New York City News Archives - African Immigrants, African American New Yorkers in Harlem and Beyond

Mayor Adams honors African trailblazers at Gracie Mansion

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Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell Mayor Eric Adams honored community organizer Bakary Camara, media couple Isaac and Sandra Babu-Boateng of Panagenius, and celebrity chef Kwame Onwuachi during his annual African Heritage Celebration held at Gracie Mansion on October 1, 2024. … Read More

New York City’s Heat Season is Here: Know Your Rights

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Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell During a press conference held at the New York City Housing Preservation and Development’s Brooklyn office on October 1st, 2024, City officials including HPD Commissioner Adolfo Carrion Jr. and Deputy Mayor Maria Torres Springer announced … Read More

600 new changing tables installed in New York City Parks’ restrooms

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Photo credit: NYC Parks Department NYC Parks Commissioner Sue Donoghue joined Councilmember Rafael Salamanca Jr. at Hunt’s Point Playground in the Bronx on May 9, 2024, to celebrate the successful installation of new baby changing tables in park public restrooms. … Read More

NYC DOT Kicks off Installation of Upgraded Parking Meters in Northern Manhattan

Photo credit: DOT New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez kicked off the citywide rollout of upgraded, modern parking meters in Upper Manhattan on May 8, 2024, beginning at West 166th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue. … Read More

NYC Council’s Report reveals persisting gender and racial wage gaps

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Photo credit : New York City Council On April 23, 2024, Speaker Adrienne Adams and the New York City Council released its 2024 Pay Disparity Report on wage gaps within New York City’s municipal workforce. It finds persisting gender and racial wage gaps that … Read More

The City of New York mourns the loss of team member Pedro Frisneda

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The City of New York is grieving the sudden loss of Venezuelan American Pedro Frisneda, who passed away on April 20, 2024, at the age of 53. Pedro Frisneda held significant roles within the city, serving as the Associate Director … Read More

City kicks off 20th Immigrant Heritage Week celebrating long-term and new immigrant New Yorkers

Photo: City Of New York On April 16, 2024, Manuel Castro, Commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, launched the 20th annual Immigrant Heritage Week with a campaign Celebrating the City of Immigrants, honoring long-time immigrant New Yorkers and … Read More

Nine new schools set to open in New York City for the 2024-25 academic year

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Photos & video credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell On April 4, 2024, Schools Chancellor David C. Banks announced that NYC Public Schools’ newly revamped Office of New School Development and Design will inaugurate nine new schools for the upcoming academic year. … Read More

What should you do DURING an earthquake? Drop, Cover, and Hold On!

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A 4.8 magnitude earthquake hit New York around 10:23 a.m. According to Governor Hochul who held a press conference earlier, there are no reports of damages in the state. Mayor Eric Adams stated during a press briefing that: “responders are … Read More

New York City’s minimum wage for NYC app-based restaurant delivery workers is now $19.56/hour before tips

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Photo credit: City Of New York New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) Commissioner Vilda Vera Mayuga announced today that the city’s minimum pay rate for app-based restaurant delivery workers … Read More

Mayor Adams launches $25 million facility for minority-women-owned businesses

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Deputy Mayor for Housing, Economic, and Workforce Development Maria Torres-Springer, and Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation President and CEO Lindsay Greene announced on March 7, 2024, a new, total cost $25 million state-of-the-art manufacturing, incubator, and accelerator facility — AYO Labs at the Brooklyn Navy Yard — focused on … Read More

Councilmember Yusef Salaam Inaugurated

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Photos credit: Bill Moore On February 28, 2024, Councilmember Yusef Salaam was officially inaugurated by Judge Jeanine Johnson at The City College of New York in Harlem. Yusef Salaam, one of the Exonerated Five—a group of young Black and Latino … Read More

NYC Public Schools launch Hidden Voices: Stories of the Global African Diaspora

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Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell On February 28, 2024, NYC Schools Chancellor David C. Banks unveiled Volume 1 of Hidden Voices: Stories of the Global African Diaspora at a historic Black History Month celebration. This groundbreaking curriculum, a collaboration between multiple educational … Read More

HPD Introduces New ABCs of Housing

The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development announced an update to its ABCs of Housing guide, aimed at providing crucial information on housing rules and regulations for owners and tenants. This comprehensive booklet is designed to empower … Read More

Mayor Adams sues social media companies over damaging influence on children’s mental health

New York City Mayor Eric Adams, New York City Corporation Counsel Sylvia O. Hinds Radix, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan, NYC Health + Hospitals (NYC H+H) President Dr. Michell Katz, and … Read More

Sexually Transmitted Infections on the rise in New York City

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The Health Department released on February 13, 2024, its 2022 Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) Surveillance Report highlighting the ongoing need for New Yorkers to get tested and treated for STIs and employ prevention tactics that work for them. While the … Read More

New York City Council Overrides Mayor’s Vetoes on Legislation to Support Police Transparency and Ban Solitary Confinement

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On January 30, 2024, the New York City Council voted to override Mayor Adams’ vetoes on Introduction 586-A and Introduction 549-A, with a vote of 42-9. “Today, the Council answered decades-long calls from communities most impacted by police stops and the harmful legacy of stop-and-frisk, to deliver much-needed transparency to … Read More

The State of Our City: You Can Make It Here

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By Mayor Adams Last week, in the Bronx, the borough where hip hop was born, I reported to New Yorkers on the state of our city. When our administration came into office 24 months ago, we had a clear mission: … Read More

Even in cold weather, infants should never sleep with blankets or share adult bred, ACS says

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As temperatures drop, the NYC Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) is reminding caregivers about the ways to keep babies safe while sleeping: Even in cold weather, babies should always sleep alone – without loose bedding like a blanket, quilt or … Read More

Mayor Eric Adams meets ethnic and community media at City Hall

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Photos credit: Isseu Diouf Campbell Mayor Eric Adams met members of the ethnic and community press at City Hall on January 6, 2023, to discuss his first year as the head of the City of New York. Mayor Eric Adams, … Read More

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