New York WilmerHale Report On Investigations, Internal Review, Lack Of Accountability: End Prison Violence Statement
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NYC’s Block By Block Housing Plan Maintains Persistent Payment Issues, Focuses On NYCHA
Editor’s note: We previously covered the announcement of the Mayor’s new housing plan, called…
As Staten Island’s Summer Heats Up, NYC Health Dept Releases New Report on Heat-Related Deaths, New Cooling Centers Opening
AS SUMMER HEATS UP, THE NYC HEALTH DEPARTMENT RELEASES NEW REPORT ON HEAT-RELATED DEATHS AND OPENS NEW COOLING CENTERS Annual Report Finds Approximately…
OPINION: When NYC’s 92nd Street Y Was Hub For Black Innovation in Dance
When the 92nd Street Y was a hub for Black innovation in dance By PJ…
Staten Island’s “Woman Of Distinction” Awarded By Senator Scarcella-Spanton: Genealogist, Historian, Activist
Senator Scarcella-Spanton Honors Debbie-Ann Paige as 2026 Woman of Distinction for Senate District 23 …
Support Your Neighbors: Join Data Entry Event in Staten Island Tomorrow To Map Equity Data For St. George Park
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Staten Island Hearing Of New York State Community Commission on Reparations Remedies (NYSCCRR) Focuses On Quantifying Economic Harms
Staten Island Hearing Of New York State Community Commission on Reparations Remedies (NYSCCRR) Focuses On…
New Yorkers Can Comment Through May 6th: Citywide Preliminary Racial Equity Plan, True Cost Of Living Measure Released By NYC Mayor’s Office Of Equity & Racial Justice
Mayor Mamdani Releases Preliminary Citywide Racial Equity Plan and True Cost of Living Measure Editor’s…
Thanksgiving Celebrations For Families In Need Across The Bronx, Other Updates From Rep. Ritchie Torres Of The Bronx
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Union Contracts For City Projects, Gotham Football Club Receives Keys To The City, Queens Holocaust Memorial, Holiday Season Spending Report, Starbucks Worker Protection Settlement, Harlem Field of Dreams, Flash Flood Prevention Funding: Mayor Adams
Union Contracts For City Projects, Gotham Football Club Receives Keys To The City, Queens Holocaust…
Triumph Of The Human Spirit Day’s 25th Anniversary: Honoring Lower Manhattan’s Paved-Over Not-Forgotten African Burial Ground Beneath City Streets
25TH ANNIVERSARY TRIUMPH OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT DAY HONORS THE AFRICAN BURIAL GROUND IN LOWER MANHATTAN…
“Black Cherry Lane: Presence” Exhibit At Empire Outlets: Black American Graveyard Paved Over Now A Parking Lot – Film Updates
Editor’s note: Our audience may remember our previous two-part interview with Heather Quinlan about this…
In Brooklyn: Failure Of Cashless Bail To Protect Man In Jail For Shoplifting Groceries, While More Serious Criminals Released – Criminalization Of Poverty
In Brooklyn: Failure Of Cashless Bail To Protect Man In Jail For Shoplifting Groceries, While…
In Brooklyn, Welcome Fall With Hard Ciders, Food Pairings in Industry City Saturday October 4th: UPDATED
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On Staten Island Tonight: $30 Million Funding Opportunity For Local Grassroots Organizations Uplifting Underserved Communities Across NYS: Black Legislative Task Force Presentation
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
Food for the Soul: BP Fossella and Shaw-nae Dixon to Announce Upcoming Soul Food Festival…
NYC Lincoln Center Presents Baand Together Dance Festival Celebrating 5 Years, Part of Summer For The City
Celebrating Five Years, Five of New York’s Most Celebrated Companies Return for Five Shows as Part…
In Queens, Materials for the Arts Presents “Soaring High,” First-Ever Fashion Exhibition By Designer-In-Residence Daveed Baptiste
MATERIALS FOR THE ARTS PRESENTS “SOARING HIGH,” ITS FIRST-EVER FASHION EXHIBITION, BY MFTA DESIGNER-IN-RESIDENCE DAVEED…
Staten Island, Brooklyn Kick Off THRIVE Tour Bringing Together Birth Professionals, Others To Address Maternal Mortality
Elev8 Health Launches Its National 2025 Thrive Tour to Address Maternal Mortality in the U.S….
