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12th Annual NYC Juneteenth Family Festival Integrates In-Person and Virtual Experience over 3-Day Event

12th Annual NYC Juneteenth Family Festival Integrates In-Person and Virtual Experience over 3-Day Event

12th Annual NYC Juneteenth Family Festival Integrates In-Person and Virtual Experience Promising the Most Exciting Juneteenth Gathering Yet Live Celebration to Feature Day-Long Music and Dance Performances in Brooklyn's Herbert Von King Park Clinics
15-year-old stabbed to death during fight over parking spot in Brooklyn: Police

15-year-old stabbed to death during fight over parking spot in Brooklyn: Police

A teenager was stabbed to death during an apparent dispute with a man over a parking spot in Brooklyn, according to police. Officials say the incident happened around 2:30 p.m. Thursday, in front of 158 Decatur Ave.
Thousands Rally in Brooklyn to Protest ‘State of Emergency’ for Trans Youth

Thousands Rally in Brooklyn to Protest ‘State of Emergency’ for Trans Youth

When thousands gathered in Brooklyn last summer to participate in a march for Black trans lives , Shéár Avory was at home, helping to care for their family in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. But Mx.
Mayoral Candidate Eric Adams Releases Travel Records Over Questions Raised About NYC Residency

Mayoral Candidate Eric Adams Releases Travel Records Over Questions Raised About NYC Residency

Mayoral contender Eric Adams released travel records for the vehicles he's used in his official capacity as Brooklyn Borough President on Thursday, two days after his rivals began to question whether or not he lives in New York City.

Bed-Stuy Raises $10K For Community Haven At Jackie Robinson Park

A campaign to turn Jackie Robinson Park Playground into a haven for the neighborhood amid escalating gun violence has surpassed its goal, according to organizers.
Black NYC Voters Helped Elect A Progressive Candidate For Mayor In 2013. Will They Now Back Eric Adams?

Black NYC Voters Helped Elect A Progressive Candidate For Mayor In 2013. Will They Now Back Eric Adams?

Sitting on the ledge of a playground in the St. Albans neighborhood of Queens, Gregg Vance had just overheard two adult basketball players say they weren't plugged into the mayoral race. "You don't know who's running?" he said in disbelief.
Candidates Agree That New York City Should Rename Sites Named for Slaveholders.

Candidates Agree That New York City Should Rename Sites Named for Slaveholders.

All five leading candidates for mayor agreed on Thursday night that New York City should consider renaming sites named for slaveholders .
Solar Eclipse at Sunrise: Where and When to Watch the ‘Ring of Fire’

Solar Eclipse at Sunrise: Where and When to Watch the ‘Ring of Fire’

Every couple of years or so somewhere on Earth, the wanderings of our planet, the sun and the moon cause them to line up like billiard balls on a velvet space table. Seeing worlds disappear behind each other in an eclipse can make you cry or scream.
Autopsy: NYC Boy Who Died After Alleged Punch Passed from Natural Causes

Autopsy: NYC Boy Who Died After Alleged Punch Passed from Natural Causes

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled Wednesday that a 12-year-old boy who died after his family said he was punched and bullied actually passed away from natural causes.
Where Does Eric Adams Live? Rivals Question His Residency and Ethics.

Where Does Eric Adams Live? Rivals Question His Residency and Ethics.

Eric Adams, who is considered the leading candidate for mayor of New York City, came under intense fire on Wednesday from Democratic rivals who questioned whether he lived in New Jersey or the city and cast doubt on his honesty. Mr.