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Showing posts with label New York City. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New York City. Show all posts
Thursday, May 11, 2023

Daniel Penny to be charged with second-degree manslaughter in death of Jordan Neely

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Daniel Penny, the Marine veteran whose chokehold killed Jordan Neely on a Manhattan subway train, is to be charged with second-degree mans...
Sunday, January 22, 2023

4 most populous US cities now led by African American mayors for the 1st time in history

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ABC's Jonathan Karl sits down with Eric Adams, Karen Bass, and Sylvester Turner, the mayors of New York, Los Angeles, and Houston, on...
Sunday, October 30, 2022

New York to Pay Men Exonerated in Malcolm X Killing $36 Million

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The city of New York is settling lawsuits filed on behalf of two men who were exonerated last year for the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X...
Sunday, September 18, 2022

Harlem street renamed after Cicely Tyson

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A street in Harlem has been renamed after legendary actress Cicely Tyson. A stretch of East 101st Street now bears the name of the late...
Thursday, July 14, 2022

Man wrongfully convicted in Malcolm X's assassination sues NYC for $40 million

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A man wrongfully convicted in the 1965 killing of Malcolm X filed a $40 million lawsuit against New York City. Muhammad Aziz called his...
Monday, May 30, 2022

13 year-old Shaniyha Moore of Queens NY is missing

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A 13-year-old Queens girl has been missing since Wednesday morning, police said Sunday. Shaniyha Moore was last seen leaving her River R...
Wednesday, March 16, 2022

9/11 Museum Now Has Photos of Every Victim Who Died in Attack — Except One

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For decades, the 9/11 Memorial and Museum has been tracking down photos of every person who died in the attacks, and had a photo for all b...
Saturday, January 01, 2022

Eric Adams Sworn In As New York City’s 110th Mayor

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Eric Adams was sworn in as the 110th mayor of New York City just after the ball dropped at midnight on Saturday. Adams held a picture of h...
Tuesday, December 21, 2021

NYC Mayor-Elect Eric Adams Cancels Plans For Inaugural Ceremony Due To Omicron Concerns

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Mayor-elect Eric Adams announced Tuesday he will forgo his planned inauguration ceremony at Kings Theater in Brooklyn. Adams said it was b...
Wednesday, November 03, 2021

Eric Adams elected mayor of New York

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Eric Adams was elected the 110th mayor of New York City Tuesday. He will be the city’s second Black mayor. Adams, a Democrat, beat Rep...
Wednesday, July 07, 2021

Eric Adams Wins Democratic Primary for NYC Mayor

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Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams has won the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City. According to an unofficial tally of vot...
Thursday, June 17, 2021

New York City Naming 16 Parks After Prominent Black Americans

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New York City is naming 16 parks for prominent Black Americans. The unveiling is part of an ongoing initiative by the Parks Department th...
Friday, March 12, 2021

Congresswoman Yvette Clarke calls for Gov. Coumo to resign

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Rep. Yvette D. Clarke (D NY 9th District) joined the majority of her colleagues in the Brooklyn (NY) congressional delegation in calling f...
Sunday, March 29, 2020

Stephon Marbury trying to get 10 million N95 masks from China for N.Y.

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Former New York Knicks guard Stephon Marbury is trying to arrange a deal that would deliver 10 million N95 masks to New York City. Mar...
Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Jumaane Williams Wins Special Election for Public Advocate in New York City

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Jumaane D. Williams, a Democratic councilman from Brooklyn, was elected as New York City public advocate Tuesday night, notching a victo...
Sunday, September 16, 2018

New York state park in Brooklyn to be named for Shirley Chisholm

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Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the largest state park in New York City will fully open in Brooklyn in the summer of 2019. The new ...
Wednesday, April 18, 2018

NYC removes statue of doctor who experimented on slaves

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A bronze statue of a 19th century doctor who did experimental surgery without anesthesia on enslaved African-American women was removed ...
Wednesday, April 19, 2017

DEATH OF APPEALS COURT JUDGE SUSPICIOUS, POLICE SAY

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Police are calling the death of Judge Sheila Abdus-Salaam suspicious because there is no clear indication of suicide or criminality. ...
Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Maryland murderer traveled from Maryland to New York to kill black men

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Police said the man who surrendered Tuesday in connection with the fatal stabbing of a man in Midtown Manhattan traveled to New York C...
Monday, June 27, 2016

Charles Rangel Endorses Keith Wright in Democratic Congressional Primary

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Tuesday is Primary Day in New York, and one of the biggest congressional races is for the 13th District. For the first time since 1971...