Staten Island: Wu-Tang Clan’s Cappadonna Featured On “The Expendables” – Drops April 18th
“The Expendables” Drops April 18 – A Global Hip-Hop Power Play Featuring G-Deep, Almighty,…
EPA Ban Of TCE, Chemical Implicated In Parkinson’s, Cancer, Infant Heart Defects Now In Jeopardy
TCE Is Linked to Heart Defects in Babies, Cancer and Parkinson’s. Republicans in Congress Want…
Keep Mental Health Week Moving, City Hall Communications Team, Jamaica Neighborhood Plan, New Deputy Mayor, Medically Vulnerable NYers Connected To Health Svcs: Mayor Adams
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 Event
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 NYC, Career & Tech Ed In NYC, Week In Photos: Mayor Adams
Celebrating Black History Month, $390M Infrastructure Investment, Fatherhood Initiative, Accessible History Of Enslaved People In…
More Americans Support Benefits For Low-Income Individuals – Including SNAP, WIC, Section 8
More Americans of all political stripes support government benefits for low-income people − and Black…
Finding Hope In Darkness Of A Life Sentence: Motivational Speaker Talks About Life Behind Bars, Inspiring Other Inmates
This Motivational Speaker Faced Down a Tough Crowd: Fellow Lifers Over 27 years behind bars,…
Martin Luther King, Jr Struggle For Freedom Free Presentation By St. George Theatre
Celebrate Black History Month at the St. George Theatre Editor’s note: We covered last year’s…
Explaining DEI Executive Order: Starting Federal Anti-Discrimination Law Almost From Scratch
A New Day in Federal Anti-Discrimination Law A new executive order from President Donald Trump…
Busta Rhymes Exclusive Listening Session In Manhattan For Highly Anticipated Dragon Season…The Awakening
Editor’s note: According to Busta Rhymes’ Spotify bio: “Busta Rhymes emerged as one of the most…
President Biden Can Enshrine Equality, Equal Rights For Women Into Law: Direct Archivist To Certify Equal Rights Amendment
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“Founded By NYC,” Year-Long Celebration Of NYC’s History, Culture, Innovation During 400th Anniversary Of Formation; Ethnic Media Engagement “Time Television”; State Of The City Address January 9th; In-Person Media Availability; World’s Largest Hanukkah Menorah Lighting Ceremony On Final Night: Mayor Adams
“Founded By NYC,” Year-Long Celebration Of NYC’s History, Culture, Innovation During 400th Anniversary Of Formation;…
Record Year of Delivering For New Yorkers Coming To A Close: Mayor Adams
2024: A Record Year of Delivering for New Yorkers Editor’s note: This week’s rundown of…
DCLA Announces Continued Commitment To “Get Art Done,” Expand Cultural Access For All New Yorkers – Continuing Success of 2024 Investments
IN 2024, DCLA CONTINUES TO “GET ART DONE” AND EXPAND CULTURAL ACCESS FOR ALL NEW…
Improving Quality Of Life For All New Yorkers: Mayor Adams
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 Physicians, Medical Examiners; New EPA Grants To Electrify Heavy-Duty Vehicles, School Buses; James Stratford Names Director Of NYC’s Young Men’s Initiative; Dr. Phil’s Primetime,
Drought Downgraded From Warning To Watch; Tentative Agreement With City Unions For Pay Raises For…
Continuing To Keep New Yorkers Safe With New Programs, Wins For Public Safety: Mayor Adams
Continuing to Keep New Yorkers Safe Editor’s note: Readers can learn more about the programs…
Midwifery Care Available In Hospitals For Pregnant Women In New York, New Jersey
Midwifery Care Available In Hospitals For Pregnant Women In New York, New Jersey …
Jury Acquits Daniel Penny Of Homicide Charges In Death Of Jordan Neely
Jury Acquits Daniel Penny in Chokehold Death of Jordan Neely While Penny left without addressing…
Daniel Penny Acquitted Of All Charges In Jordan Neely’s Death Aboard NYC Subway Train
A Statement from Borough President Vito Fossella on the Acquittal of Daniel Penny Editor’s note:…
Small Business Alert: Outreach, Education Effort To Support Small Businesses, Help Them Avoid Fines From New IRS Reporting Rules; Expansion Of Paid Internships, Career-Connected Skill Building For High School Students; Appears On Univision Noticias 41; In-Person Media Availability; Axe Tax For Working Class
Small Business Alert: Outreach, Education Effort To Support Small Businesses, Help Them Avoid Fines From…
