An ex-con who brutally tortured his ex-girlfriend has been sentenced to 25 years in prison, Pix11 reports.

Police officers who overlooked a Brooklyn grandmother's killing could possibly face discipline.

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As much of American politics is still deep-rooted in the traditions of Christianity, issues regarding other religions being welcomed into the fold are arising more and more these days.

Myrtle McKenny was found dead in her apartment in Brooklyn, New York on Nov. 9. Initially, her doctor labeled the death natural -- a result of complications related to diabetes and hypertension.

A New York USPS worker was arrested for a hate crime Tuesday after he spit on two Muslim women and threatened to burn their place of worship down.

Gentrification is real and communities of color aren't the only ones who've noticed the drastic change in their neighborhoods.

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Presidential candidate Jim Webb, the former Senator of Virginia, shared his discontent with the Democratic debate.

The White man who was caught on video berating another White man about his White privilege is speaking out about the footage.

Apparently, a White man who is a "fighter" for a living discovered and settled what we know as Brooklyn.

There's a newest oldest person on the block (er, in the world). Susannah Mushatt Jones was deemed Oldest Living Person by Guinness World Records today,

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“Brownsville’s Unlikely Rugby Dynasty” by ANDREW COTTO via NYT http://t.co/7GmOk849Wgpic.twitter.com/TsqLUOgt2J — Michael Gabrill (@michael_gabrill) June 12, 2015 In one of the most socio-economically depressed neighborhoods in New York City, an crew of middle schoolers is doing damage in what was previously a historically very white, very British sport – rugby. As outlined in a recent […]

If you’ve been a New York City resident for some time, you’ve likely noticed how your once empty subway car is still packed with people, even after crossing that once undesirable Manhattan/Brooklyn line. The L train doesn’t empty out after Bedford Avenue. The G train, the ignored ghost train of the city, now boasts a […]