Bill de Blasio

With years of experience, Porter made history on Friday after she was announced as as the incoming New York City Schools Chancellor, making her the first Black woman to lead the largest public school system in the country. 

New York City demonstrators continue a month-long resistance.

A Queens man is caught on camera in a graphic encounter with the police.

The Brooklyn District Attorney's Office releases a report after brutal videos surface online.

Multiple clips have surface over the weekend.

A new monument will honor the legacy of a historic Black community that was displaced due to the creation of Central Park.

They don't go easy.

In the first Democratic debate, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio avoided scrutiny for his [mis]handling of Eric Garner's killing by the NYPD. He wasn't so lucky the second time around.

Bill de Blasio's momentum from the first debate dried up quickly when all the attention on race went to Kamala Harris the next night. So his son, Dante, wrote an op-ed on the topic.

New York City has signed $1 billion worth of contracts with MWBE firms.

Criminal justice reform advocate Glenn Martin says there's too much at stake to wait a decade to close the notorious New York City jail.

Police authorities allow the cop who fatally shot unarmed Black teen to resign after a disciplinary commission found him guilty.