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Joseph “Taheim” Bryan, Film Writer-Producer, Shot Dead In New York
Source: @therealtaeim / Instagram Joseph “Taheim” Bryan, a writer and producer who worked alongside veteran rapper and actor Ice-T, was shot dead in New York City last week. The news of Bryan’s passing...
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Remnants Of Hurricane Ida Batter Philadelphia & New York, Caused Widespread...
Source: Anadolu Agency / Getty Hurricane Ida and its massive path of destruction stretched from Louisana through Mississippi, and all the way up portions of the Eastern Seaboard. Philadelphia and New...
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New York State To Ban All Gasoline Operated Cars By 2035
Source: SOPA Images / Getty In advance of Climate Week 2021, New York State Governor Hochul has announced new actions to make New York’s transportation greener. By 2035 they expect all cars on the road...
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Sweet Nothings: Man Stabbed McDonald’s Customer After Argument Sparked Over...
Source: Bloomberg / Getty A New York man is recovering from a minor injury to his chest after a man stabbed him in a New York McDonald’s after an argument. The suspect stabbed the man after he tried to...
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NYC Issues Indoor Masking Advisory Due Concerns over Omicron Variant
Source: Michael M. Santiago / Getty As news about the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 pandemic has many alarmed, New York City health officials have issued a new health advisory recommending people...
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Shaun King Says Teen Daughter Was Struck By Car In Manhattan, In Recovery
Source: Screenshot / Instagram Shaun King and his family are rallied around the activist’s 19-year-old daughter after she was struck by a car in Manhattan. King said that his daughter suffered serious...
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Yolanda Vega The Voice of The New York Lottery Calls it A Career
Source: WENN / WENN The preeminent and highly popular voice that New Yorkers and many nationwide loved, Yolanda Vega, has officially retired from her decades-long position as an announcer with the...
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New York State To End Indoor School Mask Mandate This Week
Source: TIMOTHY A. CLARY / Getty The governor of New York State has seen enough of a decline in coronavirus rates to make the decision to end the statewide mask mandate in schools, which will take...
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Recent Gun Attacks On Homeless In DC & NYC May Be Connected: Report
Source: D-Keine / Getty A spate of crimes against homeless individuals in New York and Washington, D.C. is raising concerns for the safety of the vulnerable population. According to a new report, it...
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NY Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin Resigns After Shocking Arrest
Source: Michael M. Santiago / Getty The once-promising career of New York Lieutenant Governor Brian Benjamin has apparently crashed and burned, as he has resigned his position after being arrested by...
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Who Is Frank James, The Alleged NYC Subway Shooter?
Source: NYPD / NYPD As New York City is still shaking off the effects of the brutal shooting attack on a subway train in Brooklyn yesterday, authorities have zeroed in on one man, naming him as their...
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Rap Lyric Usage In Court Limited By New NY State Senate Bill
Source: ANGELA WEISS / Getty A bill limiting rap lyrics being used in criminal trials against defendants in New York State is one step closer to becoming law thanks to the state’s senators. On Tuesday...
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Jig’s Up: Shoplifting Ring In NYC Is Charged With Stealing Over $4 Million In...
Source: Pacific Press / Getty Retail chains in the Big Apple apparently need to step their security up. A shoplifting ring is accused with taking almost $4 million dollars worth of merchandise. As per...
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AMIRI Trends After Man Wearing Designer Shirt Dies After Bodega Stabbing
Source: Jose De Sousa / Getty AMIRI, the high-end luxury fashion brand from designer Mike Amiri, found itself trending on Twitter after a stabbing incident in New York went viral. A man wearing a shirt...
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New NPR Profile Celebrates The Intersection Of Double Dutch And Hip-Hop
Source: China News Service / Getty A new NPR profile this week celebrates the art and legacy of jumping double dutch–the game that came to create and define Black Girl Magic as the artform enters its...
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Rep.-elect George Santos Admits To Lying On His Résumé
George Santos, a Long Island, NY Republican who was recently elected to a U.S. House of Representatives seat, essentially admitted to lying on his résumé among other alleged falsehoods. Santos framed...
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NYPD Officer Blasted By Mayor For Punching Black Staten Island Girl
The NYPD found itself in poor public light once again after an incident between an officer and a Black teenager was caught on video and went wide. The scuffle caught the attention of New York Mayor...
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New York Students Served Racist Lunch of Chicken & Watermelon
Source: John Coletti / Getty A food company publicly apologized after students at a school in upstate New York were served a racially insensitive lunch at the beginning of Black History Month....
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2023 Rolling Loud New York Has Been Cancelled
Source: Astrida Valigorsky / Getty The Big Apple will have to find another festival to turn up to this year. Rolling Loud New York has been cancelled. As spotted on Hype Beast the popular Rap concert...
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Protestors Demand Justice After Jordan Neely Chokehold Death Ruled Homicide
Jordan Neely, a young Black homeless man who reportedly suffered a mental health episode while on a New York City subway train, was subdued by a passenger and eventually lost his life. Neely’s death...
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Black Man Who Murdered Mom Arrested For Beating Asian Woman In New York
Source: Screencap / NYPD Crimestoppers A horrific incident on a New York street involving a Black man unleashing a brutal beating on an elderly Asian woman has led to an arrest and growing outrage....
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Marijuana Is Finally Legal In New York, Now What?
Source: Bloomberg / Getty It’s a beautiful morning in New York for many herb enthusiasts now that the state has finally legalized recreational marijuana. State legislations and Governor Andrew Cuomo...
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R. Kelly’s Lawyers In Racketeering Trial Request To Stop Representing Him...
Source: Cook County Department of Corrections / Cook County Department of Corrections Robert Kelly is dripping in wack juice and can’t get it off. So much so his lawyers want to withdraw from his New...
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R. Kelly Transferred From Chicago Prison To New York Ahead Of Trial
Source: Cook County Department of Corrections / Cook County Department of Corrections Imprisoned R&B singer R. Kelly has been transferred from a Chicago facility to a detention center in Brooklyn,...
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NY Lawmakers Introduce Bill To Halt Rap Lyric Usage In Trials
Source: Michael M. Santiago / Getty Lawmakers in New York have introduced a new bill that will prohibit the use of rap lyrics in criminal trials as evidence by prosecutors – an issue recently...
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MTA Approves 1st Transit Fare Hike Since 2019
Source: MTA / MTA New York’s Metropolitan Transit Authority approved the first fare increases for its transit system in four years, citing them as “necessary.”On Wednesday (July 19), the MTA Board...
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Kevin Porter Jr., NBA Star, Arrested For Assaulting Woman
Kevin Porter Jr., a rising NBA player for the Houston Rockets, was arrested in New York this week for allegedly assaulting a woman who reports say is his girlfriend. The incident occurred in a hotel...
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White Judge Who Pointed Gun At Black Man In Court Is Fired
Source: Marc Dufresne / Getty A white judge who boasted of pointing a loaded gun at a Black man in a New York courtroom has been removed from the bench. According to reports, a judge in upstate New...
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Tiffany “New York” Pollard Drags Omarosa For All The Filth, X Applauds The...
Source: Gabe Ginsberg / Getty When it comes to reality television, Tiffany “New York” Pollard and Omarosa Manigault Newman are the top tier of “Don’t F around, because you will find out” energy. The...
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Explosion At Con Edison Leaves New Yorkers Without Power…For Seconds
Source: UCG / Getty Thursday (Dec. 14), just before midnight, New Yorkers noticed their lights suddenly flicker for no reason, and while many brushed it off as something in their home going haywire, it...
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