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Because Roots Event

Brooklyn Paper

‘Because, Roots’ brings Brooklyn voices together through storytelling, New York City subway map

Henry A. Garrido, executive director of District Council 37.

Workers at Brooklyn Museum get lifeline

By Nelson A. King

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Brooklyn Paper

Op-ed | Viva il Papa! Memories of the people’s pope

prospect park monuments to motherhood sculpture

Brooklyn Paper

New Prospect Park sculpture ‘Monuments to Motherhood’ celebrates caregivers

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 directs State Flags lowered in honor of His Holiness Pope Francis

By Nelson A. King

Davis showcases a spread of Trinidadian favorites, including callaloo at the Queens of Food and Beverage scene event in Brooklyn.

Business

A Taste of Trinidad on Long Island: Trini Bites brings Caribbean flavor to the suburbs

By Tracey Khan

City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams.

City Council sues Adams for allowing ICE to operate office on Rikers Island

By Nelson A. King

New York Attorney General Letitia James.

National

James stands with law firms unlawfully targeted by Trump

By Nelson A. King

At Red Rooster, Harlem's Culinary and Cultural Traditions Take Center Stage.

Bronx

Red Rooster Harlem: Where food, music, and community thrive

By Tracey Khan

Students rally on the steps of Tweed Courthouse in lower Manhattan on Tuesday, April 8, 2025.

High school students lead rally demanding Mayor Adams halt budget cuts

By Nelson A. King

New York Governor Kathy Hochul addresses the media following President Trump's efforts to kill New York's congestion pricing on Feb. 19, 2025 in New York City.

Hochul warns of Trump’s devastating cuts to NY infrastructure

By Nelson A. King

City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams.

NYIC, Speaker Adams rip Mayor Adams for opening ICE office on Rikers Island

By Nelson A. King

BP Antonio Reynoso, third from left, with officials shortly after the launch of the recently announced new Advanced Certificate in Perinatal Mental Health.

Brooklyn

Brooklyn College President Anderson, BP Reynoso launch NY’s first credit-bearing Perinatal Mental Health Certification Program

By Tangerine Clarke

Attorney Victoria Pilger and Albert Elia seated in front of a wall-to-wall shelf of law books.

Local resident fights New York State’s systematic discrimination

By Milette Millington

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez.

Brooklyn

Brooklyn DA, NYPD to offer $500 for handguns at Bed-Stuy gun buyback

By Nelson A. King

Mayor Eric Adams.

Mayor Adams announces full minimum pay rate for app-based restaurant delivery workers

By Tangerine Clarke

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empire city

Empire City Casino by MGM Resorts marks World Hunger Day by affirming its support for initiatives combating food insecurity in the Bronx and Westchester

outdoor dance

Queens Outdoor Dance Festival brings diverse performances to Middle Village

Collage of Democrats in NYC Mayor's race. These five candidates offered ideas of how to improve housing in the city.

NYC mayor’s race: Five Democrats offer big promises on homelessness and housing at interborough forum

temporary highway

Repair not rebuild: Brooklyn and Queens neighborhood groups urge DOT to end plans for major BQE overhaul