Disenfranchised Voters: Estimated 4 Million People With Felony Convictions Who Don’t Have Right To Vote – But Restoring It Is Complicated, Varies By State
For an estimated 4 million people with felony convictions, restoring their right to vote is…
“Triumph Of The Human Spirit Day:” Ceremony to Honor African Burial Ground In Lower Manhattan, Reflect on Legacy of African Diaspora Across New York
“TRIUMPH OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT DAY” HONORS THE AFRICAN BURIAL GROUND IN LOWER MANHATTAN AND…
Disappearing Parks: How Project 2025 Could Decrease Protections For National Monuments, Roll Back Progress In Filling Nature Gap For Low Income Americans
Disappearing Parks: How Project 2025 Would Decrease Protections for Nature Editor’s note: We have previously…
New York Liberty WNBA Victory Ticker Tape Parade, Key To The City; Reception Celebrating Diwali; Questions From New Yorkers On News12; Extra Day Off For Winter Recess In Public Schools; Diwali Celebrations; Infrastructure Grants In NYC: Mayor Adams
Editor’s note: This week, learn about the Mayor awarding the Key to the City to…
OPINION: Polls Are Open! New Yorkers Need To Turn Out To Vote – Mayor Adams
Polls Are Open! Editor’s note, You can see our previous coverage on the election, with…
Bishop Lamor Whitehead (‘Bling Bishop’) Files Motion For Bail Pending Exoneration: Main Witness Informant Who Allegedly Fabricated Conspiracy
Bishop Lamor Miller Whitehead Files Motion for Bail Pending Exoneration, Citing Targeted Actions Against Black…
Nine Straight Months Of Crime Reduction: Restoring Our City’s Safer Streets, Co-Response Teams To Help Unhoused/ Homeless New Yorkers
Mayor Eric Adams Community Op-Ed: Nine Straight Months of Crime Reduction Editor’s note: Staten Islander…
Hear From The Mayor Show: New Schools Chancellor Speaks, Caribbean Pepperpot Radio, Remarks At FIAO Columbus Day Parade, New Co-Response Operation Focused On Unhoused New Yorkers, Saloni Sethi Appointed Commissioner Of Mayor’s Office To End Domestic, Gender-Based Violence
Editor’s note: In this article, readers will learn about what New York City’s mayor has…
Roll-Out Completed of First-Ever No-Cost Pain-Free Citywide Curbside Composting, City Flags At Half Staff On Oct 7th Anniversary, Flag Raising For Republic Of North Korea, General Pulaski Day Parade, Nigerian Independence Day Parade, NYPD Gospel Fest
MAYOR ADAMS ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF ROLL-OUT OF FIRST-EVER NO-COST, PAIN-FREE CITYWIDE CURBSIDE COMPOSTING PROGRAM Hundreds…
Grocery Stores That Donate Expiring Food Instead Of Discounting Or Discarding Make Higher Profits
Grocery stores that donate expiring food − instead of price discounting or discarding − make…
New Yorkers Are Saying Yes To More Affordable Housing, City Of Yes Proposals: Mayor Adams
New Yorkers Are Saying “Yes” to More Affordable Housing and “City of Yes” Editor’s note:…
MTA Commits To Awarding Historic Amount Of Work To Underutilized Businesses In New Capital Plan
MTA Announces Commitment to Award a Historic Amount of Work — Up to $7.5 Billion…
How Campaign Finance Violations Often Grow Into Dramatic Scandals – In Light Of New Allegations Against Mayor Adams
Eric Adams indictment: How campaign finance violations often grow into dramatic scandals Charlie Hunt, Boise State…
Mayor Adams Historic Indictment: Mayor Adams, Marianne Pizzitola, Citizens United, Rep. Malliotakis Weigh In
Below, politicians, activists, and the mayor himself respond to the recent announcement of the Grand…
Brooklyn Community Board Positions Now Open: Entry Level Into Municipal Government
Editor’s note: The employment opportunity described below includes membership in the city’s union contract. This…
Mayor Adams Hosts Reception Celebrating Caribbean American Heritage At Gracie Mansion
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Frederick Douglass Memorial Park, Staten Island’s Only Non-Sectarian Cemetery Founded By, For NYC’s Black Community
MAYOR ADAMS, LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION DESIGNATE STATEN ISLAND’S FREDERICK DOUGLASS MEMORIAL PARK AS INDIVIDUAL LANDMARK Frederick Douglass…
Reparations For Caribbean Islands Including Grenada To Rebuild Education, Healthcare Systems After Devastations Of Slavery – Laura Trevelyan Interview
Reparations For Caribbean Islands Particularly Grenada – Laura Trevelyan Interview About Slave-Holding Ancestors, Moving Forward …
