Category: New York City

Trump Seen Outside Trump Tower in First New York City Visit Since Leaving Office

Former President Donald Trump was seen outside his Trump Tower building on New York City’s 5th Avenue on Sunday night, according to photos published by several news outlets. The trip to the Trump Tower marks Trump’s first trip to New York City since he left office. Trump was seen pulling up to the building at…


4 Arrested as Trump Supporters, Anti-Police Protesters Clash in New York City

New York police officers on Friday made four arrests after supporters of former President Donald Trump clashed with counter-protesters in the borough of Manhattan. Trump supporters marched on Fifth Avenue near Trump Tower carrying “Trump 2024” banners in an event billed as the “Trump Save America Flag Unfurling.” Video footage showed over 100 supporters turning…


NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (March 5)

The Senate continues to debate amendments to the massive pandemic relief bill, Texas lawmakers introduce a bill to counter social media censoring, and Trump Supporters in New York City unfurl a massive flag.


NYC Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza Resigns

New York City Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza, after three years of leading the nation’s largest public school system, will be stepping down in mid-March due to the personal impact the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus has had on him. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the news at his Friday press conference, praising Carranza’s leadership during…


New CCP Virus Strain Spreads Fast in New York City

New research suggests that a new strain of the CCP virus—called B.1.526—is spreading quickly in New York City and features mutations associated with higher viral infectivity and greater resistance to antibodies—though experts caution more study is needed to verify the “fitness” of the mutant virus. Variants of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus—commonly known as the…


NYC Educator Fired for Not Doing ‘Wakanda Forever’ Salute, Lawsuit Alleges

A longtime educator from the Bronx is suing New York City’s Department of Education (DOE), claiming that she was fired after refusing to make the “Wakanda Forever” salute to black power during a school superintendent meeting. Rafaela Espinal, formerly head of New York’s Community School District 12, said in a $40 million lawsuit filed earlier…


NYC Public School Asks Parents to ‘Reflect’ on Their ‘Whiteness’

A New York City public school is facing scrutiny after it sent students’ parents a handout asking them to identify where they land on a scale of “whiteness.” The New York Post reported that parents of students at East Side Community High School received the document from Mark Federman, the school’s principal. The handout features…


US Northeast Digs out After Massive Snowstorm, Two Dead

People across the U.S. Northeast were digging themselves out on Tuesday after a powerful storm blanketed parts of the region with more than 2 feet of snow, prompting airlines to cancel flights and contributing to at least two deaths. The nor’easter—an East Coast storm whose winds blow from the northeast—cut power to thousands of households,…


NYC Public Schools Lost 43,000 Students This Year

New York City’s K-12 public schools have seen a 4 percent decline this school year, with about 43,000 students pulling out of the system, according to preliminary data released by the city’s education department. The preliminary data, released Wednesday, suggests that the sharpest decline of New York City’s enrollment occurred in non-mandatory early childhood grades….


Thousands Of Columbia University Students Join Tuition Strike Demanding Lower Fees Amid Pandemic

More than 1,000 students at Columbia University are refusing to pay this semester’s tuition fees after going on strike and demanding the Ivy League school in New York City lower its fees amid the CCP virus pandemic. The strike has been organized largely by the Columbia University-Barnard College chapter of Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA), which has partnered…