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New York City Mayor Eric Adams

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Op-Ed: Standing in solidarity with our Dominican Community

By Mayor Eric Adams

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Caribbean

Trump’s Caribbean policy is a wake-up call for the diaspora in New York City

By Troy Blackwell

MTA New York City Transit President Demetrius Crichlow.

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Op-ed | What NYC Transit is doing to make the city greener

By Demetrius Crichlow

Mark Levine announces candidacy race for NY Comptroller.

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Op-Ed | Affordable housing hidden in plain sight

By Mark Levine, Manhattan Borough President

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Op-Ed | Immigration legal support: The key to unlocking my American dream

By Ardil Zîlan

A CUNY student in front of the Brooklyn Public Library.

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How we’re connecting more CUNY students to careers

By Félix V. Matos Rodríguez

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Protecting our communities through responsible gaming

By Pastor James Neville

Barbados Prime Minister, Mia Mottley.

Barbados

Shaping the future: How advocacy fuels progress in a changing world

By Lilia Burunciuc, World Bank Director for the Caribbean

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Op-Ed | CUNY research success brings big public benefit

By Félix V. Matos Rodríguez

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Why the Hudson Yards casino will hurt local small businesses

By Fathy Rady & Robert Sanfiz

Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr. (1887-1940) Jamaican-born Pan-Africanist publisher, journalist and orator. Founder in 1914 of the Universal Negro Improvement Association aimed at uniting Africa and its diaspora.

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Garvey pardoned after 101 years

By Sadie Campbell – President of the Jamaica Progressive League

Lilia Burunciuc, World Bank Director for Caribbean countries.

Barbados

The Caribbean’s Education System: What do declining pass rates reveal?

By Lilia Burunciuc, World Bank Director for Caribbean countries

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Celebrating a year of progress for CUNY

By Félix V. Matos Rodríguez

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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2024: A record year of delivering for New Yorkers

By Mayor Eric Adams

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn.

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A new path forward for Downstate SUNY

By Chancellor John B. King Jr.

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Op-Ed | Keeping our promise to NYC retirees: The City Council’s duty to defend healthcare rights

By City Council Member Christopher Marte

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