Tensions between black residents and Korean-American merchants escalated in several Brooklyn neighborhoods decades ago, and a recent video has some believing this conflict has resurfaced. The video shows Asian nail salon workers attacking African-American customers. The quick spread of this video prompted a group to […]
Inwood is one of the furthest uptown neighborhoods of Manhattan, and maybe the last affordable part of the city. There are parks, including 196 acres of Inwood Hill Park, riverfront views, and the last natural forest in Manhattan. Those who live there say there is […]
Dr. Billy Taylor was known for being a spokesman for jazz, to his community and to the world. During the week of what would have been Taylor’s 97th birthday, many gathered to hear the Marcus Miller quartet, among other performers, play some of Taylor’s most […]
People are not sad to see the abandonment of the Living in Communities Voucher Program, which many say wasn’t a good solution for permanent housing. Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg implemented the program in 2004, in an attempt to offer limited rental assistance program for low-income […]
New York City banned solitary confinement for inmates younger than 22 three years ago, and yet some young inmates are still being subjected to it. Bypassing the rule, the city has been increasing the number of transfers within the state ever since the ban was […]
Protesters outside women’s medical clinics are a common occurrence in 2018. At the Choices Women’s Medical Center in Jamaica, Queens, protesters have been gathering since 2012. They arrive at 7 am, many are regulars, and their unwavering goal is to convince women entering the clinic […]
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