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THE CITY
Published 19 hours agoLISTEN: There’s Riots Goin’ On
In the second episode of the FAQ NYC podcast’s three-part special series, “A Knickerbocker History of America,” Katie Honan, Dr. Christina Greer, Harry Siegel and guest cohost Asad Dandia, the Brooklyn borough historian, sat down in front of a live audience at P&T Knitwear to…
Gothamist
Published 23 hours agoA lifeline for NYC domestic violence survivors gains more funding from Uber
New York City was selected as one of the initial places to pilot the HOPE Rides initiative, which is entering its second year. [ more › ]
New York Amsterdam News
Published September 03Dreaming Soca: Why Granville Straker was a Brooklyn music legend and a connection to home for so many
Granville Straker, founder of Straker’s Records, built a Brooklyn soca empire that kept Caribbean immigrants connected to home.
Queens Ledger
Published September 02Ridgewood Hosts Vigil for Victims of Nepal Disaster
By Jack Delaney | jdelaney@queensledger.com RIDGEWOOD — It’s been a grim week for Rajesh Bhatta, the president of the New York Nepalese Society. On August 26, a 2,000-foot-wide chunk of glacier collapsed north of Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital, triggering a landslide and flash…
City Limits
Published September 02Documental ‘West Side Familia’ recoge décadas de historia de comunidad puertorriqueña en el Upper West Side
La documentalista neoyorquina Taylor Hosking empieza su primer documental, “West Side Familia”, con una sencilla pregunta: ¿por qué cada mes de junio se despliega la bandera puertorriqueña en un semáforo del Upper West Side?
Gothamist
Published September 02September concerts in NYC: Dancehall, death metal and Erykah Badu
Erykah Badu at the 2026 Roots Picnic. There's so much music to see as fall music season begins. [ more › ]
Gothamist
Published September 01September at the movies in NYC: Occult scenes, concrete dreams
John Wilson in "The History of Concrete." Here are eight of the best films to catch this month on the big screen. [ more › ]
City Limits
Published September 01‘West Side Familia’ Documents Decades of Puerto Rican Community on the UWS
New York City-based filmmaker Taylor Hosking begins her debut documentary, "West Side Familia," with a simple question: Why is the Puerto Rican flag unfurled and flown from a light pole on the Upper West Side each June? The film will premiere in September at the New York Latino…
THE CITY
Published 20 hours agoNYC Street Vendors Won More Licenses. Murky Rules Could Make Them Wait Years for One.
After years of advocacy from street vendors, New York City’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection has begun accepting new applications for merchandise vending licenses for the first time in decades. But many vendors vying for one of the 10,500 new licenses say they worry…
Gothamist
Published September 03America's last foie gras farmers say they've evolved, want NYC ban overturned
Thousands of ducks crowd in a Hudson Valley barn before they begin a three-week stretch of force-feeding. The future of America's last two foie gras farms, which are both in New York, hinges on a ruling by the state's highest court. [ more › ]
New York Amsterdam News
Published September 03Culture and capital: Black elected officials engage young entrepreneurs on how to get government contracts
A group of elected officials joined the Culture and Capital event in Brooklyn last week to help young entrepreneurs and small business owners.
Gothamist
Published 12 hours agoNJ corruption office that went up against George Norcross and lost will be dismantled
New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport at an event last month. The attorney general's office says it's reorganizing its criminal prosecution program. [ more › ]