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Boilers and generators damaged by Sandy, as well as stalled and botched repairs afterward, have left NYCHA residents without regular running water or cooking gas years after the storm. Neighborhood leaders say the area still isn't ready for another “Sandy.”
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May 22, 2025
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UFC and boxing return to the NYC-area, headlined by multiple title fights
The combat sports world continues to heat up, especially in the New York City area. A stacked UFC 316 card on Saturday, June 7 at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey will see reigning UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili defending his title against Sean O'Malley, the man he defeated for the title back in September in a decisive 49-46, 48-47, and 48-47.
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May 22, 2025
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Arthur Ashe Stadium to undergo an $800 million redevelopment
The annual U.S. Open men's and women’s tennis championship is one of the biggest sports and social events of the year. For decades it has showcased and been a catalyst for creating generational stars. On Monday, it was officially announced that a reimagining of the tournament’s premier event space, Arthur Ashe Stadium, will take place in conjunction with a new player performance center at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, Queens.
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May 22, 2025
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Now Hiring: The receivership search begins after judge greenlights Rikers takeover
Interested in running the city's jail system? Do you have excellent communication and demonstrative collaborative skills along with substantial correctional and leadership experience outside of the New York Department of Corrections (DOC)? If so, you can apply for the Nunez Remediation Manager role by sending a cover letter, resume, and three references to nunezremediationmanagerapps@nysd. uscourts.gov.
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May 22, 2025
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Breaking barriers with MCN Exec. Dir. Husein Yatabarry
Husein Yatabarry, 32, is Muslim Community Network’s (MCN) Executive Director the youngest and first Black American to hold the position.
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May 22, 2025
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NYC Braiding professionals unite for more access to licensing
African hair braiding has been a culturally significant practice in Black communities for decades. Dozens of braiding professionals rode buses to Albany last week to advocate for reforms to the natural hair styling license requirements.
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May 22, 2025
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Is batting .400 in the realm of possibility for the Yankees' Aaron Judge?
New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge is having another MVP season. He is incredibly on a pace to exceed the American League most valuable player campaign he had a season ago. While the Yankees had played just 47 games and had 115 remaining in the 162 game Major League Baseball schedule when they hosted the Texas Rangers in the Bronx on Tuesday, Judge has been far and away the best hitter in the sport.
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May 22, 2025
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The grassroots WPBA endeavors to give aspiring pro hoopers opportunities
WNBA action started this past week. While fans celebrated the return of their favorite teams, they also lamented the absence of some players who were cut as teams finalized their rosters. Yet, not making squads composed of the world’s best ballers doesn't spell the end of their hoop dreams.
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May 22, 2025
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More than 28,000 athletes take part in the RBC Brooklyn Half
Road races across the five boroughs reflect the melting pot that is New York City. The ethnic and physical diversity that is represented epitomizes the aspirational concepts of equality and opportunity that this country theoretically holds as two of its foundational principles.
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May 22, 2025
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Howard University softball wraps an outstanding season at the NCAA Regional
Howard University's softball team saw its season come to an end at the NCAA Durham Regional with losses to Duke and Coastal Carolina, but it did not dim the team's pride for all it had accomplished. Earlier this month, the Bison won their third-ever Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Tournament Championship.
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May 22, 2025
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Fierce Love, Partner with Love
I woke up this morning to this meditation from the Center for Action and Contemplation. I get it every day, and you should too. There are such beautiful centering pieces from a broad range of authors who like us, family are working to heal the world with love. Imagine my joy to see this gorgeous image and then my words underneath, alongside wisdom from Sojourner Truth.
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May 22, 2025
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Venezuelans to vote on Sunday on taking western Guyana
On Sunday, May 25, Venezuelans across the South American nation will vote in municipal elections for regional governors and deputies, and in doing so, will will also be asked to elect a governor and administrators for a large swath of land in neighboring Guyana that, for decades, Venezuela has claimed as its own — a controversial move.
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May 22, 2025
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Andre Brown maintains his innocence as he faces reimprisonment for a previously overturned sentence
Before Andre Brown can pursue his claim to innocence, he will fight to stay out of prison.
