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'Anti-Gay' Mayoral Appointments 'Disappoint' Local LGBTQ Leader

'Anti-Gay' Mayoral Appointments 'Disappoint' Local LGBTQ Leader

An LGBTQ local leader spoke out against Mayor Eric Adams' choice to appoint a pastor who rallied against gay marriage and a politician who praised a law criminalizing homosexuality to his administration.
Namel Colon Arrested After Allegedly Fatally Shooting Jennifer Ynoa, Dog At Brooklyn Bodega

Namel Colon Arrested After Allegedly Fatally Shooting Jennifer Ynoa, Dog At Brooklyn Bodega

An arrest has been made in connection to the deadly shooting of a woman and her dog at a Brooklyn bodega . Jennifer Ynoa was killed in Bedford-Stuyvesant on Jan. 2. Police sources say she was not the intended target .
New Documentary Shows How a Brooklyn-Based Organization Impacted Black New Yorkers and Beyond

New Documentary Shows How a Brooklyn-Based Organization Impacted Black New Yorkers and Beyond

A new documentary takes an in-depth look at a Brooklyn-based organization that still impacts Black people across the world.
‘Nothing in Common’: Staten Island, Park Slope and an Unlikely Marriage

‘Nothing in Common’: Staten Island, Park Slope and an Unlikely Marriage

At The Original Goodfella’s, a well-known Staten Island pizzeria where photographs of Republican politicians are prominently displayed, the news sank in painfully: This borough, a rare conservative outpost of New York City, was being tossed into a co
Woman Killed in Possible Drunk Driving Crash

Woman Killed in Possible Drunk Driving Crash

A 29-year-old woman is dead after the man who was driving the car she was riding in crashed into a parked tractor-trailer in East Flatbush. This happened in the early hours of the morning on Tuesday, according to police.
Sheepshead Bay Memorial for 15-Year-Old Killed by School Bus Vandalized With Anti-Semitic Graffiti

Sheepshead Bay Memorial for 15-Year-Old Killed by School Bus Vandalized With Anti-Semitic Graffiti

Vandals desecrated a Sheepshead Bay memorial dedicated to a local teenager who was hit and killed by a school bus last month.
Increase in Violence Reported Over Holiday Weekend as Mayor’s Subway Safety Plan Takes Effect

Increase in Violence Reported Over Holiday Weekend as Mayor’s Subway Safety Plan Takes Effect

New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ subway safety plan takes effect today and some say it is coming at the perfect time.
Woman Sucker-Punched, Stabbed on Brooklyn Subway Platform

Woman Sucker-Punched, Stabbed on Brooklyn Subway Platform

The 20-year-old woman was waiting on the northbound No. 3 train platform at the Van Siclen Ave. station in East New York when a man suddenly pounded her in the back about 2:50 p.m. Saturday, cops said.
Businesses Remain Shuttered in Bed-Stuy Following 3-Alarm Fire

Businesses Remain Shuttered in Bed-Stuy Following 3-Alarm Fire

The storefronts on Nostrand Avenue between Gates and Monroe streets have been shuttered for two weeks since a three-alarm fire broke out on Feb 7.
Crunching the COVID-19 Numbers: Where Does NYC Stand on Vaccinating Children Against the Virus?

Crunching the COVID-19 Numbers: Where Does NYC Stand on Vaccinating Children Against the Virus?

COVID-19 cases continued to tumble across the Five Boroughs last week — a decrease that reflects the higher number of New Yorkers vaccinated against the virus. The latest data from the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene shows that 85.