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NAKO Hosted Forum on Mayor Mamdani and Black New York

By Mary Alice MillerThe National Association of Kawaida Organizations (NAKO) in conjunction with the International African Arts Festival hosted its monthly forum entitled ‘Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Black New York: Expectation and Possibilities’ at Restoration Plaza. The guest speakers were Dr. Esmeralda Simmons, Esq., founding...
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Electeds & Activists say,”Tax the Rich! Help the City”

By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-Large“Tax the Rich,” some elected officials and NYC activists are calling for racial and economic justice. Too many New Yorkers say they face the dilemma of paying for food, rent, childcare, or medicine, or being forced to relocate from the city.With New...

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Chancellor Fariña: What Business Can Do to Help Educate Children

By Akosua Albritton Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña was invited to breakfast at NYU Tandon School...

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Our Streets, Our Stories …At Boys & Girls High School, New Ventures Getting Next Generations Ready for the Future

Bernice Elizabeth Green Stories of the journeys of Boys & Girls H.S. in educating, inspiring...

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What you Need to Know About Airbnb

WILLIAMS: Not About Property Owners Getting some "Air" It’s Putting Brakes on law-breaking Developers Profiting Millions from Warehousing,  Renting...

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Our Time At Home: City Shuts Down Illegal Hostel City Shuts Down Illegal Hostel on Kosciuszko Street

A hotel "room" at $25 per night sounds like a great deal, but not...

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An Atlantic Avenue Story

This building located on 1025 Atlantic Avenue, bookends Classon and Atlantic Avenues at the...
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Real Estate Matters: Is Citi Bike Putting Pedal-to-the-Metal in a race to Gentrify North Bed-Stuy? 80 Bike Stations Coming Soon to a Location...

By Bernice Elizabeth Green Citi Bike’s new map is showing expansion of its wheel print...

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Real Estate Matters: Deborah Ann Leary and Mr. Jimmy Leary, Father and Daughter “Getting Started” and Not Giving Up

  Part II of Three Parts By Bernice Elizabeth Green Several people walked away from security jobs...

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China Fine Arts visit U.S. for the First Time

By Herb Boyd Part of the splendor of the 12th China National Exhibition of Fine...
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Brooklyn’s Loretta Lynch  is Now Nation’s Top Law Enforcement Official

"I am here to tell you, if a little girl from North Carolina who...

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Community Questions about… Herbert Von King Park Cultural Arts Center #1

By Bernice Elizabeth Green Last week, Our Time Press reported the closing of Von King...
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Op-Ed: Community Voices Not Heard!

By Alicia Boyd As a member of the grass-roots organization MTOPP, the Movement to Protect...
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Investigative Journalism Gets a Big Boost

Investigative Journalism Gets a Big Boost By Herb Boyd  Special to Our Time Press Investigative journalism recently...
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