http://readme.readmedia.com Breaking News from readMedia en-us Copyright readMedia 2026 21433775 Wed, 13 May 2026 12:22:47 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/ZOOM-Bronxites-to-Rally-for-Stronger-Community-Protections-As-Cross-Bronx-Expansion-Looms/21433775 pythia-public Pythia Public ZOOM-Bronxites-to-Rally-for-Stronger-Community-Protections-As-Cross-Bronx-Expansion-Looms On Thursday, local residents, community groups, and members of the Stop the Cross Bronx Expansion will join Bronx River Alliance at a virtual press conference urging Governor Hochul to halt the highway expansion and meet their demands for South Br... http://readme.readmedia.com/ZOOM-Bronxites-to-Rally-for-Stronger-Community-Protections-As-Cross-Bronx-Expansion-Looms/21433775 21425166 Tue, 12 May 2026 14:39:31 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/JCRC-NY-Condemns-Last-Nights-Harassing-Intimidating-Protest-Targeting-Jewish-Community-in-Midwood-Brooklyn/21425166 pythia-public Pythia Public JCRC-NY-Condemns-Last-Nights-Harassing-Intimidating-Protest-Targeting-Jewish-Community-in-Midwood-Brooklyn Last night, demonstrators assembled at Young Israel of Midwood to protest against an Israel real estate event happening inside, chanting hateful slogans while marching through the heavily Jewish neighborhood of Midwood, Brooklyn. The incident took... http://readme.readmedia.com/JCRC-NY-Condemns-Last-Nights-Harassing-Intimidating-Protest-Targeting-Jewish-Community-in-Midwood-Brooklyn/21425166 21420058 Tue, 12 May 2026 10:16:32 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/Sweet-Truth-Act-Passes-Assembly-Health-Committee-Next-Up-Codes-Committee/21420058 pythia-public Pythia Public Sweet-Truth-Act-Passes-Assembly-Health-Committee-Next-Up-Codes-Committee Yesterday, the Assembly Health Committee passed the Sweet Truth Act (S427/A5305), legislation designed to strengthen menu transparency and help New Yorkers make more informed dining choices. Sponsored by Senate Health Committee Chair Gustavo River... http://readme.readmedia.com/Sweet-Truth-Act-Passes-Assembly-Health-Committee-Next-Up-Codes-Committee/21420058 21420051 Tue, 12 May 2026 09:43:19 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/NEW-SUNNY-Act-Passes-Assembly-Energy-Committee-Bringing-New-York-One-Step-Closer-To-Embracing-Solar-Power/21420051 pythia-public Pythia Public NEW-SUNNY-Act-Passes-Assembly-Energy-Committee-Bringing-New-York-One-Step-Closer-To-Embracing-Solar-Power Yesterday, the New York State Assembly Energy Committee voted to advance the Solar Up Now New York (SUNNY) Act (S.8512B / A.9111B), bringing the bill one step closer to passing this session. The SUNNY Act will remove red tape and legalize "balcony... http://readme.readmedia.com/NEW-SUNNY-Act-Passes-Assembly-Energy-Committee-Bringing-New-York-One-Step-Closer-To-Embracing-Solar-Power/21420051 21419994 Tue, 12 May 2026 09:09:48 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/NYS-Senate-Passes-Urgent-Fix-to-CVA-and-ASA-to-Ensure-Survivors-in-NY-Can-Access-the-Justice-They-Deserve/21419994 pythia-public Pythia Public NYS-Senate-Passes-Urgent-Fix-to-CVA-and-ASA-to-Ensure-Survivors-in-NY-Can-Access-the-Justice-They-Deserve Yesterday, the New York State Senate passed a critical bill, A8635B/S9848 (Rosenthal/Salazar), that will allow survivors who sought justice under the Adult Survivors Act (ASA) or Child Victims Act (CVA) to have their day in court. Survivors who br... http://readme.readmedia.com/NYS-Senate-Passes-Urgent-Fix-to-CVA-and-ASA-to-Ensure-Survivors-in-NY-Can-Access-the-Justice-They-Deserve/21419994 21417799 Mon, 11 May 2026 13:26:28 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/As-Governor-Hochul-Guts-Climate-Law-250-Rally-with-State-Lawmakers-End-Plastic-Pollution-Now/21417799 pythia-public Pythia Public As-Governor-Hochul-Guts-Climate-Law-250-Rally-with-State-Lawmakers-End-Plastic-Pollution-Now More than 250 grassroots volunteers joined with state legislators and New Yorkers directly impacted by plastic pollution at a rally to urge the New York state legislature to pass the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act (PRRIA - S... http://readme.readmedia.com/As-Governor-Hochul-Guts-Climate-Law-250-Rally-with-State-Lawmakers-End-Plastic-Pollution-Now/21417799 