Columbia plan speeds Harlem changes
Iconic statue of Frederick Douglass looks toward new Harlem construction.(Reza Malek Photos) By REZA MALEK For 20-year-old James Dillard, a business major at Columbia University, …[read more]
`SASSY’ Awards held at NJPAC
By KAILA STRICKLAND The fourth annual Sarah Vaughan SASSY Awards were held earlier this month at NJPAC in Newark, where five jazz vocalists competed for …[read more]
Islanders look to score in diverse Brooklyn market
By ROBERT TAUB Hoping to encourage kids of color to explore hockey, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams unveiled a new program in September for local …[read more]
In East New York church, a talk about the `nones’
By KECIAH BAILEY On a cold and windy Friday night in Brooklyn, about 140 18-to 35-year-olds piled into Christian Cultural Center’s young adult lecture hall …[read more]
A fixture of local culture moves on
By JHERELLE BENN Laverne Washington browses carefully through the aisles of a variety store located on Fulton Street in Downtown Brooklyn. He gazes at natural …[read more]
Staten Island Rally Marks Chokehold Death
By JHERELLE BENN “I can’t breathe!,” shouted the mother of Eric Garner’s youngest daughter, during a rally on Staten Island Thursday afternoon, echoing the final …[read more]
Witness Portrays Skelos Son as Malingerer
By ALEXANDRA SEMENOVA In earlier days, before they went their separate ways into politics and business, Senator Dean Skelos and Anthony Bonomo, chief executive owner …[read more]
Sound of `Taxi!’ Fades as Smartphone Hails Rise
By ULRIK NARCISSE Taxi and Limousine Commission facilities are scheduled to be popping up in Staten Island and Queens, but yellow taxi cabs ridership seem …[read more]
Killer Sentenced in Fatal Stabbing in Spat over Cigarettes
By GABRIEL PARIENTE & ILYA KEYGEN A pack of cigarettes, 29 stab wounds and a body underneath a bed. These were the unlikely events leading …[read more]
Jailed Journalist’s Brother Delivers Petition to Iran’s UN Mission
By FARAZ T. TOOR The brother of a Washington Post journalist imprisoned in Iran delivered over half a million signatures Thursday to Iran’s United Nations …[read more]