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May 22, 2025
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Flipping The Hood event focuses on real estate and economic empowerment
Flipping The Hood, a two-day grassroots real estate and economic empowerment event, took place at the Brooklyn Navy Yard on May 9 and 10. Led by actor-turned-developer Dr. Malik Yoba, the second annual holding of this event provided participants with opportunities for business networking, informational sessions, and a few guided spiritual regroundings. Local high school students were able to attend because of the tickets purchased by event-goers.
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May 22, 2025
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An Afro-Peruvian vision of Pope Leo XIV
On May 8th, over a hundred Roman Catholic cardinals and high-ranking Vatican officials from five of the world's continents elected Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as the new Pope Leo XIV.
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May 22, 2025
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Ulysses Johnson talks about saving a life on a plane and diversity in CRNA schools
Ulysses Johnson, III, PhD(c), MSN, CRNA is a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist who saved the life of a passenger during a medical emergency on a flight and spoke about it on \"SHERRI\" show.
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May 15, 2025
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Tennis icon Chris Evert honored at Harlem Junior Tennis & Education Program gala
“It's the 53rd anniversary of the Harlem Junior Tennis & Education Program (HJTEP), so to be able to come out and celebrate and showcase...what we're doing with our program—developing champions and centering education and wellness—means the world,” said Katrina Adams, president and executive director of HJTEP, at the organization's gala on Monday evening.
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May 15, 2025
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The Nets add another key asset for their rebuild with the No. 8 draft pick
The Brooklyn Nets, like the 13 other teams that ultimately wound up with picks in the NBA Draft Lottery held this past Monday, were hopeful their fortunes would land them in the No. 1 overall spot.
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May 15, 2025
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NJ Transit train engineers inch closer to strike amid ongoing wage disputes
The possibility of a strike or lockout by workers of New Jersey's public transit system is getting closer and closer.
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May 15, 2025
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State budget funding disappoints community advocates
This year’s $254 billion state budget was exceptionally late, but Governor Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers finally voted on lingering items last week. Here are some of the areas that Black and Brown advocates were disappointed didn’t get more funding.
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May 15, 2025
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New York's prisons dominated the news this year.
Did the state budget address them properly?
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May 15, 2025
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BP Levine scores big endorsements in comptroller race
Manhattan Borough President (BP) Mark Levine has pulled ahead as a candidate in this year's City Comptroller race.
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May 15, 2025
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Schomburg Center turns 100
Its storied holdings include Coptic crosses, manuscripts from Malcolm X, papers of Langston Hughes, and sculpture by Augusta Savage.
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May 15, 2025
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An Evening of Elegance: NYAC of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. empowers Harlem through service and scholarship
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May 15, 2025
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Torres, Espaillat call for funding Harlem River Environmental Restoration Project
In a letter last week, Congressmembers Ritchie Torres and Adriano Espaillat demanded New York City match funding for an environmental restoration project in Harlem.
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May 15, 2025
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Annual 'Hat Lunch' held at Central Park Conservatory Garden
Over time, the annual Central Park Conservancy Frederick Law Olmsted Awards Luncheon, which benefits Central Park and is held in the Park's Conservatory Gardens, has become known as \"the Hat Lunch\" or \"that Hat Lunch.
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May 15, 2025
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'Zora Awards' renamed after famed Harlem Renaissance author
One century after a career-defining year in the life of famed author Zora Neale Hurston, the Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Foundation is changing the name of its annual Legacy Awards for literature to the Zora Awards, in honor of the pivotal figure of the Harlem Renaissance.
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May 15, 2025
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'A Fool's Errand' by Lonnie G. Bunch III., a crowning success
Three weeks ago, while my wife was undergoing a mammogram examination at Mt. Sinai, I took a stroll down the Museum Mile and visited the Cooper Hewitt Museum.
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May 15, 2025
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Has the NBA already gone all in on Cooper Flagg's potential stardom?
Social media was abuzz with excitement Monday night, just seconds after it was revealed that the Dallas Mavericks had won the annual NBA Draft Lottery held in Chicago.
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May 15, 2025
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Season 2 of ESPN's 'Full Court Press' spotlights stars of women's college basketball
Just last week Flau'jae Johnson of LSU walked the red carpet at the iconic Met Ball.
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