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The 2017 elections are for Mayor, Public Advocate, Comptroller, Borough Presidents, District Attorneys and 51 City Council seats On Tuesday, September 12, New York City will hold its primary elections for Mayor, Public Advocate, Comptroller, the Boro

Hampton U alum Nicole Barnwell has kick-started an HBCU advocacy group-- the first-ever in New York City-- called The HBCU Hub Founder of The HBCU Hub, Nicole Barnwell Hampton University alum Nicole Barnwell has kick-started an Historically Black Col

The 35th City Council District race is a crucial one, particularly for the future of affordable housing, considering the district is home to over 6,000 units of NYCHA housing Vying for one of the most sought-after seats in the citywide elections, fou

"The best thing to happened to me in my life is that I became diabetic, because if I wasn't diabetic, I was going to die from one of the 15 American diseases," said BP Eric Adams. Brooklyn Borough President Eric L.

City Council hopeful Henry Butler has secured the support from City Councilmember Robert Cornegy, State Assemblywoman Tremaine Wright, as well as various local unions and organizations Photo Credit: henrybutler41stcouncil.

With the end of DACA, more than 800,000 Dreamers - including 40,000 New Yorkers - may face deportation as early as March 2018 Photo credit: Immigrationpost.com Comptroller Scott M.

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The conversation will focus on women's incarceration, its effect on their families and communities, and explore possible alternatives to imprisonment Photo credit: Brooklyn Museum Deborah Jiang-Stein, author of the memoir Prison Baby , will be joined

Check out these photos from Brooklyn's annual West Indian American Day Parade on Monday, September 4, which was celebrating its 50th year anniversary! Colorful Caribbean floats representing the countries of Haiti, Jamaica, Trinidad, Guyana and more m

The Back to School Pedriatic Health Fair offered free physicals, dental checkups, vision and hearing tests On Tuesday, Kings County Hospital , located at 451 Clarkson Avenue in East Flatbush, hosted a Back to School Pediatric Health Fair from 10:00am