Local Voices

Two Brooklyn high school students — Jada Halsey and Mariela Garcia-Ramirez — succeeded against the odds and got into a competitive high school with the help of a free test prep program, writes local editor Diallo Hall.

This year, the Brooklyn Academy of Music brought Lorraine Hansberry's lesser-known masterpiece and last play "The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window" to the stage for its first major New York revival since its original production in 1964.

Mayor Eric Adams shares his thoughts on the new police commissioner, Edward Caban.

Ato Essandoh, a Clinton Hill-based actor, is arguably the hardest-working actor of Ghanaian ancestry in film and TV today, Douglas Gladstone writes.

One of my most sacred obligations as Mayor is keeping our children safe from harm. And one of the leading risks to their health is nicotine-based products, including cigarettes and e- cigarettes, also known as vapes.

Allan Rosen, a former director of MTA NYCT Bus Planning, shares his thoughts on the latest Brooklyn Bus Network Redesign outreach efforts.

NYC Mayor Eric Adams writes that his administration is seeking a court order that will ban four vape companies from doing business in the City.

"All we want is to come to work happy and afford to live in our homes," Barclays Center concessions worker and union member Nyla Andrews writes.

Bay Ridge resident James Seaton shares his thoughts on perfectionism after he ordered oxtails on a first date.

Shootings have declined by 24% in the first six months of 2023, New York City Mayor Eric Adams writes.