The City Council voted to approve a bill on Dec. 19 to allow small, non-public schools to be reimbursed by New York City for the cost of hiring security guards — just as larger schools are. Specifically, the bill will expand the number of non-public schools eligible for the city’s reimbursement program. That program, established in 2015, allows schools with an enrollment of at least 300 students to qualify. The new bill lowers that threshold to 150 students.
By The Tablet Staff PROSPECT HEIGHTS — On Saturday, New York City Mayor Eric Adams met with Pope Francis at the Vatican. Adams was attending the second edition of the World Meeting on Human Fraternity, a conference at the Vatican organized by the Fratelli Tutti Foundation. Adams had an audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican […]
Mayor Eric Adams will be traveling to the Vatican later this week, where he will meet with Pope Francis, City Hall officials confirmed on Monday, May 6.
Realizing the need for a tougher crackdown on shops dealing illegal marijuana, Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams last month unveiled a unified front to thwart the proliferation of unlicensed cannabis retailers across the city and state.
Bishop Robert Brennan offered prayers March 26 for the NYPD Officer who was fatally shot Monday during a traffic stop on a street in Far Rockaway.
A legally licensed dispensary selling medical marijuana is just four blocks from Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Church, but the pastor, Father Francis Passenant, isn’t worried about that close proximity. He has other concerns.
As the city’s migrant crisis continues to escalate with no signs of slowing down, the Diocese of Brooklyn has responded to a plea from Mayor Eric Adams for churches and religious institutions to help the newcomers.
About 2,700 people said prayers of worship in Spanish and sang songs of praise while processing with the Eucharist through Midtown Manhattan before celebrating a Pentecost vigil at St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
When Mayor Eric Adams announced that New York City’s public schools will be revamping the way they teach children to read and bringing back phonics, you couldn’t blame principals in the Diocese of Brooklyn if they chuckled a little. Catholic schools have been using the tried-and-true method for years.
The Right to Counsel NYC coalition is calling on Mayor Eric Adams to triple the amount of his proposed 2024 budget that pays lawyers to represent indigent tenants in housing court cases.
