New York Local News – Caribbean Life

Bronx Times

‘Don’t let anyone erase our history’ Bronx Borough President hosts Caribbean Heritage Month celebration

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Bronx Times

The Bronx Power List returns this August — and the room will show it

Brooklyn

Brooklyn Mavens preserves Brooklyn’s authentic voice amid rapid change

By Tracey Khan

NY: Brooklyn celebrates Pride

Pridefest ‘For All Of Us’ culminates month-long period of Big Apple revelry

By Vinette K. Pryce

Brooklyn

Juneteenth NYC festival celebrates freedom, resilience in East New York

By Tangerine Clarke

Guyana’s “historic and epic” Diamond Jubilee Independence Parade and Unity Concert in Brooklyn on Sunday, June 7, 2026.

Guyana

Thousands attend Guyana’s Diamond Jubilee Independence celebration in Brooklyn

By Nelson A. King

The legendary Tony Award-winning actress and three-time Grammy nominee Melba Moore wows patrons at a Pre-Father’s Day Jazz & Cocktails celebration at the American Legion Hall in Canarsie, Brooklyn.

Brooklyn

Legendary Melba Moore wows VINCI Pre-Father’s Day Jazz and Cocktails event

By Nelson A. King

Pastor Gilford Monrose speaks to community leaders at Ebenezer Urban Ministry Center in Brownsville on the first day of the summit.

Community leaders gather to address teen takeovers and subway surfing

By Dawn Plummer

Dr. Beryl Williams, CAPA’s founder and president, addressed a recent Caribbean American Heritage event at Hempstead City Hall.

Brooklyn

Local groups to hold Caribbean American Heritage Month and Juneteenth celebration June 19

By Tangerine Clarke

Jamaican reggae singer Mikey Spice will headline the 3rd Annual Festival on July 4.

Music

Veteran reggae singer Mikey Spice to headline All White Caribbean Jerk Fest

By Nelson A. King

Brooklyn Community Services (BCS) Executive Director Archana Jayaram.

Local non-profit Brooklyn Community Services celebrates 160 years

By Milette Millington

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AMNY

Photos: Puerto Rican Day parade says ‘¡Wepa!’

A general view of FIFA World Cup 2026 branding inside MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Business

Can Caribbean Americans cash in on the World Cup?

By Clive Bacchus

A New York Knicks fan poses at the 34th Street Penn Station subway entrance after the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) painted it in orange and blue in honor of the hometown team's first championship finals in 27 years, in New York City, U.S., June 2, 2026.

Knicks-mania color Big Apple orange fanfare

By Vinette K. Pryce

Models wearing colorful designs from AJYI Variety Store during a June 4 Afro-Caribbean fashion show on the Dorothy L. Goosby Plaza in celebration of Caribbean Heritage at Hempstead Town Hall. Other colorfully dressed audience members look on.

Hempstead brings cultural pride to Caribbean American Heritage Month observance

By Tangerine Clarke

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, part of the New York Public Library (NYPL).

Schomburg Center to host festival celebrating 100 years next weekend

By Milette Millington

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