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Silvercup Studios: The Heartbeat of NYC Film and TV Production with Kris Bagwell

amaica Consul General to NY Alsion Wilson addresses the official launching of the Caribbean Diaspora United in honor of Caribbean-American Heritage Month at Russo's on the Bay in Howard Beach, Queens.

Jamaica

Jamaican Independence Anniversary Church Service rescheduled for Queens

By Nelson A. King

Kevin Sookdeo, Director of Operations, with Founder Tony Singh

People

Calvary’s Mission Food Pantry aims to raise funds for daily service at upcoming banquet

By Tracey Khan

A mother and daughter pictured at a past Curl Fest celebration.

Brooklyn

Curl Fest is coming to Lena Horne bandshell in Prospect Park this weekend

By Tangerine Clarke

Sponsors and Supporters joined author Kamla Millwood, fifth from left, during her first July 28 book tour launch at the Brooklyn Children's Museum in Crown Heights.

Books

Author Kamala K. Millwood launches book tour at Brooklyn Children’s Museum

By Tangerine Clarke

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Queens

Musicians of Color highlight Queens Museum artists-in-residence program

By Milette Millington

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QNS

Jamaican pride shines at Independence Day event at Queens Borough Hall

Kings County Judicial Nominees from left to right -- Abayomi Ajaiyeoba Whint, Esq., Tawanna M. St. Louis, Esq. and Hon. Mark Kagan

Brooklyn

Brooklyn Dems name new Civil Court judges

By Nelson A. King

St. Vincent and the Grenadines' United States Consul General Rondy McIntosh, back row, in white shirt, without cap, with nationals, with some relief items in foreground, at the Friends of Crown Heights Educational Center in Brooklyn

Brooklyn

SVG Hurricane Beryl relief ‘continues to go well’

By Nelson A. King

Rally goers hold signs demanding that the NYPD report the truth about Christin Emile's shooting death

AMNY

Seeking the truth: Family of Christin Emile demand answers from NYPD months after cops shot Brooklyn man dead

BMCC President Dr. Anthony E. Munroe, left, signs agreement with Prof. Colin Gyles, CD, UCC president, flanked by officials

Jamaica

BMCC, UCC sign agreement for ‘knowledge exchange, cultural enhancement’

By Nelson A. King

GGRF's Young Women's Leadership Academy (YWLA) graduates of 2024, with current GGRF board members.

Guyana

Guyanese Girls Rock Foundation celebrates achievements of young girls

By Milette Millington

Senator Britnee Timberlake and Lady Ira Lewis, president of the Guyana American Heritage Foundation, Inc. on stage at the Annual Family Fun Day in Orange, NJ on July 14. The two danced to Bob Marley's hit “One Love.”

Food

Thousands enjoy music, games, food at Caribbean American Annual Family Day, Orange, NJ

By Tangerine Clarke

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QNS

Queens residents can participate in donation drive for islanders impacted by Hurricane Beryl

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.

$500M investment to build, preserve affordable housing in NYC

By Nelson A. King

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QNS

Caribbean Cultural Festival comes to St. Albans next month. Here’s what to know before you go.

More from Around NYC

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Parents lead change in the Bronx child welfare system through local nonprofit RISE

Tuvergen Band 2025 Walking

Mongolian folk fusion band ‘Tuvergen’ gallops into Flushing Town Hall this Sunday

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Mamdani co-signs comeback of nonprofit property COPA bill vetoed by Adams

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Mamdani co-signs comeback of nonprofit property COPA bill vetoed by Adams