New York City

On the Sidewalks of New York is a weekly feature at Human Events wherein Jacqueline Toboroff, a native New Yorker, will share her observations and candid commentary on the goings-on in our nation’s largest city. Wherever you live, and whatever you feel, there is no escaping the fact that New…

NEW YORK (AP) — Grant Wahl was remembered for his peripatetic life as a sportswriter, pursuit of social justice and lasting impact on family, friends and people he mentored. Wahl died at age 49 from aortic aneurysm on Dec. 10 while covering a World Cup match in Qatar. A two-hour…

Is the ballet industry inclusive? I would say yes, because this art form suits everyone. Most cities in the world have a ballet company. In general, the industry is diverse. The NYC Ballet has its own school, its own training system and style. It’s not that the company doesn’t hire…

New York City Mayor Eric Adams says he‘d like city denizens to mask up again as COVID-19 and other respiratory viruses surge again this winter. The Democrat on Tuesday also started to wear a mask of his own. “With the holiday season in full swing and cases of COVID-19, flu…

ATHENS—Antisemitic hate crimes are soaring in New York City, and Mayor Eric Adams is proposing legally enforced federal regulations to cut hate speech and antisemitism on social media platforms. Adams told The Daily Beast—during interviews in New York this week and on a trip to Greece at the start of…

An Altice USA call center. Photo Credit: Hudconja BMG, Concord, and Universal Music Group (UMG) have officially filed a more than $1 billion copyright infringement lawsuit against New York City-headquartered internet-service provider (ISP) Altice USA. The noted music-company plaintiffs (as well as UMG’s Capitol Records) just recently submitted the over…

(RNS) — Rebuilding is a spiritual obligation and civic opportunity. A sacred space can be far more than just an edifice when it becomes a center for activists, artists, organizers and volunteers who reach far beyond its walls. So it had been for Middle Collegiate Church, the oldest continuously operating church…

Although the Premier League doesn’t resume until after the Qatar World Cup, the lower leagues (EFL) have all now kicked off again in early December. It is a more open Championship than in previous seasons, with not that many points separating those at the top and those towards the bottom.…

Photo: Adam Berry (Getty Images) Uber filed a lawsuit against the New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission (TLC) on Friday to block a mandatory price hike for ride-share drivers in New York City. The TLC submitted the proposal in August and according to Uber, the law that passed last…

New York City’s latest plan to keep mentally ill people from languishing in public is billed as a common-sense strategy to get them help. By encouraging police officers and city medics to take more psychologically disturbed people to hospitals, even if they refuse care, Mayor Eric Adams says he’s humanely…