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The 2016 Republican Convention kicks off Monday in Cleveland. Below is the full convention schedule (subject to change) provided by the Republican National Committee. Program Hours: Monday, July 18th – 1:00 PM Start Time Tuesday, July 19th – 5:30...

The planned New York Wheel on Staten Island. (Courtesy of design firm Perkins Eastman) The year 2017 brings a number of challenges for New Yorkers, amid the fear and uncertainty generated by President-elect Donald Trump’s government. As the leader has...

This week: On Wednesday, Jan. 18, New York Nonprofit Media will host Nonprofit BoardCon which will bring together board members, executive directors and other senior leaders from nonprofits across New York to discuss methods and strategies to collaborate...

* * * This is the second part in Death’s Disparities, a series about the growing gap in life expectancy between rich and poor New York. * * * Though only about nine miles apart, Brownsville and Battery Park have over 10 years between them in the average...

One of the many reasons I am appalled by Donald Trump’s world view are his comments about subjects I know first hand. A prime example of this is his apocalyptic promise to end “carnage in our inner inner cities.” Not only do these pronouncements ignore...