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Darializa Avila Chevalier Defeats AIPAC-Backed Incumbent Adriano Espaillat
HARLEM, NY — Darializa Avila Chevalier Tuesday beat the odds — and more than $7 million in super PAC money spent against her — to defeat incumbent five-term…
Building Better Thinkers, Building Better Futures: Why Every School Needs A SEL Chess Program
By Edwin Freeman Photos: Edwin Freeman Across America, educators are facing unprecedented challenges. Student anxiety, behavioral issues, bullying, violence, chronic absenteeism, and declining academic engagement continue to impact…
A Torch Passed: Vivian E. Cook Hands Southeast Queens’ Future To Nathaniel Hezekiah III
By Edwin Freeman, Black Star News Photos: Edwin Freeman For thirty-five years, Vivian E. Cook has been Southeast Queens in Albany, the voice in the room when the…
On Juneteenth, Mayor Mamdani Releases Video Honoring The Legacy Of Black New Yorkers
NEW YORK – Today, in recognition of Juneteenth, Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani released a short documentary highlighting the life and work of artist Dr. Lorenzo Pace, whose monumental…
Mayor Mamdani Awards Key To City Of New York To New York Knicks Following Historic Ticker Tape Parade
NEW YORK – Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani today awarded Keys to the City of New York to the New York Knicks and honored them at both a ticker-tape…
Ceylane Meyers-Ruff Appointed NY State Education Department Senior Deputy Commissioner For Education Policy
Photos: Video Screenshot| Wikimedia Commons The Board of Regents and State Education Department Commissioner Betty A. Rosa today announced the appointment of Ceylane Meyers-Ruff to Senior Deputy Commissioner…
NYS Board Of Regents, State Education Department, Announce Plan To Move Toward First-In-The-Nation Competency-Based Diploma
Photos: Wikimedia Commons The New York State Board of Regents and the New York State Education Department today announced the next phase of the NY Inspires initiative, outlining…
One City Rising Recommends NY Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar For Re-Election
Photos: Facebook QUEENS, NY (June 12, 2026) — One City Rising, a citywide community organization dedicated to bringing New Yorkers together around practical solutions to the city’s most…
Neighborhood Health Centers In Brownsville, East Harlem And Tremont To Serve As Cooling Centers During Extreme Heat
Photos: YouTube Screenshots NEW YORK, NY — With New Yorkers still hot from the Knicks come-from-behind win in game 4 of the NBA Finals last night, today, the…