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Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. hosted a spirited Diwali celebration at the Kissena Hindu Center in Queens, and presented Citation of Honor to community leaders who have made significant contributions throughout the borough. From left are Dr. Vipul Patel, Sami Sarkar, Guyanese-born Dr. Sharla Madho-Khargi, Dr. Shreeya Tuladhar, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. (in back), Nagasser Ramgarib, Ashif Ahmed, and Rasik Sanghavi. The event was held on Oct. 16.

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Queens BP Donovan Richards Jr. Diwali celebration honors seven

By Tangerine Clarke

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Roland Ottley, Esq. in his law office.

‘Affidavit alone won’t cut it’: Brooklyn immigration lawyer warns of stricter Green Card rules

By Nelson A. King

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with the media accompanied by players of the Juventus soccer team, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 18, 2025.

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Rights groups demand legal memo on Caribbean boat strikes

By Nelson A. King

Mayor Eric Adams launches signature programs for new mothers, families avoid shelter and poverty.

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Adams launches signature programs for new mothers, families avoid shelter and poverty

By Nelson A. King

GraceKennedy Foundation Project Officer Jade-Ashley Carberry- Meikle engages with TV host Zay Harding (fourth from left) and children from the Rose Town community in Kingston during filming of The Visioneers With Zay Harding.

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GraceKennedy Foundation brings global recognition to Jamaica with CBS TV series ‘Visioneers’

By Tangerine Clarke

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

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Adams joins coalition opposing military deployment in cities

By Nelson A. King

Dheeraj Khurana, MD, has been appointed Chief of Cardiology at Episcopal Health Services.

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Episcopal Health Services appoints cardiology chief

By Staff

Adjunct Professor of Caribbean Studies, SUNY, Martin P. Felix.

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Grenadian scholar renews call for Slave Trade reparations

By Nelson A. King

A group of people dressed in Halloween costumes walking down a street with one of them playing a violin.

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By Vinette K. Pryce

Rev. Lawrence Craig, third from left; Pastor the Rev. Roger Jackson, fourth from left; First Lady, Sis. Kim Jackson, fifth from left; Sis. Herline Florival, organist; and some members of FSUMC Men's Group after Worship Service.

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FSUMC hosts successful ‘Men’s Day’

By Nelson A. King

Members of the IOUM Youth Sector under the direction of Hon. Maurice Stewart (center) with members of the mechanics Choir in the background joined with the congregation in the candle ceremony, for a tribute to the 911 victims.

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Brooklyn Mechanics Order celebrates 268th Anniversary

By Nelson A. King

Silver medalist Dominica's Thea Lafond celebrates on the podium during the Women's Triple Jump Medal Ceremony at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2025.

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Dominica’s LaFond appointed to World Athletics Commission

By Devika Ragoonanan

Veteran Anthony Beckford.

Beckford hails Adams’ exit from Mayoral race

By Nelson A. King

U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and other Democratic House members hold a press conference on the House Steps a day before a partial government shutdown is set to take effect on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., Sept. 30, 2025

National

Jeffries, Schumer blame Trump, Republicans for Fed shutdown

By Nelson A. King

Mayor Eric Adams.

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Op-ed | Seasons change, but priority of building record amounts of housing to make NYC affordable stays the same

By Mayor Eric Adams

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