March 2025

Volunteers Find New Ways to Support Migrant Families After Tent Shelter Shutters

Advocates and local volunteers rallied to support immigrant families housed in a giant tent encampment in southeast Brooklyn. In February, they shifted their focus after the shelter shut down. Discretion is paramount. An immigrant family outside the city’s tent shelter complex at Floyd Bennett Field shortly after it first opened in November 2023. The city

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Don’t Miss: Peter Hujar’s Liberation and Grief at Raven Row

Vince Aletti once wrote that Peter Hujar was the angriest person he knew. Hujar was prone to outbursts, harboring a temper that cost him friends and commissions in the art world. But you wouldn’t guess that from looking at his photographs. Throughout all his work, Hujar, who died from AIDS-related pneumonia in 1987, favored carefully

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Nvidia’s A.I. ‘Super Bowl’ Is an Economic Boon for San Jose

During the early days of Nvidia’s annual developer conference, the San Jose, Calif., event was more akin to a science fair. In 2024, the increasingly popular gathering was dubbed the “Woodstock of A.I.” This year, with a record-breaking 28,000 attendees, GTC 2025 was upgraded to the new technology’s “Super Bowl.” In recent years, the Jensen Huang-helmed

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Business groups mobilize behind Hochul’s reforms to evidence-sharing laws

Business groups are mobilizing behind Gov. Kathy Hochul’s push to change the state’s evidence-sharing laws in order to prevent criminal cases from being dropped. The proposal, opposed by public defenders and some civil rights groups, is being viewed with skepticism by Albany lawmakers as they negotiate with Hochul before an April 1 deadline to include

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Lo que necesita saber sobre: ¿Dónde declarar impuestos gratis en Nueva York?

Este año, el plazo para presentar la declaración de impuestos finaliza el 15 de abril. Averigüe si tiene derecho a asistencia gratuita y dónde encontrarla en esta guía. Un sitio de preparación gratuita de impuestos financiado por la ciudad en Food Bank for NYC en 2015. (Foto de William Alatriste para el NYC Council) Este

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