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East Side Access Will Connect Manhattan and Long Island in 2022

East Side Access Will Connect Manhattan and Long Island in 2022

Across the United States, New York City is recognized for its transportation system which allows individuals to travel between distant boroughs throughout the night and early morning.

Successful Business Woman Dolly Williams: Tough-as-Nails (that are Polished and Manicured)

Dolly Williams, co-founder and owner of A.

Our Kids in the Purple Rain: Lessons We Can Teach Children from Prince

Photo: www.troygua.com By Carla Taylor-Pla We can wear purple. We can play his music. We can even show them pictures of ourselves in the eighty's after a concert.
Photos: Grand Opening of Arts East New York

Photos: Grand Opening of Arts East New York

On Friday, April 23, Arts East New York celebrated the grand opening of its new headquarters, community space and art gallery at Livonia Commons, located at 534 Livonia Avenue.

NYPD Officer Peter Liang Gets Probation For Shooting Unarmed Man

In recent weeks, national media has circled around the sentencing of an NYPD officer who shot and killed an unarmed man in a pubic housing stairwell.

Brooklyn Locals Find Confusion at NY Primary Polling Locations

In the early morning hours as school children were being dropped off, informed citizens around Brooklyn were finding their polling site and exercising their right to vote in the New York primaries.

Prospect Park Zoo Welcomes World's Tiniest Foxes

On Monday the Wildlife Conservation Society told zoo-lovers that they will be able to visit the world's tiniest species of foxes in their new home at the Prospect Park Zoo.
Police: Fire in Prospect Lefferts Gardens Claims Life and Injures 8 Firefighters

Police: Fire in Prospect Lefferts Gardens Claims Life and Injures 8 Firefighters

According to a report released late Monday evening, a four alarm blaze in the Prospect Lefferts Gardens section of Brooklyn claimed the life of a young woman as she attempted to escape. Investigators believe the fire started around 6 p.m.

Brooklyn Student Sues NYPD For Unreasonable Force

In a world where a simple camera phone can provide an accurate account of police interactions, young citizens are finding the courage to speak up for themselves and their civil rights.
Fabiola Jean-Louis on the Art of Time-Travel, Truth-Telling and Rewriting History

Fabiola Jean-Louis on the Art of Time-Travel, Truth-Telling and Rewriting History

Until the story of the hunt is told by the lion, the tale of the hunt will always glorify the hunter   ~Ewe-Mina proverb