Women’s Catalyst Conference Gives Awards and Boosts Morale
By Jada May The morning session of The Women’s Catalyst Awards Conference — Future@Work — took place in the Hilton Hotel in Midtown, celebrating …[read more]
Month: March 2019
Case of Man Who Allegedly Murdered His Grandmother is Postponed
By Shanika Carlies Barry James, 34, a resident of the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, was charged with murdering his grandmother, Joyce James-Spears, 70, in …[read more]
Prominent Hispanic Business Women Receive Awards
By Alfonsina Venegas In line with this month’s theme of women and their achievements, the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of New York organized an …[read more]
NYC To Reduce Gas Usage in Effort to Go Green
By Carolann Lowe New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced his intent to create a greener city through reduction of the city’s cars …[read more]
Citi Bike’s Exploding Batteries Don’t Scare These Brooklynites
By Salamat Ellam When it comes to the Citi Bike fire incident that happened last Sunday in Brooklyn, Brooklynites are willing to give Lyft, …[read more]
What a Great Day to be a Yankee Fan! In New York (and Alabama and Wisconsin)
By Austin Santiago It was big day in the South Bronx as the New York Yankees officially kicked off their 2019 season, with a game …[read more]
Attorney General Letitia James Says Purdue Pharma is Killing New Yorkers
By Joseph Leo and Milette Millington The opioid crisis in the United States is one of the biggest problems the country is facing, and New …[read more]
Discussion Panel Held to Call for Banning of Solitary Confinement
By Tywanna Webb The Fortune Society held a panel Thursday to discuss the effects of solitary confinement and advocate for prison reform policies that …[read more]
Una Clarke, Political Pioneer, Receives Shirley Chisholm Award From United Negro College Fund
By Charlene Carlies Una Clarke was honored Thursday with the Shirley Chisholm Award given by the United Negro College Fund, at The Lighthouse on …[read more]
Detective Testifies in Howard Beach Murder Retrial
By Shanika Carlies Testimony continued Thursday in Queens Supreme Court in the retrial Chanel Lewis, 22, accused of murdering Karina Vetrano, 30, while she …[read more]