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By Dr. Steve Hoody COVID-19 has killed 4.5 million people worldwide as of the writing of this article. It got the attention of policymakers and the public, forced the rapid creation of numerous successful vaccines and made mask-wearing ubiquitous. COVID-19 is the pandemic that changed how we live in 2021. But according to the World…
A Pioneer in Heath, Happiness, and Beauty. “He had a single deep stab wound to the back of his chest,” said Doctor Lodze Steckman describing a recent patient in the ER. “He was young, big, autistic and had been here before.” Steckman is a double board-certified general surgeon with special expertise in cosmetic and cardiothoracic…
Here’s the resume of one candidate running for Assemblywoman in Harlem: Owns millions of dollars-worth of buildings in Harlem Racked up more than $265,000 in unpaid code violations, property taxes and water bills on four decrepit apartment buildings she co-owns On the hook for nearly 200 infractions over dangerous and disgusting conditions that include missing…
We know the stories about Afghanistan under Taliban rule. They elevated the superiority of our liberal ideals. They meted out draconian punishments for drinking alcohol, listening to music, dancing or, God forbid, faces weren’t appropriately covered. We trusted citizens to handle the freedoms bestowed upon them responsibly. We were smug back then. The Taliban were…
Storm/Virus Doubles Risk to Victims Many victims of Hurricane Laura lost access to clean water and electricity, exacerbating the challenge of keeping Covid-19 at bay. A New York-based manufacturer of hand sanitizer called Nurses Station has teamed up with Masks For America, a not-for-profit, to provide hand sanitizer to devastated areas. “Fighting Covid-19 is hard…
NYC Filmmakers Ripped Off During Pandemic New York, NY – NYC Filmmaker Claudia Montano, of Firebrand Films, sent a Cease and Desist letter to Peter Maiden for stealing footage in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. The pirated footage was used in the ubiquitous NY Tough video. Maiden’s company, Convicts, placed the video on its…
By day Bronx native Johnny Colon, Jr. works on plumbing, carpentry and electrical problems in an upper west side high-rise, but on his off hours he started taking acting lesson. His acting lessons and his knowledge of construction turned out to be a winning combination to hosting a reality show about construction. The online reality…
Imagine you’re a single mother of twins and one is severely disabled. Most of us would agree that that single mother has enough challenges in her life. But unfortunately one contractor called Art, from Ye Old World Contracting along with his brother Anthony from Primma Electric, Inc in Islip Terrace, didn’t agree her challenges were great…
New York, NY – As President Donald Trump on Wednesday touted an idea for implementing an apprenticeship program, not far from his Fifth Avenue home the Oriska Jobs and Careers Center (OJCC) has quietly operated one of the nation’s most successful programs of this kind. From the Maritime College in the Bronx, OJCC has operated…
Agencies fail to meet intent of Civil Rights Act and 14th Amendment Governor Andrew Cuomo, the New York Empire State Development Corporation and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and other state and federal agencies were served with a class action lawsuit in the Federal Court for the Eastern District of New…