Brooklyn-Based Performance Ensemble, Dance Company Urban Bush Women Kicks Off 40th Anniversary With Week-Long Series At Lincoln Center
Urban Bush Women (UBW) kicks off their 40th Anniversary with a week-long series at Lincoln Center!…
Community Movie Night At Staten Island Ferryhawks Stadium This Friday: Free Showing Of Disney’s The Little Mermaid
Editor’s note: Staten Islander News recently covered the bike donation event at the Staten Island…
Lawmakers Pass Bill To Fund Stillbirth Prevention Research: Most Are Preventable
Bill to Fund Stillbirth Prevention and Research Passes Congress by Duaa Eldeib ProPublica is a…
Celebrating Juneteenth With New Heritage Walk, Landmarking Of Frederick Douglass Memorial Park, Other Progress Toward Equality
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OPINION: Socialism Takes Over Society Quietly, Proceeding By Stealth To Convince Constituents That They Can Be Shielded From Vicissitudes Of Life While Offering Fairness, Justice: DEI May Be Exemplary Of This Takeover
Socialism’s Very Quiet Revolution Editor’s note: Readers can learn more about the topic of socialism…
Felony Disenfranchisement For Convictions Including Plea Deals: Affects 4 Million Previous Voters – Why It Matters
Felony disenfranchisement in the US: An explainer and research roundup by Clark Merrefield, The Journalist’s…
Walmart Celebrates Extra Day Of Black History Month In New York To Showcase Black-Owned Brands, Products – How They Can Enhance Your Daily Routines
Walmart is celebrating an extra day of Black History month in New York “Walmart’s Black…
American Prison System Supplies Slave Labor To Largest Corporations Across Industries – Slavery Hidden Behind Prison Walls Continues Unabated, Unlikely To Be Repealed
The 13th Amendment’s fatal flaw created modern-day convict slavery In this rare photograph taken in 2000,…
Black Southern Nurses Committed To Controlling Tuberculosis – Risking Their Lives – Worked At Staten Island’s Sea View Hospital During Great Depression
The Black Angels: The Untold Story of the Nurses Who Helped Cure Tuberculosis February 11 •…
NYS’s Cannabis Dispensaries Can Finally Move Forward After Settlement
A group of disabled veterans, led by Carmine Fiore, reached a settlement in their case…
NYC DCA Celebrates Capital Funding Projects Across NYC Including Africa Center, Apollo Theater, American Museum Of Natural History
NYC DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS ANNOUNCES FUNDING FOR THE AFRICA CENTER & CULTURAL CAPITAL PROJECTS ACROSS MANHATTAN…
Fraunces Tavern Museum Receives Citation From Mayor Adams At Opening Night Gala For “Fraunces Birch Trials” Exhibition
“THE BIRCH TRIALS AT FRAUNCES TAVERN” OPENS AT FRAUNCES TAVERN® MUSEUM IN NEW YORK CITY…
In Honor Of Black History Month, National Lighthouse Museum Presents Lighting The Way: African American Lightkeepers In Civil War America
Lighting the Way: African American Lightkeepers in Civil War America The National Lighthouse Museum (NLM)…
Learn About Arturo Schomburg – Bibliophile, Activist, Advocate – How His Vision, Dedication Lead To Creation Of Schomburg Center For Research In Black Culture
I wouldn’t be writing this today were it not for Arturo Schomburg’s vision and dedication, which…
Ye and AntiSemitism: Play For Control Or Message Skewed By Ambiguity?
By now, we’ve all heard about the rapper/producer/fashion designer called Ye, formerly known as Kanye…
Addressing Black Mental Health Disparities: Collaboration Between United Way And Deloitte Health Equity Institute
March 10, 2022, Alexandria, VA — United Way Worldwide is collaborating with Deloitte to advance health…
Voices From The Deep South – Persistent Inequities For Poor Blacks
by April Simpson, Center for Public Integrity The legacy of slavery continues to shape life…
AOC Addresses Question About Conditions At Rikers Island Jail Complex
At a town hall meeting on Tuesday, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez addressed a question posed…
Black Communities Become “Sacrifice Zones” For Industrial Pollution – Legal Challenges Drag For Decades
One of the most dangerous chemical plants in America sits in one of West Virginia’s…
ProPublica: Conservationists Envision Nature Sanctuaries, Black Farmers Witness Legacy Stolen
by Tony Briscoe, ProPublica Editor’s Note: This is an interesting read. Please understand that these…