This article was originally published on Nov 21 5:00am EST by THE CITY. Following a spate of high-profile hate crimes during the pandemic, City Hall announced it would dole out $1 million to groups that could help spread love — but since then has divulged nothing about where the money went or who received it. […]
One is an ordained pastor in Brooklyn, the other a single mother and children’s book author in New Jersey. Both drive for Lyft. Both share the word of God as roving preachers. Pastor Kenneth Drayton and Tomika Reid try to inspire passengers through spiritual guidance on the road as part of what they see as […]
ON THIS DAY IN 1941, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, “WASHINGTON (U.P.) — Railroad and railroad union officials indicated little hope today that the emergency board’s re-hearing of wage disputes involving 1,125,000 railroad workers would result in a compromise settlement. Although accepting President Roosevelt’s request yesterday that both management and labor appear for a second […]