A former college softball player is saying that she was kicked off the team for posting rap lyrics on her Facebook page. Caitlin Ortiz, 19, is seeking unspecified monetary damages for discrimination. She alleges that her coach, Susan Cassidy-Lyke, degraded her on numerous occasions because she was the only Hispanic on the team. “Susan Cassidy-Lyke […]
New York is on the verge of becoming the sixth state in the union to legalize gay marriage, as soon as this week. The State Senate is one vote away from passing the law which was shot down two years ago in a Democratic-led Senate. In two years, opinion amongst New York state residents has […]
According to data from last year’s Census, the Black population in a number of Brooklyn neighborhoods like Fort Greene and Clinton Hill has decreased by one-third over the last decade. NY1 reports: The findings also reflect a trend in black migration to the suburbs. New York City’s black population declined by 2 percent. It is […]
NEW YORK — A Brooklyn teen has been arrested for last week’s deadly shooting on the Brighton Beach Boardwalk, according to officials. Iloune Driver, 19, has been charged with second-degree murder and assault with intent to cause serious physical injury. The shooting took place last Thursday killing Tysha Jones, 16, and wounding five others. The […]
Altovise Collier, a 25-year-old beautician from New York, is claiming that the spa she was employed by, “Completely Bare,” discriminated against her by verbally harassing her, paying her less than her white co-workers, and firing her because she was Black.
NEW YORK — Tysha Jones, a 16-year-old high school sophomore from Harlem was shot and killed at Brighton Beach in Brooklyn, after gunmen open fired on a group of people, injuring four of her friends. A fight broke out on the boardwalk around 5:20 p.m. and a few minutes later, a gunman opened fire on […]
NEW YORK — New York Department of Transportation data shows that five streets in Harlem have dramatically high fatal crash rates, with Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd. and 125th St. being some of the city’s worst places for accidents. The Daily News reports: Transportation Department officials also listed Lenox Ave. and W. 135th St. as […]
NEW YORK — Former NYPD officer Jorge Arbaje-Diaz was sentenced to 20 years in jail for robbing drug dealers. Arbaje-Dia claimed he turned to robbing drug dealers to make mortgage payments on his new house. The New York Daily News reports: Defense lawyer Priya Chaudhry tried to win sympathy for his client in sentencing papers […]
After vehemently insisting that his Twitter account had been hacked when a lewd photo was sent to one of his female followers, Congressman Anthony Weiner has now come clean. During a press conference today he admitted that he did send the photos and that they were of him. While a politician admitting to cheating on […]
Update 10:00 a.m June 7th The scandal just worsens for New York Congressman Anthony Weiner as reports are surfacing that he offered porn star Ginger Lee tips on how to lie about their sexting scandal, according to TMZ. “Weiner and former porn star Ginger Lee exchanged scores of sexual emails over a long period of […]
NEW YORK—A New York police officer is suing the department, claiming she was punished for rejecting her superior’s sexual advances after he texted her a photo of his penis. Officer Lisette Pedrosa said Lt. Salvatore Marchese began sexually harassing her in February 2010 when the two worked together at the 25th Precinct in East Harlem. […]
NEW YORK — James Black Jr. is making all the right moves! Black hopes to beat the record for the youngest American chess grandmaster, which is currently held at 14. The Daily News reports: Black led the chess team from Intermediate School 318 in Williamsburg to national championships in both the K-8 and K-9 divisions […]
