Princess Jenkins, owner of The Brownstone, celebrates 22 years in Harlem

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Business owner Princess Jenkins celebrated 22 years of dressing Harlem women with style at The Brownstone on September 24th and 25th, 2021. The two-day celebration included a VIP reception in the boutique’s backyard with clients who have been supporting her … Read More

Attorney General James Sues Syracuse Landlord For Exposing Children to Lead Hazards

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New York Attorney General Letitia James announced on October 1, 2021, a lawsuit against landlord John Kiggins and his company, Endzone Properties, Inc., for repeatedly violating lead paint laws and failing to address lead paint hazards, which resulted in the … Read More

Immigrant advocates urge Senate Majority Leader Schumer to deliver a pathway to citizenship

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On October 1, 2021, in front of Senator Schumer’s Manhattan office, immigrant advocates and community members urged the Majority Leader to ignore the faulty assessment offered by the parliamentarian and fulfill the promise that Democrats made to immigrant communities. The … Read More

Every 16 hours, someone dies from suicide in New York City

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The NYC Health Department released this week two new reports detailing data around suicide deaths in New York City from 2010 to 2020. As Suicide Prevention Awareness Month draws to a close, the Health Department reminds New Yorkers that free … Read More

The Department of State and Division of Consumer Protection Warn of Fraudulent Letter Scheme Impersonating the Secretary of State

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The New York State Department of State and the Division of Consumer Protection today warned New Yorkers of a fraudulent letter scheme. These illegitimate letters have the heading “Executive Letter of Guarantee” and claim that recipients are due to receive … Read More

Fashion designer Edwing D’Angelo presents military inspired collection in Harlem

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Photos credits: Isseu Diouf Campbell Fashion designer Edwing D’Angelo presented his Fall 2021 collection titled “Arms & Roses’’ on September 11, 2021 on the sidewalk of Adam Clayton Powell Blvd between 131st and 132nd streets in Harlem. A block soiree … Read More

We All Really Matter hosts “Love on the Block” in Harlem

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Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell We All Really Matter, the Harlem-based domestic violence organization held a block party for children titled “Love on the Block” on September 11, 2021 on 131st street between Frederick Douglass and Adam Clayton Powell Boulevards. … Read More

NYC Health + Hospitals reminds parents to schedule annual physicals for children

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NYC Health + Hospitals is reminding parents and guardians to schedule appointments for physicals, immunizations, vision and hearing tests, and other health services at NYC Health + Hospitals locations citywide. Annual physicals are important to ensure children are growing and … Read More

President Biden signs new Executive Order to impose sanctions against those responsible for crisis in Northern Ethiopia

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President Biden is taking further steps to respond to the ongoing conflict in northern Ethiopia. This conflict has sparked one of the worst humanitarian and human rights crises in the world, with over 5 million people requiring humanitarian assistance and … Read More

NYC celebrates African Heritage Month at The Africa Center in Harlem

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Photos credits: Isseu Diouf Campbell The rain didn’t stop event host NYC Commission on Human Rights nor members of the African Diaspora who came to The Africa Center in Harlem to celebrate African Heritage Month on September 9, 2021. The … Read More

Air Senegal partners with Senegalese Tourism Promotion Agency to promote Destination Senegal in the US

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Photos credit: Bill Moore On September 3, 2021, the day following the launch of Air Senegal’s Dakar-New York-Washington line, the airline, in partnership with the Senegalese Tourism Promotion Agency hosted a private workshop on its strategy to promote the destination … Read More

What to Know About the Delta Variant

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By Dr. Dave A. Chokshi, New York City’s Health Commissioner From the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, our knowledge about the virus has constantly evolved, and we are now confronting a new challenge. Over the past several months, we have … Read More

Tax relief now available to Hurricane Ida victims in New York and New Jersey

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Victims of Hurricane Ida in parts of New York and New Jersey now have until Jan. 3, 2022, to file various individual and business tax returns and make tax payments, the Internal Revenue Service announced. This is comparable to relief … Read More

NY OASAS launches Kinship Care Toolkit for family members of those affected by addiction

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The New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (NYS OASAS) announced on September 9, 2021 the launch of the Kinship Care Toolkit to support relatives and family friends who are caring full-time for children whose parents can no … Read More

SBA Enhances COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program to Aid Small Businesses Facing Challenges from Delta Variant

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On September 9, 2021 U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman announced major enhancements to the COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program, a federal disaster relief loan designed to better serve and support our small business communities … Read More

CCRB appoints Darius Charney as Director of New Unit Charged with Investigating Racial Profiling and Bias-Based Policing

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Photo credit: Jirel McClinton On September 9, 2021, the New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB), announced the appointment of Mr. Darius Charney, one of the country’s leading civil rights lawyers, as the Director of a new unit which … Read More

President Biden approves federal funding for New Yorkers affected by Hurricane Ida

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President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. who is scheduled to survey storm damage in New York on September 7, 2021, ordered Federal aid to supplement State, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by the remnants of Hurricane Ida … Read More

Air Senegal’s Dakar New-York/Washington line is open

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Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell The long-awaited launch of Air Senegal’s Dakar New-York/Washington line was held at the Blaise Diagne Airport in Dakar on September 1st 2021. Several officials including Senegalese Minister of Tourism Alioune Sarr, Blaise Diagne Airport’s Director … Read More

What to do if your business was impacted by Hurricane Ida

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The NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS) is reminding all business owners impacted by Hurricane Ida that the agency is here to help. SBS recommends the following immediate next steps: – If you or others are facing immediate danger, … Read More

Cities for Action Leaders call on Biden Administration to Protect Immigrants from Africa and other countries using Temporary Protected Status

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Thirty mayors from across the country sent a letter to the Biden Administration this week requesting that they designate or redesignate 15 countries for Temporary Protected Status (TPS). The countries include: Afghanistan, the Bahamas, Cameroon, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Guinea, … Read More

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