Eric Adams reveals agenda for immigrant New Yorkers

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Mayoral candidate Eric Adams unveiled on June 3, 2021 his “WeRISE” agenda to raise immigrant safety and empowerment at a town hall for ethnic and community media. A 2015-19 estimate from the U.S. Census Bureau showed that 36.8 percent of … Read More

Lawmakers Kaplan and Solages pass Legislation to protect Immigrants from threats of deportation

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Photo credit: ICE On June 3rd, 2021 the New York State Senate passed legislation aimed at protecting vulnerable immigrant New Yorkers from those who would threaten to reveal an individual’s immigration status for the purpose of blackmail, following passage by … Read More

Mayoral candidate Eric Adams unveils “Upstream Justice” plan for NYC youth

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Mayoral candidate Eric Adams returned to the Spofford juvenile detention center — where he was sent as a teenager after being arrested and beaten by police – on June 1, 2021 to detail his plan to improve outcomes for young … Read More

Emergency Rental Assistance Program open to undocumented can pay up to 12 months of rental arrears

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Photo credit: Vitalii Vodolazskyi The New York State Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) providing rental arrears, temporary rental assistance and utility arrears assistance is accepting applications starting June 1, 2021. The program is designed to offer significant economic relief to … Read More

NYC 8 public beaches now open until September 12

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Photo credit: NYC Parks / Malcolm Pinckney NYC Parks Commissioner Mitchell J. Silver announced that the City’s eight public beaches will open for swimming on Saturday, May 29, and remain open through Sunday, September 12, 2021. Lifeguards will be on … Read More

Harlem Run joins fight against Asian hate

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Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell Local running group Harlem Run joined the fight against Asian hate this week by inviting Chinatown Runners Zobel Belisario and Sam Dong to participate in their Monday run.   The Runners stopped by the Yuri … Read More

Medgar Evers College to Award Carver Bank CEO Honorary Doctorate

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Michael T. Pugh, president and CEO of Carver Bancorp, will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters at Medgar Ever College’s virtual commencement ceremony honoring the classes of 2020 and 2021 on Thursday, June 3, 2021. As is customary, Medgar … Read More

Brooklyn African Heritage Affairs Committee celebrates African Week

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Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams’s office and the African Heritage Affairs Committee held their second African Week celebration on May 27, 2021 on the Borough Hall plaza.  Speakers included: African Heritage Affairs Committee members Jerry … Read More

President Joe Biden makes a statement on the 7-month long crisis in Ethiopia

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On May 26, 2021, President Joe Biden made a statement on the 7-month long crisis in Ethiopia. A conflict started in November 2020 between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray Region leading to the killing and displacement of Tigrayan civilians … Read More

Small Business Services launches “Shop Your City” Challenge to support local businesses

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Photo credit: NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS) NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS) Commissioner Jonnel Doris announced this week a new campaign to encourage New Yorkers to take a break from big box retailers and shop at … Read More

A Message from NYC Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs Commissioner Bitta Mostofi

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My Fellow New Yorkers, Writing this column has been bittersweet. I am leaving the de Blasio administration after seven years working with the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA) and three years leading the agency as commissioner. Before and during … Read More

Senegalese political activist Ousmane Tounkara released from immigration custody

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Senegalese political activist Ousmane Tounkara was released from immigration custody on the afternoon of May 24, 2021 after a more than two-month battle with the US Department of Homeland Security. Tounkara ended up in the hands of immigration after an … Read More

Full-time in-person learning mandatory in NYC schools in September

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Photo credit: Andrey Popov On May 24, 2021 NYC Schools Chancellor Meisha Porter announced a full return to in-person learning for all New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) students, teachers and staff members beginning September 13, 2021. At least … Read More

Haitians residing in the US as of May 21, 2021 granted Temporary Protected Status for 18 Months

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On May 22, 2021, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced a new 18-month designation of Haiti for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). This new TPS designation enables Haitian nationals (and individuals without nationality who last resided in Haiti) currently … Read More

NY Attorney General Letitia James announces new law to hold police officers accountable for unjustified and excessive use of force

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New York Attorney General Letitia James announced on May 21, 2021, legislation to change New York State’s laws governing police violence to strengthen prosecutors’ ability to hold police officers accountable for unjustified and excessive use of force. The Police Accountability … Read More

Nas, LL Cool J, Chuck D, Grandmaster Flash and Fat Joe, among other legends, attend Hip-Hop Museum groundbreaking

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Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell On May 20, 2021, Hip Hop legends Nas, LL Cool J, Chuck D, Fat Joe, Naughty by Nature, Grandmaster Flash, Slick Rick, EPMD among other hip-hop luminaries as well as Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz … Read More

NYC Schools Chancellor Porter is hosting virtual forums for parents through June 9

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Over the next month, forums will be held in all five boroughs to gather feedback and answer questions from school communities on the Executive Budget and school reopening From May 17 to June 9, 2021, NYC Schools Chancellor Meisha Porter … Read More

Michelle Obama Community Democratic Club honors Malcolm X with a day of service

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Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell The Michelle Obama Community Democratic Club led by District Leader and City Council District 9 candidate Cordell Cleare and Valerie Jo Bradley, celebrated the life and legacy of Black nationalist Malcolm X with a day … Read More

December 12th Movement holds annual rally in Harlem in celebration of Malcolm X’s 96th birthday

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Photos credit: Bill Moore The December 12th Movement held its 32nd Annual Black Power Rally and Shut’em Down March in Harlem along 125th Street to celebrate the 96th birthday of civil rights activist Malcolm X. Malcolm X supporters walked along … Read More

Halal meals pilot program expands in 11 additional NYC schools

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Photos credit: NYC Department of Education Schools Chancellor Meisha Porter announced on May 17, 2021 that New York City public schools are adding an additional eleven schools certified to serve meals as part of the Department of Education’s (DOE’s) halal … Read More

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