Celebration of Caribbean Culture Marred by Post Parade Violence
BY: USMAN CHOHAN The annual West Indian Day Parade stepped off on a sweltering hot Labor Day This Monday. The Parade which has been held …[read more]
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In Spite of Crime, Brooklyn’s West Indian Day Parade Simmers on
BY TONY LIPKA On Labor Day, over one million New Yorkers bore the 90-degree heat to represent their cultural heritage along Eastern Parkway. While crime …[read more]
U.N. General Assembly Addresses Crises Around the World
BY JACK DWECK With multiple different crises in the Central African Republic, Ukraine, and other countries including rising heat, hunger, and deadly attacks, the United …[read more]
Healthy and Vegetarian Food Options Come to Flatbush
BY DEJA WALLACE Vegetarianism, juice bars, and vegetarian restaurants have spiked in popularity in recent decades. This positive trend was expedited during the COVID-19 pandemic, …[read more]
Panel at Columbia University Discusses Technology Biases in Incarceration
BY ANDRE RICKMAN Technology has served to be a useful tool, but in some cases, the computing world can leave certain communities vulnerable to implicit biases. …[read more]
Pickleball Comes to Central Park
By DANIEL DIDONNA As of April 3, the organization CityPickle has taken over the Wollman ice Rink in Central Park and turned it into 14 pickleball …[read more]
Woman-Owned Middle Eastern Restaurant Survives the Most Challenging Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic
BY ALANIS GUINADA Nana Good Eats is a woman-owned kosher business in Whitestone, Queens that has been going strong since its grand opening in November …[read more]
‘Titantic: The Exhibition’ Closes March 19
BY HENRY POPOVIC An intriguing look at what happened with the Titanic ship can be seen in New York City for just a little longer. …[read more]
Celebrating 50 Years of Hip-Hop with Chuck D
BY LUIS MONGE On Monday, Feb. 27, The Queens Public Library hosted “Hip Hop 50th National Celebration Kick-Off with Chuck D,” who is an author, …[read more]
Celebrating Women’s History Month Through Art
BY KAYLIN GUZMAN The 8th Annual Women’s History Artist Month (W.H.A.M) at the Goddard Riverside Community Center kicked off Women’s History Month on the Upper …[read more]