NYC Opens Overdose Prevention Centers
By MARWA IKHMAYES New York City has officially opened its first overdose prevention centers, in East Harlem and Washington Heights. The decision to open them …[read more]
Brooklyn Student Caught with Loaded Gun and More Than $30,000 in Cash
By GABRIEL TIU A 17-year-old was busted with a loaded gun and more than $30,000 in cash in downtown Brooklyn, at the Urban Assembly School …[read more]
Empty Lot on Astoria Blvd. Known for Illegal Dumping: Now Set for Commercial Building Construction
By AMBERLEY CANEGITTA On the corner of 27th Ave. and Astoria Blvd. is a vacant lot that is unofficially being used as a dumping ground …[read more]
Renowned Political Strategist Hank Sheinkopf Talks 2021 Elections, Police Reform and More
By MATT HIRSCH Democrats lost two seats to the GOP in the New York City Council elections this year. Renowned political strategist Hank Sheinkopf shared …[read more]
Author Tamara Payne on Malcolm X Case: ‘This Exoneration is a Correction, not a Resolution’
By JOHAN ABDU (who wrote and reported), JULIAN WATSON (who interviewed Tamara Payne) and Jordan Ramos (who did additional reporting) On February 7th, 2020, the …[read more]
Hallets Cove Restoration: A New and Green Beginning for a Queens Community
By PAMELA TUWAIDAN On Thursday, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards celebrated the beginning of the restoration of the damaged old Hallets Cove, with plans to …[read more]
Heroes Take Stage as City’s Newest Paramedics
By ZHAYRON NELSON The Christian Cultural Center in Brooklyn hosted the graduation ceremony for the next group of New York City paramedics. The church, located …[read more]
‘Little Haiti’ IRT Station Opens in Brooklyn
By STEPHANIE ROSERO On Thursday, the Newkirk Avenue Station in Brooklyn was renamed Newkirk Avenue-Little Haiti. Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn and State Senator Kevin Parker …[read more]
At ‘Power Breakfast,’ Gov. Hochul Gives Updates on Her Agenda
By MARY ZAKHAROVA New York Gov. Hochul provided updates on her agenda at an Association for Better New York’s (ABNY) Power Breakfast on Thursday. ABNY …[read more]
‘Baby Bonds’: Helping Public School Students Pay for College
By AMANDA CURCIO Thursday afternoon, Department of Education Chancellor Meisha Porter and Mayor Bill de Blasio held a joint press conference at the Brooklyn Garden …[read more]