3-Alarm Fire Displaces 17 In Passaic As Red Cross Assists Multiple Families
A three-alarm fire displaced 17 people from a mixed-use residential building in Passaic on Saturday, Jan. 10, according to city officials and the American Red Cross. The fire broke out at 46 Quincy Ave., where a grocery store is on the first level and multi-family homes are on the upper levels, Mayo…
IN MEMORIAM: Thomas H. Watkins Built What Black Media Was Told Could Not Last
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In a 2008 oral history interview, Watkins described himself as a capitalist without hesitation. Ownership, he said, was not optional for Black advancement. Newspapers were economic engines as much as civic institutions, and advertising dollars spent in Black communities should remain there. Thomas H....
Streamer Konvy Reportedly Shot At While Livestreaming In New York City
According to social media reports, streamer Konvy was shot while live-streaming in New York last night.
1908: Haggerino the Harlem Tramp Cat of West 115th Street
The following story of Old New York features a cat stuck in a tree on West 115th Street, two little boys named Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln, a Harlem police cat named Tom Findlay, a hefty police officer, two spiritual leaders named Father Divine and Sweet Daddy Grace, a Harlem cow pasture, the King Towers (NYCHA...
Fallen paralyzed NYC Det. Steven McDonald honored on 9th anniversary of death
Family and friends gathered to remember fallen NYPD Detective Steven McDonald on the 9th anniversary of his death at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Manhattan on Saturday. McDonald was a 29-year-old patrolman when he was shot three times on July 12, 1986, by a 15-year-old boy while he was questioning the teen about...
17-year-old stabbed to death in Queens; police search for 2 suspects
NEW YORK - New York City police are asking for the public’s help identifying two suspects wanted in connection with the deadly stabbing of a 17-year-old boy in Queens. According to the New York City Police Department, officers responded to a 911 call reporting an assault in progress around 3:43 p.m. on Friday, Jan....
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Makes Theater Accessible With Free Under the Radar Tickets
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani partners with Under the Radar festival to distribute 1,500 free theater tickets, making experimental performances accessible to all New Yorkers.
Anti-ICE demonstrations continue in NYC in wake of Minneapolis shooting
At least 100 demonstrators took to New York City's Federal Plaza in the rain Saturday afternoon to condemn the shooting.
NYC Mayor Mamdani announces $4M to expand public bathroom access
New York City is committing $4 million to expand public bathroom access across the five boroughs, Mayor Mamdani announced Saturday.
Homeowners risk $8,000 fines under new ‘gutter law’ – and you might have to...
A HIDDEN home hookup could cost homeowners thousands as the city moves to crack down on rain gutters that feed straight into the sewer. Officials warn the penalties can climb as high as $8,000 for repeat offenders under a so-called “gutter law,” and homeowners may have to pay out of pocket to fix it.
