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Council Member Farah N. Louis addresses town hall in Brooklyn on City of Yes for Housing Opportunity in July 2024.

Brooklyn

Caribbean pols join Brooklyn Dems in honoring Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

By Nelson A. King

District Leader of Richmond Hill and Ozone Park, Albert Basdeo.

Fear stalks the land

By Bert Wilkinson

Hercules sings "50 Years" on way to winning Golden Jubilee Independence Monarch last year.

Grenada

Hercules crowned Grenada-New York Independence Monarch for record seventh time

By Nelson A. King

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Bronx Times

Acclaimed reggae documentary to make NYC premiere at Bronx Music Hall

New York State Governor Kathy Hochul delivers her State of the State speech at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany, New York on Jan. 14, 2025.

Hochul’s ‘fighting for your family’ in 2025 State of the State

By Nelson A. King

The Stewart Hotel in midtown Manhattan is being used as an intake and assessment center for recently arrived immigrants on October 07, 2022 in New York City. A parking lot is being prepared on Randall's Island for the arrival of migrants that have arrived from Texas. After cancelling the plan to house asylum seekers in tents on Orchard Beach, Mayor Eric Adams is now preparing to move the site to Randall's Island.

Adams closes more Caribbean migrant shelters

By Nelson A. King

bronx power list

Bronx Times

Schneps Media to host the 20th annual Bronx Power List

Governor Kathy Hochul.

Health

New law for prenatal benefits

By Dawn Plummer

Children and their parents enjoy the holiday party hosted by Resorts World NYC and the NYPD.

Resorts World NYC, NYPD bring holiday cheer to Queens families

By Tracey Khan

Mayor Eric Adams.

AMNY

Op-Ed | Celebrating 400 years of the greatest city in the world

Singing Christmas Carols on Christmas Eve Night on the steps of Fenimore Street United Methodist Church with Santa.

Caroling, Candlelight Service climax Christmas celebration at FSUMC

By Nelson A. King

Keren Espinoza, center, surrounded by Help Us Help the World Foundation members and community leaders during the Christmas toy giveaway.

Queens

Bringing holiday cheer: Help Us Help the World Foundation spreads joy in Richmond Hill and Ozone Park

By Tracey Khan

Mayor Eric Adams speaks at the Billie Holiday Theatre in Restoration Plaza on July 28, 2022 in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn borough in New York City

Adams to deliver 2025 State of the City Address at The Apollo

By Nelson A. King

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

By Nelson A. King

Mayor Eric Adams.

Year-in-Review 2024

By Nelson A. King

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

Caribbean politicians celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa

By Nelson A. King

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A Brooklyn man and three teens were arrested and charged with attempted murder and other crimes for allegedly shooting a 23-year-old woman in Ridgewood on Feb. 17.

Brooklyn man, three teens, busted hours after drive-by shooting injures innocent bystander in Ridgewood: NYPD

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