21413685 Mon, 11 May 2026 06:57:22 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/As-Governor-Hochul-Guts-Climate-Law-250-Will-Rally-with-State-Lawmakers-End-Plastic-Pollution-Now/21413685 pythia-public Pythia Public As-Governor-Hochul-Guts-Climate-Law-250-Will-Rally-with-State-Lawmakers-End-Plastic-Pollution-Now On Monday, May 11, more than 250 grassroots advocates will join with state legislators, healthcare professionals, and New Yorkers directly impacted by plastic pollution at a rally and news conference to urge the New York state legislature to pass ... http://readme.readmedia.com/As-Governor-Hochul-Guts-Climate-Law-250-Will-Rally-with-State-Lawmakers-End-Plastic-Pollution-Now/21413685 21413684 Sun, 10 May 2026 12:56:27 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/As-Governor-Hochul-Guts-Climate-Law-250-Will-Rally-with-State-Lawmakers-End-Plastic-Pollution-Now/21413684 pythia-public Pythia Public As-Governor-Hochul-Guts-Climate-Law-250-Will-Rally-with-State-Lawmakers-End-Plastic-Pollution-Now On Monday, May 11, more than 250 grassroots advocates will join with state legislators, healthcare professionals, and New Yorkers directly impacted by plastic pollution at a rally and news conference to urge the New York state legislature to pass ... http://readme.readmedia.com/As-Governor-Hochul-Guts-Climate-Law-250-Will-Rally-with-State-Lawmakers-End-Plastic-Pollution-Now/21413684 21412902 Fri, 08 May 2026 15:50:18 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/As-Governor-Hochul-Guts-Climate-Law-250-Will-Rally-with-State-Lawmakers-End-Plastic-Pollution-Now/21412902 pythia-public Pythia Public As-Governor-Hochul-Guts-Climate-Law-250-Will-Rally-with-State-Lawmakers-End-Plastic-Pollution-Now On Monday, May 11, more than 250 grassroots advocates will join with state legislators, healthcare professionals, and New Yorkers directly impacted by plastic pollution at a rally and news conference to urge the New York state legislature to pass... http://readme.readmedia.com/As-Governor-Hochul-Guts-Climate-Law-250-Will-Rally-with-State-Lawmakers-End-Plastic-Pollution-Now/21412902 21412510 Fri, 08 May 2026 15:35:28 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/Solar-Powered-Appliance-Tour-Continues-In-Brooklyn-as-NYS-Considers-Increasing-Access-to-Solar/21412510 pythia-public Pythia Public Solar-Powered-Appliance-Tour-Continues-In-Brooklyn-as-NYS-Considers-Increasing-Access-to-Solar Today, advocates for the Solar Up Now New York (SUNNY) Act (S.8512 Krueger/ A.9111 Gallagher) demonstrated how to easily power household appliances with solar energy alongside representatives from Assemblymember Brian Cunningham's office. The Broo... http://readme.readmedia.com/Solar-Powered-Appliance-Tour-Continues-In-Brooklyn-as-NYS-Considers-Increasing-Access-to-Solar/21412510 21412209 Fri, 08 May 2026 14:19:14 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/Phoenix-House-LIC-Residential-Celebrates-New-Computer-Lab-With-Senator-Gonzalez/21412209 pythia-public Pythia Public Phoenix-House-LIC-Residential-Celebrates-New-Computer-Lab-With-Senator-Gonzalez Today, Phoenix House of New York and Long Island celebrated the opening of its new computer lab at its Long Island City Residential location with Senator Kristen Gonzalez and recovery advocates. Thanks to a $20,000 grant from Senator Gonzalez, com... http://readme.readmedia.com/Phoenix-House-LIC-Residential-Celebrates-New-Computer-Lab-With-Senator-Gonzalez/21412209 21408544 Fri, 08 May 2026 07:57:06 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/Phoenix-House-LIC-Residential-Celebrates-New-Computer-Lab-With-Senator-Gonzalez/21408544 pythia-public Pythia Public Phoenix-House-LIC-Residential-Celebrates-New-Computer-Lab-With-Senator-Gonzalez Today, Phoenix House of New York and Long Island will celebrate the opening of its new computer lab at its Long Island City Residential location with Senator Kristen Gonzalez and recovery advocates. Thanks to a $20,000 grant from Senator Gonzalez,... http://readme.readmedia.com/Phoenix-House-LIC-Residential-Celebrates-New-Computer-Lab-With-Senator-Gonzalez/21408544 21408790 Thu, 07 May 2026 13:51:50 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/Solar-Powered-Appliance-Tour-Heads-to-Brooklyn-as-NYS-Considers-Increasing-Access-to-Solar/21408790 