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Governor Kathy Hochul unveils Liberty Landing, a transformative project to convert the state-owned 100,000 square-foot former Bayview Correctional Facility in Manhattan into affordable housing for low-income residents and supportive housing for formerly incarcerated individuals reentering the community. The proposed project, a joint venture between Camber Property Group and Osborne Association, would invest over $108 million in West Chelsea and provide 124 permanently affordable housing units and on-site supportive services.

Hochul grants clemency to 22

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Tropicalfete’s Grand Finale 3 Steel Pan Performance.

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Tropicalfete celebrates ‘Year of Cultural Excellence’

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Val Adams was the opening act during VINCI 40th Anniversary Gala Luncheon at El Caribe Country Club in Brooklyn.

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Top Entertainment Stories 2024

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Mayor Eric Adams.

Year-in-Review 2024

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Brooklyn's Black Santa with Council Member Rita Joseph (right).

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Caribbean-American District Leader Anthony Beckford plays Brooklyn’s Black Santa joyfully

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Rita Marley during LIVE 8 - Philadelphia - Show at Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Celebrating the legacy of Rita Marley

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Assembly Member Monique Chandler-Waterman, second from left, with Santa and staffers.

Caribbean politicians celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa

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Beres Hammond performs at Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park on Aug. 18, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Top Reggae artistes to headline Intimate Concert 2025

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U.S. Rep. Yvette D. Clarke.

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Clarke again leads letter to Biden urging exoneration of Marcus Garvey

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Governor Kathy Hochul.

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Hochul announces $62M in arts and culture grants

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Sen. Zellnor Myrie, leaders in Southeast Queens warn New Yorkers of deed theft scams.

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New Yorkers warned about deed theft scams this holiday season

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Pastor the Rev. Roger Jackson, who portrays "King Herod" with Mary and Joseph, second and third from right, with Baby Jesus, and the cast of the pageant, "Good Keeps His Promise."

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FSUMC celebrates nostalgic Children’s Christmas Pageant

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Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson with Family Life Academy Charter School II students.

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Bronx Borough Prez Vanessa Gibson debuts ‘Tis the Season’ Concert

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Marlon “Famous” Pinnock, principal of LUST All White Gala.

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Connecticut-based promoter upbeat about hosting first event in Jamaica

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Participants at the Kwanzaa 2022 celebration at the Brooklyn Children's Museum.

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Brooklyn Children’s Museum celebrates Kwanzaa

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Senator Addabbo admires Louise Naples’ handmade quilts.

Addabbo hosts dynamic, diverse ‘Artist Showcase’

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