By Bernadette DeVito, Kings County Politics It ain’t good enough for us. That was much of the local reaction to former mayor and now presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg’s apology for instituting one of his most notable policies during his 12-year tenure. Under the policy remembered as stop-and-frisk, police officers embraced their authority to stop, ask […]Read More
By Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat “NYC Boosts Salaries for 1,500 Nonunion Pre-K Teachers in Community-Run Programs” was originally published by Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news organization covering public education. Sign up for their newsletters here: ckbe.at/newsletters Alice Mulligan got on the loudspeaker at her Brooklyn preschool Monday morning to make an unexpected announcement: her teachers would be […]Read More
EAST NEW YORK, Brooklyn — Police said Saturday they’re searching for a 15-year-old girl missing since June. Melanie Garcia, 15, was last seen at around 3:45 p.m. at the Good Shepherd Services at 479 New Jersey Ave. in East New York on June 22, a police spokesperson said Saturday. Garcia is 5 feet 3 inches […]Read More
Thinker’s Notebook By Marlon Rice I can tell you dozens of subway stories from my time growing up in this community. When I was a kid, my mom would take the train home and if she needed extra hands to carry bags then she’d call me when she was leaving work and I would […]Read More
by Maitefa Angaza In the week since WBAI 99.5FM returned to the air, relieved loyal fans (New York fans) and those across the tri-state area have been repeatedly warned that the battle is not yet over. Judge Melissa Crane of the Manhattan Supreme Court ruled in favor of the station, ordering its Pacifica Foundation parent […]Read More
By Victoria Horsford THE WEEK IN REVIEW 11/5 ELECTION RESULTS: NEW YORK: Congratulations to Brooklyn’s Jumaane Williams who won the election for Public Advocate, making him next in line of succession to the NYC mayoralty, and Queens Boro Prexy Melinda Katz won her bid for Queens District Attorney……VIRGINIA: Democrats regained control of the state […]Read More
By Steven Klett Democrats Jumaane Williams, Melinda Katz and Farah Louis all swept, as expected, to easy wins and the reform ballot questions passed without resistance last night in the city’s special general election one year away from the 2020 presidential election. In the Public Advocate general election, Williams easily retained his seat getting 74 […]Read More
Vy Higginsen celebrates the 35th Anniversary of “MAMA, I WANT TO SING,” the endearing Black musical about a young woman who wants to leave her beloved gospel choir for the secular world of R&B and pop music. “MAMA I WANT TO SING” returns to the Heckscher Theater, now known as El Teatro, at Museo […]Read More
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