pythia-public Pythia Public Solar-Powered-Appliance-Tour-Heads-to-Brooklyn-as-NYS-Considers-Increasing-Access-to-Solar On Friday, May 8, advocates will demonstrate solar-powered appliances to promote awareness for the Solar Up Now New York (SUNNY) Act (S.8512 Krueger/ A.9111 Gallagher). The SUNNY Act would remove regulatory red tape to small, "plug-in" solar panel... http://readme.readmedia.com/Solar-Powered-Appliance-Tour-Heads-to-Brooklyn-as-NYS-Considers-Increasing-Access-to-Solar/21408790 21408622 Thu, 07 May 2026 12:26:09 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/Gov-Guts-Climate-Law-Offers-No-Real-Solution-for-New-Yorkers-Rising-Gas-Prices/21408622 pythia-public Pythia Public Gov-Guts-Climate-Law-Offers-No-Real-Solution-for-New-Yorkers-Rising-Gas-Prices Today, the Governor announced a handshake deal to gut New York's once-nation-leading Climate Law. But gas prices and utility bills are skyrocketing, and a strong Climate Law was the best tool New York had to lower bills. Liz Moran, New York Polic... http://readme.readmedia.com/Gov-Guts-Climate-Law-Offers-No-Real-Solution-for-New-Yorkers-Rising-Gas-Prices/21408622 21408546 Thu, 07 May 2026 10:53:37 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/Phoenix-House-Celebrates-Annual-Recovery-Soiree-Featuring-Hank-Azaria-Aisha-Hinds-Stephanie-Laing/21408546 pythia-public Pythia Public Phoenix-House-Celebrates-Annual-Recovery-Soiree-Featuring-Hank-Azaria-Aisha-Hinds-Stephanie-Laing Last night, Phoenix House New York & Long Island hosted its annual soiree, Mosaic: Pieces Together, Stronger As One, at SECOND in Midtown, bringing together supporters, alumni, and advocates to celebrate six generations of serving New Yorkers ... http://readme.readmedia.com/Phoenix-House-Celebrates-Annual-Recovery-Soiree-Featuring-Hank-Azaria-Aisha-Hinds-Stephanie-Laing/21408546 21408543 Thu, 07 May 2026 10:30:38 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/Phoenix-House-LIC-Residential-Celebrates-New-Computer-Lab-With-Senator-Gonzalez/21408543 pythia-public Pythia Public Phoenix-House-LIC-Residential-Celebrates-New-Computer-Lab-With-Senator-Gonzalez On Friday, Phoenix House of New York and Long Island will celebrate the opening of its new computer lab at its Long Island City Residential location with Senator Kristen Gonzalez and recovery advocates. Thanks to a $20,000 grant from Senator Gonza... http://readme.readmedia.com/Phoenix-House-LIC-Residential-Celebrates-New-Computer-Lab-With-Senator-Gonzalez/21408543 21407688 Wed, 06 May 2026 14:06:33 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/CSPI-Advocates-and-Lawmakers-Demand-Food-Safety-Reform-While-Feds-Fall-Short/21407688 pythia-public Pythia Public CSPI-Advocates-and-Lawmakers-Demand-Food-Safety-Reform-While-Feds-Fall-Short Today, state lawmakers, physicians, and community health advocates held a rally at the Capitol for a critical slate of food policy reforms designed to protect children and families across New York: the Food Safety and Chemical Disclosure Act, Scho... http://readme.readmedia.com/CSPI-Advocates-and-Lawmakers-Demand-Food-Safety-Reform-While-Feds-Fall-Short/21407688 21402891 Wed, 06 May 2026 11:57:12 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/Phoenix-House-To-Host-Mosaic-Stronger-as-One-Soiree-Featuring-Hank-Azaria-Aisha-Hinds-Stephanie-Laing/21402891 pythia-public Pythia Public Phoenix-House-To-Host-Mosaic-Stronger-as-One-Soiree-Featuring-Hank-Azaria-Aisha-Hinds-Stephanie-Laing Tonight, at SECOND in Midtown, Phoenix House New York and Long Island will host its annual soiree, celebrating 6 generations of alumni in recovery from substance use, while honoring actors Hank Azaria and Aisha Hinds, and filmmaker Stephanie Laing... http://readme.readmedia.com/Phoenix-House-To-Host-Mosaic-Stronger-as-One-Soiree-Featuring-Hank-Azaria-Aisha-Hinds-Stephanie-Laing/21402891 21405838 Wed, 06 May 2026 11:51:02 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/NYC-Hotels-Strained-Ahead-of-FIFA-World-Cup-New-White-Paper-Finds/21405838 pythia-public Pythia Public NYC-Hotels-Strained-Ahead-of-FIFA-World-Cup-New-White-Paper-Finds New York City's vital hotel industry is in trouble, according to a new white paper by JLP+D, threatening our