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By Nayaba ArindeTeens shot by teens. The NYPD said that this year, up to 50 young people have been shot or killed by 49 under the age of 18.NYC public school students return to the classroom on Thursday, September 10th, 2026. Some conversations may...
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AG James: Amazon Manipulated Its Advertising Platform to Inflate Prices for More Than a Million Advertising Customers, including Small Businesses 

On Monday, August 31,  New York Attorney General Letitia James  joined a bipartisan coalition of 21 other states and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in suing Amazon for secretly overcharging its advertising customers more than $20 billion by manipulating the system that it uses to...

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Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez and People’s Coalition to Stop Deed Theft Host Scammed Homeowners

By Mary Alice Miller Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez hosted a community meeting at Restoration...
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Mamdani Says Crime Down, Community Says ‘It Ebbs and Flows.”

BY Nayaba ArindeLast week, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced that...
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A Felony, but Deed Thievery, Mortgage Fraud, and Illegal Evictions Are Still Big Business

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Brooklyn DA Obtains Sentencing of Disbarred Attorney for Stealing Deeds of 11 Brooklyn Properties, But What About Others

By Mary Alice MillerBrooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced on November 12 that disbarred...
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One-on-One Deed Theft Prevention Workshop at Medgar Evers College

As Officials Make Deed Theft a Crime in NYC, Complaints Rise Brooklyn Borough President Antonio...
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Police Shoot Fare-Evader in Brownsville, cop, Bystander Injured

By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-LargeNine NYPD bullets were fired. Gregory Delpeche, 49, an innocent bystander sitting...
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Brennan Center Report: No Statistical Evidence that Bail Reform Affects Crime Rates

By Mary Alice MillerThe Brennan Center for Justice recently issued an investigative report that...
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Saving Our Streets Brooklyn

By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-LargeLast week at City Hall, violence interrupters like East New York’s Man...
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As Summer Approaches, Anti-Violence Initiatives Gear Up

By Mary Alice MillerMemorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer. The warm temperatures...
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DA Eric Gonzalez Cites Link Between Gun Violence and Domestic Violence

By Mary Alice Miller“We have a problem with keeping our women safe,” said Brooklyn...
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Crisis: Teen shootings, stabbings,and summer concerns

By Nayaba ArindeEditor-at-LargeThe recent rash of teenage stabbings and shootings from Brooklyn to the...
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National Guard at NYC Subway Stations – the response

By Nayaba Arinde Editor at Large This is not a drill, the nation’s organized militia -...
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Alfonso Boatright II: “I have never measured my life simply by wins and losses.”

Introducing Alfonso Boatright II ... Over the past 30 years, Our Time Press has spotlighted...
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The Billie Holiday Theatre Kicks Off “Revolutionary Love” — And Asks Brooklyn to Match a $10K Challenge

Monday night, The Billie Holiday Theatre kicked off its new season with "Revolutionary Love,"...
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OBH Back-to-School Series: Part 1: Is Your Child Mentally Ready?

Op-Ed By: Dr. Tolu Olupona, Program Director of the Adult Psychiatry Residency Training Program,...
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SUPREME COURT TO NATION: VOTE HOW YOU WANT!

Attorney General Letitia James Responds After Trump's Mail-In Voting Restrictions Are Blocked The Supreme...