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]
Mayor de Blasio Addresses Public Safety and the Pandemic
By FAWAAD FAROOQ Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday that 94 percent of city workers, including city police officers and firefighters, have been vaccinated. De …[read more]
Chinatown Receives $20 Million Grant — Here’s What’s Happening in Chinatown
By MARWA IKHMAYES “Chinatown is vital, as one of the oldest Chinatowns in the United States, probably the most famous. It is a tourist attraction …[read more]
Queen of Democratic Republic of Congo Returns to CUNY
By STEPHANIE ROSERO On Thursday, CUNY hosted a conversation with Her Majesty Queen Diambi Kabatusuila Tshiyoyo Muata of the Democratic Republic of Congo. She was …[read more]
Incoming Councilmember Crystal Hudson: Spread Love, It’s the Brooklyn Way
By MATT HIRSCH Incoming New York City Council member Crystal Hudson (together with newly elected member Kristin Richardson Jordan) made history as the first Black, …[read more]
Black Lives Matter Leaders Warn Adams of ‘Riots’ if NYPD Anti-Crime Unit Returns
By GABRIEL TIU and JULIAN WATSON Leaders of New York’s Black Lives Matter movement are threatening “riots” and “bloodshed” if Mayor-elect Eric Adams reinstates the …[read more]
Hunter Biden’s Controversial Exhibition
By MARY ZAKHAROVA “The Journey Home” is Hunter Biden’s exhibition, now being presented at Georges Bergès Gallery in SoHo. A lawyer by profession, Biden is …[read more]