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City Council Majority Leader Amanda Farias and the Caribbean Equality Project, hosted a free turkey giveaway and community resource fair in Soundview, Saturday.

Bronx Times

CM Farias distributes free turkeys in Soundview ahead of Thanksgiving

Candidate for NYC Comptroller Jenifer Rajkumar addressing supporters, some holding placards, during a kickoff campaign on Nov. 21 at the Palace in Woodside.

Politics

Jenifer Rajkumar begins campaign for comptroller

By Tangerine Clarke

Danielle Fairbairn-Bland, whose family roots are in the Caribbean country of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

Local woman spreads kindness: Delivering essential resources to the vulnerable

By Milette Millington

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 elevates drought level to warning

By Nelson A. King

Volunteers with rakes completed their mission to clear beds and plant bulbs in Canarsie Park, Brooklyn, for a colorful spring bloom as part of the community beautification project. Founder of LEAD'N, Grenadian-national Jennifer Viechweg-Horsford, standing tall, seven from left, thanked neighborhood residents for their fantastic day of service last Saturday.

Brooklyn

Beautifying Canarsie Park: Bloom into Spring initiative

By Tangerine Clarke

baker

QNS

From $19 to Six Figures: Rosedale baker turns pandemic setback into flourishing cake business

Tiffani Sahai, owner of Trini Street Food (second from left) with her team.

Trinidad & Tobago

A taste of Trinidad in Long Island: How Tiffani Sahai’s Food Truck is filling a Caribbean flavor gap

By Tracey Khan

Mayor Eric Adams was at a roundtable with representatives from the Guyanese community at City Hall.

Caribbean American Healthcare Awards

Guyanese community activist James Richmond claims Round Table with Adams ‘a missed opportunity’

By Nelson A. King

A fire burns at Prospect Park, New York City, New York, U.S., November 8, 2024, in this picture obtained from social media.

Adams bans grilling in parks amid elevated fire risk, historic drought

By Nelson A. King

Susan Almodovar, owner of Unicare Adult Daycare, joins family, friends, and community leaders for the ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the opening of her new South Richmond Hill location.

Health

Unicare expands in Queens with heartfelt ceremony and community support

By Tracey Khan

New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

NY City ending voucher program for migrants

By Dawn Plummer

Time to celebrate! Brooklyn Children's Museum relaunches monthly program, 'Ti Atis'.

Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn Children’s Museum relaunches ‘Ti Atis’ cultural series showcasing Haitian heritage

Wesley Millington, fourth from left, receives an award, flanked by COSAGO President Crispin Friday and his wife, Ancilla, to Millington's right; SVG Consul General to the United States Rondy McIntosh and his wife, Semone, to Millington's left; and O'Brien Simmons, left.

Outstanding two receive SVG Independence Anniversary honors in N.Y.

By Nelson A. King

Gov. Kathy Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James provided an update on nonpartisan efforts to protect voting rights and public safety across New York State during the 2024 elections on Oct. 28. Photo courtesy

Politics

Hochul, James launch nonpartisan efforts to safeguard voting rights and public safety in Presidential Elections

By Nelson A. King

Assembly MemberRodneyse Bichotte-Hermelyn in her office in Flatbush.

Brooklyn

Brooklyn Dems relentless in ensuring every vote counts in Presidential Elections

By Nelson A. King

Governor Hochul meets with Brooklynites during a recent visit to Little Haiti.

Brooklyn Paper

Gov. Hochul meets with Little Haiti locals during neighborhood check-in

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Tenants and members of Bronx Defenders, Community Action for Safe Apartments (CASA), New Settlement, Bronx Leadership Organizing Center, Met Council on Housing, PSC-CUNY and NYC-DSA rally outside of Hostos Community College ahead of the Bronx Rent Guidelines Board meeting.

‘The Bronx is not for sale’ Rent-stabilized tenants demand rent freeze at Bronx Rent Guidelines Board hearing

Matthew Rodriguez of Levittown, Long Island was tracked down in Virginia, where he had been a fugitive since shooting a 15-year-old boy on an A train in Ozone Park.

Long Islander held without bail for allegedly shooting a 15-year-old boy on a crowded A train in Ozone Park in April before fleeing the state: DA

Mamdani budget director speaks at city council hearing on Office of Mass Engagement

Mamdani’s $53M Mass Engagement office draws Council questions over budget, political guardrails

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