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Mayor Mamdani Releases Preliminary Citywide Racial Equity Plan and True Cost of Living Measure Editor’s…
Updates From Rep. Ritchie Torres Of The Bronx Editor’s note: Project Hospitality and South Shore…
Union Contracts For City Projects, Gotham Football Club Receives Keys To The City, Queens Holocaust…
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New York State Black Legislative Task Force to Host Staten Island Listening Session as Part of…
Food for the Soul: BP Fossella and Shaw-nae Dixon to Announce Upcoming Soul Food Festival…
Celebrating Five Years, Five of New York’s Most Celebrated Companies Return for Five Shows as Part…
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Elev8 Health Launches Its National 2025 Thrive Tour to Address Maternal Mortality in the U.S….
“The Expendables” Drops April 18 – A Global Hip-Hop Power Play Featuring G-Deep, Almighty,…
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Keep Mental Health Week Moving, City Hall Communications Team, Jamaica Neighborhood Plan, New Deputy Mayor,…
ShopRite Staten Island Stores Raise Nearly $35K to Fight Hunger – Special Cheerios Box Unveiling…
Celebrating Black History Month, $390M Infrastructure Investment, Fatherhood Initiative, Accessible History Of Enslaved People In…
More Americans of all political stripes support government benefits for low-income people − and Black…
This Motivational Speaker Faced Down a Tough Crowd: Fellow Lifers Over 27 years behind bars,…
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A New Day in Federal Anti-Discrimination Law A new executive order from President Donald Trump…
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STANDING WITH CHAMPIONS FOR EQUALITY, GILLIBRAND CALLS ON PRESIDENT BIDEN TO DIRECT ARCHIVIST TO CERTIFY…
“Founded By NYC,” Year-Long Celebration Of NYC’s History, Culture, Innovation During 400th Anniversary Of Formation;…
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IN 2024, DCLA CONTINUES TO “GET ART DONE” AND EXPAND CULTURAL ACCESS FOR ALL NEW…
Improving the Quality of Life for All New Yorkers Editor’s note: The Department of Sanitation…
Drought Downgraded From Warning To Watch; Tentative Agreement With City Unions For Pay Raises For…
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Jury Acquits Daniel Penny in Chokehold Death of Jordan Neely While Penny left without addressing…
A Statement from Borough President Vito Fossella on the Acquittal of Daniel Penny Editor’s note:…
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For an estimated 4 million people with felony convictions, restoring their right to vote is…
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Disappearing Parks: How Project 2025 Would Decrease Protections for Nature Editor’s note: We have previously…
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Bishop Lamor Miller Whitehead Files Motion for Bail Pending Exoneration, Citing Targeted Actions Against Black…
Mayor Eric Adams Community Op-Ed: Nine Straight Months of Crime Reduction Editor’s note: Staten Islander…
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MAYOR ADAMS ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF ROLL-OUT OF FIRST-EVER NO-COST, PAIN-FREE CITYWIDE CURBSIDE COMPOSTING PROGRAM Hundreds…
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New Yorkers Are Saying “Yes” to More Affordable Housing and “City of Yes” Editor’s note:…
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Bill to Fund Stillbirth Prevention and Research Passes Congress by Duaa Eldeib ProPublica is a…
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Felony disenfranchisement in the US: An explainer and research roundup by Clark Merrefield, The Journalist’s…
Walmart is celebrating an extra day of Black History month in New York “Walmart’s Black…
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A group of disabled veterans, led by Carmine Fiore, reached a settlement in their case…
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I wouldn’t be writing this today were it not for Arturo Schomburg’s vision and dedication, which…
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by April Simpson, Center for Public Integrity The legacy of slavery continues to shape life…
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One of the most dangerous chemical plants in America sits in one of West Virginia’s…
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