critical tourism economy as we approach what could be a very disappointing World Cup. http://readme.readmedia.com/NYC-Hotels-Strained-Ahead-of-FIFA-World-Cup-New-White-Paper-Finds/21405838 21405838 Wed, 06 May 2026 11:50:51 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/NYC-Hotels-Strained-Ahead-of-FIFA-World-Cup-New-White-Paper-Finds/21405838 pythia-public Pythia Public NYC-Hotels-Strained-Ahead-of-FIFA-World-Cup-New-White-Paper-Finds New York City's vital hotel industry is in trouble, according to a new white paper by JLP+D, threatening our critical tourism economy as we approach what could be a very disappointing World Cup. http://readme.readmedia.com/NYC-Hotels-Strained-Ahead-of-FIFA-World-Cup-New-White-Paper-Finds/21405838 21402612 Wed, 06 May 2026 07:27:35 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/TODAY-CSPI-Advocates-and-Lawmakers-Demand-Food-Safety-Reform-While-Feds-Fall-Short/21402612 pythia-public Pythia Public TODAY-CSPI-Advocates-and-Lawmakers-Demand-Food-Safety-Reform-While-Feds-Fall-Short Today, state lawmakers, physicians, and community health advocates will hold a press conference in the Capitol urging Albany to prioritize a critical slate of food policy reforms designed to protect children and families across New York. At the pr... http://readme.readmedia.com/TODAY-CSPI-Advocates-and-Lawmakers-Demand-Food-Safety-Reform-While-Feds-Fall-Short/21402612 21405473 Tue, 05 May 2026 18:15:39 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/After-Antisemitic-Vandalism-Spree-in-Queens-Electeds-and-Community-Leaders-Demand-the-City-Take-Swift-Action/21405473 pythia-public Pythia Public After-Antisemitic-Vandalism-Spree-in-Queens-Electeds-and-Community-Leaders-Demand-the-City-Take-Swift-Action This afternoon, elected officials and community leaders rallied outside of Congregation Machane Chodosh in Queens, the site of one of several locations vandalized with antisemitic graffiti just before the start of the Jewish holiday Lag BaOmer on... http://readme.readmedia.com/After-Antisemitic-Vandalism-Spree-in-Queens-Electeds-and-Community-Leaders-Demand-the-City-Take-Swift-Action/21405473 21403560 Tue, 05 May 2026 16:24:51 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/New-York-State-Senate-Passes-Sodium-Warning-Bill-Advocates-Push-Assembly-to-Act/21403560 pythia-public Pythia Public New-York-State-Senate-Passes-Sodium-Warning-Bill-Advocates-Push-Assembly-to-Act Today, the New York State Senate passed the Sodium Warning Bill (S428A/A5207A), legislation designed to strengthen menu transparency at restaurants statewide and help consumers make informed choices. Sponsored by Senate Health Committee Chair Sena... http://readme.readmedia.com/New-York-State-Senate-Passes-Sodium-Warning-Bill-Advocates-Push-Assembly-to-Act/21403560 21403176 Tue, 05 May 2026 12:35:49 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/TODAY-Elected-Officials-Community-Leaders-Rally-to-Demand-Immediate-Action-After-Antisemitic-Vandalism-Spree/21403176 pythia-public Pythia Public TODAY-Elected-Officials-Community-Leaders-Rally-to-Demand-Immediate-Action-After-Antisemitic-Vandalism-Spree Today, JCRC-NY CEO Mark Treyger will be joined by New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin, Congresswoman Grace Meng, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, Councilmember Lynn Schulman, co-chair of the Council's Jewish Caucus and Councilmembe... http://readme.readmedia.com/TODAY-Elected-Officials-Community-Leaders-Rally-to-Demand-Immediate-Action-After-Antisemitic-Vandalism-Spree/21403176 21402888 Tue, 05 May 2026 11:43:52 -0400 http://readme.readmedia.com/Elected-Officials-Community-Leaders-Rally-to-Demand-Immediate-Action-After-Antisemitic-Vandalism-Spree/21402888 pythia-public Pythia Public Elected-Officials-Community-Leaders-Rally-to-Demand-Immediate-Action-After-Antisemitic-Vandalism-Spree Today, JCRC-NY CEO Mark Treyger will be joined by New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin, Congresswoman Grace Meng, Brooklyn Borough President Donovan Richards, Councilmember Lynn Schulman, co-chair of the Council's Jewish Caucus and Councilmem... http://readme.readmedia.com/Elected-Officials-Community-Leaders-Rally-to-Demand-Immediate-Action-After-Antisemitic-Vandalism-Spree/21402888