By Trone Dowd, THE CITY With the 2020 Census stakes high for the city, Mayor Bill de Blasio and Council Speaker Corey Johnson have awarded $16 million grants to scores of nonprofits to help ensure every New Yorker is counted. Meanwhile, the city’s Department of Buildings is cracking down on unregistered apartments carved out of basements […]
Former Pan American International High School teacher, Lisa-Erika James holds a press conference at City Hall about a lawsuit against the Department of Education, Jan. 20, 2020 Photo: Vitaliy Piltser By Christine Chung, THE CITY A federal case alleging repeated discrimination at a Queens high school heads to trial Wednesday — with the one teacher remaining in […]
New York, NY – January 21, 2019: US Congresswoman Yvette Diane Clarke speaks during 33rd Brooklyn Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King at BAM Howard Gilman Opera House (Shutterstock) By Claudia Irizarry Aponte and Clifford Michel, THE CITY Adem Bunkeddeko came within 2,000 votes of unseating longtime Brooklyn Rep. Yvette Clarke two years ago, on the […]
New York, NY – October 19, 2019: Muslim supporter attends Bernie Sanders Rally “Bernie’s Back” in Queensbridge Park (Shutterstock) WASHINGTON – On the same day Donald Trump announced an expansion of his Muslim Ban, the National Board of the Muslim Caucus of America, founded in 2017 to develop a national infrastructure for American Muslim political […]
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The new coronavirus has been declared a global emergency by the World Health Organization, as the outbreak continues to spread outside China. “The main reason for this declaration is not what is happening in China but what is happening in other countries,” said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. The concern is that it could […]
NEW YORK – OCT 19, 2019: Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders appears on stage during the “Bernie’s Back Rally” at Queensbridge Park in Long Island City on October 19, 2019, in New York. (Shutterstock) WASHINGTON – Bernie 2020 today announced a slate of endorsements from across New York State, including Albany Common Councilman Owusu Anane, […]
Listen to an Interview with Ann-Marie Grant, Executive Director of AFUWI below or download the interview here. Why not say Yes! Dear Dear Friend of AFUWI, Show your support for education: the pathway to progress and empowerment. Join us along with our distinguished honorees and student scholarship representatives on Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at the 23rd Annual […]
NEW YORK, January 24, 2020 — New York is the eleventh healthiest state in America, reports financial news website 247wallst.com in a new report out today. 24/7 examined the 20 healthiest state in America from the United Health Foundation’s 2019 Health Rankings report. 24/7 included factors such as healthy behaviors, quality of health care, health policy, the presence of […]
Friday, January 24, 2020 — TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands – The British Virgin Islands Tourist Board & Film Commission (BVITB&FC) received two Adrian Awards at the prestigious Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) Awards Gala on 21st January. The BVITB&FC and its marketing agency MMGY Myriad won top honors, earning the highly coveted Platinum Adrian […]
Photo: Majority Leader Cumbo Joined by Black, Latino, and Asian Caucus and Colleagues to Celebrate 100th Birthday of African-American Pearl Harbor Veteran NEW YORK, NY — Majority Leader Laurie Cumbo joined Council colleagues in the City Hall Chambers to celebrate the 100th Birthday of the Reverend James E. Blakely on January 23, 2020, the oldest known African-American […]