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]
Interact with the Ultimate Predator, at the American Museum of Natural History
By Carolann Lowe The T-Rex: The Ultimate Predator is a new exhibition at The American Museum of Natural History. The exhibit consists of displays …[read more]
Many in Big Apple (the City) Appreciate Apple (the Company). But Some Progressive Amercians Want to Control It
By Salamat Ellams, Alexander Parisel and Jonathan Wilson Consumers have had enough of tech companies like apple, google and amazon having more power than …[read more]
De Blasio Demands New York State Help Women- and Minority-Owned Businesses
By Milette Millington and Austin Santiago In a press conference Thursday, Mayor Bill de Blasio, along with Deputy Mayor Phil Thompson and others, called …[read more]
New Yorkers, Notably in Brooklyn, Feel the Pain of New Zealanders
By Zainab Iqbal Even though that country is 8,929 miles away, the effects of the massacre in New Zealand are still being strongly felt …[read more]
Teamsters Local Brings Marie Colvin, Hero Journalist, Back to Life, in Awards Ceremony
By Alfonsina Venegas Teamsters Local 237 on Thursday held its first Marie Colvin Awards ceremony at the union’s building in Manhattan. Marie Covin was …[read more]
Chanting at City Hall: More Money for CUNY, Living Wage for Adjuncts
By Zainab Iqbal “No Contract, no peace! Same struggle, same fight! Student, faculty, staff unite!” Dozens of CUNY professors, staff members and students rallied …[read more]
Arturo O’Farrill: Bringing Afro-Latino Music into the Irish American Hall of Fame
By Jonathan Wilson Former Brooklyn College professor Arturo O’Farrill was one of the latest inductees to the Irish American Hall of Fame. He was …[read more]