New York Local News – Page 23 of 315 – Caribbean Life

Pediatrician checks the heart of a kid.

Health

American Heart Association in New York City marks 100th anniversary

By Mark Hurley for the American Heart Association

Aleeia Abraham, founder of The BlaQue Resource Network in Queens.

People

Aleeia Abraham: Trailblazing entrepreneur and community builder in Queens

By Tracey Khan

Joshua Dat sitting on top of the counter inside his restaurant, Datz Deli.

Business

Giving back to the community is how this restaurant owner shows kindness

By Milette Millington

Mayor Eric Adams announces more than $2 bllion in medical debt to be cancelled.

Health

Billions for medical debt relief for New Yorkers

By Nelson A. King

South Queens Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar.

Cannabis

Queens pol tables legislation to immediately close illegal ganja shops

By Nelson A. King

Rev. Ian B. Straker.

Brooklyn

Jamaican-American clergyman calls for ‘massive infusion of humanitarian aid’ in Israeli-Hamas war

By Nelson A. King

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

Grenada

KING HERCULES

By Nelson A. King

Honorees with members of the South Jersey Caribbean Cultural and Development Organization Inc. From left, Star Benjamin, Livingston Benjamin, Kordell Baily, Dave Benjamin Watkis, Rohan Pierre, Berdine Gordon-Litterean, Niger Ali Sr, Denise Willoughby, Keith Mitchell Morgan, Eldiean Morgan, James Cordice, and Kylla Herbert.

South Jersey Caribbean Cultural group shows appreciation, honors six

By Nelson A. King

Murad Awawdeh, NYIC's executive director.

Caribbean asylum seekers ‘out in the cold’ in city preliminary budget: NYIC

By Nelson A. King

Martin Luther King Jr.

Dan’s Papers

Op-Ed: What Would Martin Luther King Jr.’s Response be to Current Anti-Semitism?

Elected officials, clergy leaders, pastors gathered together for a moment during the celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King birthday on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024 at Alliance Tabernacle Church, on Clarendon Road.

Brooklyn

It was King’s legacy!

By Dawn Plummer

An image of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. displayed at Queens College.

Queens

Queens College pays tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., honors Jennifer Jones Austin for outstanding contributions to change

By Tracey Khan

President of VMW Law, Dr. Vivian M. Williams.

People

Guyana Police serving criminal summons in US ‘a grave misstep’: Distinguished Guyanese lawyer

By Nelson A. King

Constituents listened with rapt attention to the information shared at a Jan. 12, Grant Guidance non-profit information session, at the Flatbush YMCA, hosted by Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, in partnership with Rita C. Joseph, District 40, Council Member Farah N. Louis, District 45, and Senator Kevin S. Parker, District 21.

Brooklyn legislators hosts informative guidance for grant seekers

By Tangerine Clarke

Gov. Kathy Hochul, joined by the state's Office of Mental Health Commissioner Ann Sullivan, announced "sweeping investments" in mental health services, especially for youth, in a press conference on Jan. 11, 2023.

Bronx Times

Gov. Hochul announces $50M to expand inpatient mental health care

Caribbean American New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams.

Williams, immigrant advocates rip Hochul’s State of the State address

By Nelson A. King

More from Around NYC

Members of the Bangladeshi Muslim community buy clothes on Chaand Raat for Eid.

Bangladeshi communities in Castle Hill keep Chaand Raat tradition alive in the Bronx

Christ the King star Olivia Vukosa was surprised that 6-time Olympic gold medalist Diana Taurasi presented her with the Gatorade National Girls Basketball Player of the Year trophy on Thursday.

Christ the King hoops star Olivia Vukosa named recipient of Gatorade National Girls Basketball Player of the Year award

Muslim New Yorkers pray in park to mark end of Ramadan

As NYC’s first Muslim mayor marked Ramadan in public, many Muslim New Yorkers felt seen

Muslim New Yorkers pray in park to mark end of Ramadan

As NYC’s first Muslim mayor marked Ramadan in public, many Muslim New Yorkers felt seen