A street party that attracted hundreds of people turned violent in New York on Sunday leaving at least 13 people injured, authorities said. At least four people suffered gunshot wounds and five others were stabbed, among other injuries at the street party in the Syracuse area of New York. The incident unfolded after hundreds of people...
Somerset: The Asian Indian Chamber of Commerce (AICC) concluded its eight-part Supplier Diversity Breakfast event series with the "Supplier Diversity Showcase" Business Opportunity Exchange, which was a great success. The event offered an array of impressive highlights, such as engaging keynote speakers, enlightening MSP Forum sessions, productive Business Opportunity Exchanges, insightful Fireside Chats, interactive Breakout sessions,...
New York: The application deadline for Empire State Development’s (ESD) $250M COVID-19 Capital Costs Tax Credit Program has been extended to September 30, 2023. New York State small businesses that made investments to comply with emergency orders and regulations in response to COVID-19 can apply for a refundable tax credit of up to $25,000. Governor Kathy Hochul announced the launch...
QUEENS, NY – U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens), First Vice Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, today issued the statement below following the passage of the Lunar New Year and Diwali holiday bills in the New York State Legislature. “I applaud the State Legislature for passing the Lunar New Year and Diwali holiday...
Queens, NY: US Rep. Grace Meng (D-Queens), First Vice Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus issued the statement below following the passage of the Lunar New Year and Diwali holiday bills in the New York State Legislature. “I applaud the State Legislature for passing the Lunar New Year and Diwali holiday bills, and I...
Speaker Carl Heastie, Assemblymember Jenifer Rajkumar, and Asian Pacific American Task Force Co-Chairs Grace Lee and Zohran K. Mamdani announced the passage of legislation declaring Diwali as a school holiday in New York City public schools requiring students the day to celebrate with their families (A.7769, Rajkumar). “New York City is a rich and diverse...
NYC Health + Hospitals on June 7, 2023 announced that four of its leaders were among 350 physicians across 35 states and 63 specialties named to Castle Connolly’s inaugural list of ‘Top Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Doctors’ for their medical expertise and culturally-responsive care. The physicians who made the list were all nominated by their peers and then evaluated...
New York would create a commission to consider reparations to address the lingering and negative effects of slavery under a bill passed by the state legislature on Thursday (local time). "We want to make sure we are looking at slavery and its legacies," said state Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages before the floor debate. "This is about...
New York: Mumbai-born psychiatrist and researcher Vikram Patel will be the next chair of the Harvard Medical School’s Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, starting September 1. Patel, who succeeds Paul Farmer, is the Pershing Square Professor of Global Health in the Blavatnik Institute at Harvard Medical School and a well-known expert in...
