An Open Letter to All New Yorkers from the Emergency Department Frontlines
In just over one month, our City has undergone a cataclysmic transformation. The disease caused by the novel coronavirus, known as COVID-19, has wreaked …
“Untouchable” Arleigh Louison Continues Immigration Fraud Business While His Victims Face Deportation Proceedings
By Marilyn Silverman
It is no longer breaking news that Arleigh Louison, the Grenadian national who operated an illegal immigration service from an office situated on 223rd …
New York’s plastic bag ban begins March 1, 2020
New York readies to say goodbye to a staple of city life: plastic shopping bags
Francisco Marte, United Bodegas of America spokesperson, (center) speaks out against the plastic bag ban on the steps of New York City Hall. (Barry …
Destination Jamaica Wins Triple Gold at 2020 Travvys
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Alsion Wilson-Roach, Consul General of Jamaica to New York (center), joins the award-winning JTB team of Philip Rose, Regional Director, Northeast USA and Marcia |
Videographer highlights Black culture through Jamaican lens
BY JUSTIN CHAN (In The Know)
If you take one look at Tamara Jacqueline Smith’s Instagram account, @taqueth, you’d find it hard to …
Local artist honors Kobe, Gianna Bryant with a mural in Brooklyn
(news 12 Brooklyn)
A local artist is honoring NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna Bryant with a large mural, across the street from the Barclays …
In Face of Increased Violence Against Worshipers, Congress members Announce 50% Increase in Security Funding to Help Protect, Improve Security for High-Risk Nonprofits
Following recent attacks on places of worship and rise in anti-Semitism, NYC Reps. announced $90 million in federal funding for Nonprofit Security Grant Program
NEW YORK CITY – Following a rise in anti-Semitism and attacks on worshippers, U.S. Representatives Max Rose, Jerrold Nadler, Yvette Clarke, Eliot Engel, Hakeem Jeffries, Carolyn Maloney,
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Undocumented immigrants flood New York motor vehicle offices seeking licenses on first day of Green Light Law
By Marco Poggio, Trevor Boyer and Denis Slattery (New York Daily News)
Long lines at the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles office on Fort Greene Place in Brooklyn on Monday, the first day undocumented …
“Untouchable” Louison Busted for Immigration Fraud in Brooklyn
Arleigh Louison, who submitted over 1,800 fraudulent immigration applications indicted on 12 counts of making false statements in immigration documents
By Elias G.
Brenda and Kathy (names changed for privacy), who spoke to Caribbean American Weekly recently, alleged that Arleigh Louison, a Grenadian national …
Bipartisan Members of the House Asthma and Allergy Caucus Introduce Legislation to Honor Elijah Cummings
House Asthma and Allergy Caucus Introduce Legislation to Honor Elijah Cummings
Representatives Eliot L. Engel (D-NY-16), Fred Upton (R-MI-06), Pete King (R-NY-02) and TJ Cox (D-CA-21), all members of the House Asthma and Allergy Caucus, …