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Michael Blake to run for mayor.

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Michael Blake, son of Jamaican immigrants, runs for NYC Mayor

By Nelson A. King

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QNS

Queens’ most influential and iconic Power Women celebrated at the esteemed annual ceremony

Participants at the annual Legislative Scholarship Gala, an event aimed at raising funds for college students.

The 54th Annual Legislative Conference: A celebration of Diversity, Equity, and Empowerment

By Orlande Fleury

NY Attorney General Letitia James speaks as Connecticut Attorney General William Tong (L) listens on during a press conference on the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) at Manhattan Federal Courthouse on Feb. 14, 2025 in New York City.

James stops Elon Musk, DOGE from accessing private information and cutting federal funds

By Nelson A. King

NY Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a press conference on the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) at Manhattan Federal Courthouse on Feb. 14, 2025 in New York City.

James condemns Trump’s cuts to World Trade Center Health Program

By Nelson A. King

New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

Immigration advocates in NY City condem Mayor Adams

By Dawn Plummer

Supervisor Don Clavin, Hempstead Town Board, left, Consul General of Guyana to New York, Michael E. Brotherson, Permanent Representative to the UN, Carolyn Rodrigues Birkett, during an Independence flag raising ceremony last year.

Guyana

Guyana Consulate celebrates Republic Anniversary with Times Square video and Poughkeepsie Bridge lighting

By Tangerine Clarke

New York Attorney General Letitia James.

Brooklyn

AG James secures $6M judgment against unlicensed cannabis store in Brooklyn

By Nelson A. King

Sparkle Sugar, the creative force behind Coki by Cottage Kind, brings dreams to life one candle at a time.

Guyana

Coki by Cottage Kind: A whimsical escape for creativity and candle making

By Tracey Khan

Attorney General of New York Letitia James speaks onstage during the 39th Annual Brooklyn Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at BAM Peter Jay Sharp Building on Jan. 20, 2025 in New York City.

James secures over $6.9M in refunds for New Yorkers wrongfully charged for COVID-19 testing

By Nelson A. King

New York City Mayor Eric Adams arrives for Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch’s “State of the NYPD” address on January 30, 2025 in New York City. The Justice Department is reportedly in talks to drop its corruption case against Mayor Adams. Adams is schedule to stand trial on federal corruption charges on April 21, 2025.

‘I never broke the law, and I never would’: Adams on DOJ’S dismissal of corruption charges

By Nelson A. King

Candidate for NY City Council District 28, Janeet Singh, left, is pictured with a resident, District Leader Albert Baldeo, Dr. Dhanpaul Narine, Bibi Alli, and others, who pleaded with President Trump for compassion, and to make a pathway to legal status, for law-abiding immigrants, who are business owners, and parents of professional children, during a demonstration in Richmond Hill, Queens.

Richmond Hill, Queens community hold unity rally amidst growing rhetoric from the Trump administration

By Tangerine Clarke

City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams.

NY City Council launches fund drive to support Immigrants

By Dawn Plummer

Honorees Elizabeth Mitchell, principal 27Q064 Queens; Tangerine Clarke, Caribbean Life contributor; Dr. Veronica Wiltshire, moderator; and Dr. Dhanpaul Narine, founder of the Queens Book Fair & Literary Festival, Inc., after plaques were presented on behalf of the organization., during a Black History presentation, at the Queens Library Richmond Hill Branch, on Feb. 8.

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Queens Book Fair celebrates Black History at 7th educational initiative, honors two for exceptional contributions

By Tangerine Clarke

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Brooklyn Paper

Brooklyn celebrates Black History Month with events honoring culture and history

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Bronx Times

Schneps Media honors many of the borough’s best at its annual Bronx Power List event

More from Around NYC

The Bronx Defenders grilled burgers and hotdogs for hundreds of hungry neighbors who had worked up an appetite enjoying music and games at the block party.

Bronx Defenders host annual community block party

Children harvest plants at the hydroponics lab at New York Hall of Science. Photo courtesy of NY Sun Works/New York Hall of Science.

Queens families harvest over 50 pounds of produce at NYSCI’s hydroponics lab

Councilmember Mercedes Narcisse among members of the clergy as Brooklyn Canarsie Lions hosted a successful Brotherhood Service, distributed Thanksgiving gifts in November 2024.

Haitian officials debunk viral video of alleged ICE confrontation

NYPD cops ride the 4 train.

1 train stabbing: Man arrested for attacking straphanger on board Manhattan train