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Dec 26 Celebrate Kwanzaa at the African Burial Ground National Monument   Dec 26 11:00am Winter Recess Family Activities at Museum of the City of NY The Museum of the […]

Kwanzaa 2023 Lights Up New York City

Kwanzaa 2023 Lights Up New York City By Erin Lewenauer As we look toward the end of the big year of 2023, the warm light of candles catches our eyes, […]

Community Op-Ed—A Year of Getting Stuff Done

Community Op-Ed—A Year of Getting Stuff Done By Mayor Eric Adams When we entered office in January 2022, New York City was on the brink. The pandemic was still raging. […]

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Harlem’s Newest Gem – The Renaissance New York Harlem Hotel Celebrates Its Grand Opening

By Pat Stevenson The Renaissance New York Harlem Hotel held a ribbon cutting on November 29, 2023, to celebrate its grand opening with Harlem community leaders and residents. The hotel […]

PONDER THIS! The Color Purple is Royally Purple All the Way By Hazel Rosetta Smith

        Those who follow baseball are hoping never to hear the umpire shout – three strikes, batter out. This is a sad moment as the disheartened batter heads […]

Giving Back during the holidays at Jacob’s Soul Food Restaurant By Pat Stevenson

On Thanksgiving Day Rachid Niang and his wife Kim Lum Chan Niang, owners of Jacob’s Restaurant, provided free meals to the community, as they have for the past fourteen years […]