Social media has become the number one source for people to gather their news. Studies have shown that around 71% of Americans get at least a portion of their news from social media platforms. With a percentage that large and social media being strongly influenced by and swarming with citizen journalism, it has become extremely clear that there are responsibilities citizens have when it comes to creating the news shared on these platforms.

Social media is only growing, and with its content being majorly controlled by the people who use it, the future of journalism is truly placed in the hands of social media users.

Social media news is convenient, there’s no doubt about that. Being accessible on any smart-device, including cell phones, tablets, laptops, and even smart watches, it’s understandable why social media has taken over in the realm of journalism and news. Being so accessible however, makes it easy for anyone, anywhere, any time, to share what they find to be

Back in November of 2021, New York City introduced the nation’s first “safe injection sites” with two locations in East Harlem and Washington Heights, Manhattan, as an attempt to combat fatal drug overdoses and control substance use in the city. Drug users in NYC are able to walk in with their pre-obtained substances and use them under the supervision of trained medical professionals with overdose-reversal medications, su

BROOKLYN- The Brooklyn Preschool of Science is the preschool of the future. With three locations staggered between Downtown Brooklyn and Park Slope all filled to capacity with an extensive waitlist each year since its first location opened in 2013, owner and creator, Carmelo Piazza, has cracked the code on early childhood education.

The Brooklyn Preschool of Science is definitely not your average preschool. Piazza uses an unusual method of combining preschool curriculum with advanced and mature

Possible End of an Era as NYC Catholic Schools Close Their Doors at Alarming Rates

BROOKLYN- Catholic schools across the boroughs have been closing at rapid rates in recent years leaving many students and families in a panic to find a place of education for their children when their own school suddenly closes down. With Catholic schools once being a backbone of the education system here in NYC, it leaves long-time New Yorkers wondering- what happened?

Between 2019–2020, 26 NYC catholic schools

BROOKLYN- When thinking of New York City, it is the standard to think of skyscrapers, busy city streets filled with people dressed up for work in suits and ties, and the honking of cars stuck in traffic. However, young athlete Dasha Romer, 19, sees New York City very differently than your average New Yorker does. Her New York City life inc

Developers are waiting for approval of the rezoning of 31st St. and Hoyt Avenue in Astoria, Queens, hoping to erect three major apartment/commercial buildings in the area.

On Thursday morning, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards held a “Land Use Public Hearing” via Zoom. A real estate associate representing the developers of the three buildings pitched their ideas, explained their strategies, and heard opinions from the public regarding the project.

Taken together, the complexes would ma

This coming Saturday marks the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, an attack that killed thousands of Americans. Among the victims were those who had been inside the buildings — and those among the hundreds of first responders who came to rescue.

Each year, New York City holds a memorial event for the families of the victims. The twentieth anniversary, of course, will be special for so many.

The day is especially meaningful to Michael Morabito, who lives in