New York Archives

Long Island White Woman Arrested For Hit-And-Run After Striking Young Black Boys

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonAugust 19, 2020August 19, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonAugust 19, 2020August 19, 20205057

A 31-year-old Long Island, NY white woman was arrested after leaving two boys hospitalized with serious injuries after a hit-and-run accident...

News

Black Men Guard Black Woman’s Home From Racist White Neighbors on Long Island, NY

Derek MajorJuly 20, 2020July 24, 2020

by Derek MajorJuly 20, 2020July 24, 202075063

After a Black woman in Long Island said she was being harassed, a group of Black men have begun providing security overnight to ensure her...

Politics

Middle School Principal Jamaal Bowman Claims Victory Over 16-Term Democrat

Derek MajorJune 25, 2020June 25, 2020

by Derek MajorJune 25, 2020June 25, 20202531

Progressive Jamaal Bowman declares a win over New York's longest-serving Congress member in the Democratic primary for the 16th Congressional District...

On The Clock

One Couple’s Recipe for Business Survival In COVID-19

Caroline ClarkeMay 13, 2020May 13, 2020

by Caroline ClarkeMay 13, 2020May 13, 202014820

This couple have done everything they can to save their restaurant, uplift their community, and survive the virus themselves....

Lifestyle

Former NBA Player Stephon Marbury to Deliver 10 Million Masks from China for New Yorkers

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonMarch 30, 2020April 27, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonMarch 30, 2020April 27, 20201941

The former NY Knicks player helped arrange a deal to send 10 million masks from China to New York...

News

NY Jets & Johnson Family Partner With United Way to Launch COVID-19 Fund for Vulnerable New Yorkers

Selena HillMarch 28, 2020March 28, 2020

by Selena HillMarch 28, 2020March 28, 2020595

With the support of the NY Jets and Johnson family, United Way of New York City launched the COVID-19 Community Fund to help those in...

News

New York To Freeze Student and Medical Debt Payments

Derek MajorMarch 20, 2020March 20, 2020

by Derek MajorMarch 20, 2020March 20, 2020689

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York Attorney General Letitia James have announced the state will not collect on medical or student debt for at least...

Entrepreneurship

Minority-Owned Investment Firms Lands Big Deal to Redevelop New York’s JFK International Airport

Jeffrey McKinneyJanuary 15, 2020January 15, 2020

by Jeffrey McKinneyJanuary 15, 2020January 15, 2020809

American Triple I, a minority-owned investment firm, has been chosen to work with JetBlue as an equity partner in the new JFK Airport redevelopment project....