NYC Catholic HS Students to Make Mission Trip to Maryland Farm Ministry

Twenty-nine rising sophomores at Xavier High School in Manhattan will soon embark on an ecumenical mission trip with First Fruits Farm ministry in Freeland, Maryland. As part of the mission, they will help with various tasks to provide fresh produce, honey, eggs, and beef for homeless shelters, soup kitchens, and food banks in Maryland and the mid-Atlantic region.

Once Dead, a Lawsuit Advocating More Fairness in NYC Property Taxes Is Revived

A lawsuit alleging that New York City’s property tax system unfairly burdens low-income residents was dismissed by a high court a few years ago, but it now has new life. Tax Equity Now New York, or TENNY, brought the suit in 2017 against the city and the state, claiming NYC’s property tax system is inequitable, opaque, and forces some people to pay an uneven share of the state’s tax revenues. 

A Rooftop Garden Grows in Manhattan to Feed Hungry Migrants

In the house where Servant of God Dorothy Day lived and died, members of the Catholic Worker movement she co-founded in the 1930s are carrying on her legacy by operating a soup kitchen to feed nutritious meals to the downtrodden and hungry.

The Start of Congestion Pricing In New York City Is Postponed Indefinitely

The implementation of the controversial congestion pricing program in New York City has been indefinitely postponed, and will not launch on June 30 as originally planned. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the timing to implement the proposal was not right, because Manhattan businesses have not fully recovered from the pandemic.

Diocese of Buffalo Will Merge a Third of Its Parishes

The Diocese of Buffalo announced May 28 that it will merge about one third of its 160 parishes to consolidate dwindling resources as it faces declining Mass attendances, aging congregations, a priest shortage, and financial challenges from filing bankruptcy four years ago.