Local Voices

By The Salvation Army Brooklyn is all about family -- and children always come first. For our young students – and their working parents -- nothing matters more than high-quality, affordable childcare.

By Daniel Loud On climate policy, Nicole Malliotakis has made it clear that she does not care about us.

By Bob Gallagher Don’t know how many of you know this but I’m an Asian American woman. I’m an ethnically Asian woman who does massage. I read about what happened in Georgia and the uptick of assaults against Asians in the US in 2020.

By Shalay Lindsey I always thought I'd be a good mother, on paper and by others standards, but I am a good mother in actuality. Let me explain… I have been a caretaker since the age of two when my newest baby cousin came home.

Many kids struggle with hunger at home, and getting them a healthy breakfast and lunch ensures they can thrive in and out of the classroom.

Pervasive problems with the current program will not be addressed by the removal of a handful of deserted structures.

Despite overwhelming support at the hearing from more than 100 members of the community, NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission did not move to designate the property within the required time-frame

Our proximity to one another means that a neighbor’s decision to smoke or vape can result in one living in a home polluted by secondhand smoke

Health care subsidies, created in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and expanded in the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), are set to expire at the end of the year.

The Staff at the Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College, CUNY Mourns the Passing of DR. ALBERT VANN