UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — The long-awaited East 91st Street homeless shelter is moving forward with a new provider, over a year after the original non-profit ditched the site over a programmatic disconnect. Services For the Underserved, or S:US, will now run the site as a 92-bed “Welcome Center:” a “low-barrier” program focused on immediate need and pre-assessment site aimed […]

SAN DIEGO, CA — Have you dreamed about owning property in San Diego County but were uncertain if you could afford it? San Diego County’s Treasurer-Tax Collector has announced that over 400 homes countywide will be auctioned off by the end of March. The exact number of properties might change due to homeowners paying off their property tax bills before […]

VALLEY STREAM, NY — A mother and son were charged with assault after one struck an officer and bit a medic on Sunday in Valley Stream, Nassau police said. Officers responded to a Valley Stream home to conduct a welfare check at about 1:30 p.m., and upon arrival, determined Brigitte Atta-Poku, 43, required medical treatment and evaluation, but she became […]

FAIRFIELD, CT — Fairfield police launched an investigation this week into the hanging of several pro-Palestinian posters at the Unquowa Road railroad bridge. Though some have called the posters antisemitic, the police department is not classifying the incident as a hate crime. Patch has seen pictures of the posters, which carried slogans such as “Palestine will be free,” “Israel lied […]

NEW YORK CITY — New York City will reduce spending on asylum seekers by 30 percent overall — a shift in funding that will help spare city agencies from another round of cuts planned for April, said Mayor Eric Adams. Adams announced Wednesday that he’ll cancel 5 percent budget cuts for city agencies and will lift a hiring freeze. But […]

BENSALEM, PA — Two decades after a body was found on the banks of the Delaware River, authorities identified the remains as a New Jersey man who had gone missing around that time. Two fishermen discovered the body in a drainage area on a freight property in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, in October 2003. That was the last year that Edward Anthony […]

“Des fois, il y a une mer de nuages, des fois, il y a un coucher de soleil”. Le bureau de Flavien, c’est la forêt. Le jeune homme de 21 ans travaille comme technicien forestier territorial. “C’est le nouveau nom que nous avons donné à garde forestier”. En classe de cinquième, c’est la rencontre avec un garde forestier de l’Office […]

Avec force, cette femme est tirée sur plusieurs mètres par des policiers russes. Tout autour, les manifestants crient “honte à vous“. Sur une pancarte, on peut lire “Poutine est le tueur de Navalny“. L’homme est à son tour immédiatement interpellé. Une quinzaine de personnes ont été arrêtées dans la matinée du samedi 17 février à Moscou, lors d’un rassemblement à […]