Louis Finley

3 weeks ago | ny1.com | Louis Finley

The Rent Guidelines Board met in Jamaica, Queens on Thursday to hear from the public for the first time since deciding to scale back their original plan. The board previously re-adjusted its proposed increase for two-year leases at rent-stabilized apartments to a range of 3.75 to 7.75%. They plan to keep the proposed hike of one-year leases at 1.75 to 4.75%.

3 weeks ago | ny1.com | Louis Finley

On Tuesday, Mayor Eric Adams hosted a Pride kick-off party at Gracie Mansion. This, as the Trump administration continues to erase LGBTQ references from its website and ships.

3 weeks ago | ny1.com | Louis Finley

Inside a Pennsylvania courtroom on Monday, it was a small step forward in the fight to free Dylan Contreras. The 20-year-old Bronx student, who was detained by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement a couple of weeks ago, is now at the center of a growing legal battle. What You Need To KnowPower Malu, executive director of Artist, Athletes, Activists, said Dylan Contreras was in cancer treatment before he was detained, and now his family fears he’s missing crucial care.

4 weeks ago | ny1.com | Louis Finley

Before it was a symbol, before it was carved into bronze, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masse yearning to breathe free” was just ink on paper, a poem to raise funds for the pedestal upon which Lady Liberty now stands. “The first time I held the Lazarus book, and I have a strict rule, we don’t cry in the archive, I found myself becoming very emotional,” Melanie Meyers, chair of Collection and Engagement of the American Jewish Historical Society, said.

1 month ago | ny1.com | Louis Finley

At just 37 years old, Bernie Zipprich’s world looks different than it did five years ago, now each step is measured. His speech, slowed. His movements, careful. At the center of his world: his work, his family and the fight he refuses to back down from. “It is hard, but I try to focus on the positive,” Bernie said. Bernie was diagnosed with sporadic ALS in early 2020, when he and his wife Mehreen were still newlyweds.