New York City
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.
In the suit, the New York attorney general petitions for the installation of a monitor to oversee the NYPD, and points to repeated instances of violence enacted by the department in response to the demonstrations.
Whodini helped cultivate rap's sound in the 80's and was one of the leaders of New Jack Swing.
A Queens man is caught on camera in a graphic encounter with the police.
Late-night fireworks have been faithfully detonated nightly for weeks across the five boroughs of New York City, and now some people are raising their eyebrows about what exactly is happening.
Actor Michael K. Williams and the nonprofit NYC Together are helping at-risk youth secure summer jobs.
A mother-daughter nurse duo traveled from Arkansas to NYC to join those who are on the frontlines of fighting the pandemic.
The Brooklyn District Attorney's Office releases a report after brutal videos surface online.
Multiple clips have surface over the weekend.
Jay-Z and Meek Mill donated 130,000 surgical masks to prisons to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 among inmates and correctional officers.
Garrett Goble is mourned by his labor union.
Elderly folks can't be the exclusive conversation when talking about vulnerable people.
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