over 300,000 Ecuadorians in the U.S. who have fled the current mass outbreak of gang-related violence in Ecuador to seek safety for their families.
Health Care Expands March 5 to All Vets Exposed to Toxins during Military Service at Home or Abroad
The U.S. Department of Veterans Services announced on Monday, Feb. 26, that all veterans who were exposed to toxins and other hazards
while serving in the military, at home or abroad, will be eligible to enroll directly in VA health care beginning March 5. VA officials said this means all veterans who served in the Vietnam War, the Gulf War, Iraq, Afghanistan, the Global War on Terror, or any other combat zone after 9/11 will be eligible to enroll directly in VA health care without first applying for VA benefits.
Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on Discrimination When Applying for a Job or Apartment
Adams Administration Releases Reproductive Health Bill of Rights, including Right to Abortion Care in NYC
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Tuesday, Feb. 13, that a Bronx woman has been charged with second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the death by asphyxiation of her newborn twin daughter in September 2023, as reported. The woman later gave birth to a twin baby boy.
Bronx Woman Charged with Manslaughter for Allegedly Suffocating Newborn Twin Daughter
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Tuesday, Feb. 13, that a Bronx woman has been charged with second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the death by asphyxiation of her newborn twin daughter in September 2023, as reported. The woman later gave birth to a twin baby boy.
Yonkers Police Department Arrests, Charges Mother in Abandoned Newborn Investigation
Love Your Heart During American Heart Month & Forever!
Heart disease is preventable, yet it is the leading cause of death in the United States according to the National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute (NHLBI) with more than 800,000 people dying of cardiovascular disease every year. Despite this, a recent poll conducted by Harris and the American Heart Association found that more than half of U.S. residents are unaware of these facts.
UPDATE Family & Friends Remember Cecilia “Ceci” Greene
The Amalgamated Houses and the larger Jerome Park community is mourning the recent death of Cecilia “Ceci” Greene at the age of 91. Friends have offered an outpouring of tributes to the German immigrant who grew up during and survived the Nazi occupation only to seek and find lifelong friends and a better life in America. Greene died on Jan. 23.