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08/22/2025

After losing their first three games of this season to the Minnesota Lynx, the team they beat in last year’s WNBA Finals, the New York Liberty won the final meeting of the regular season between the two squads with an 85-75 win on Tuesday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

All five Liberty starters scored at least 10 points, with center Jonquel Jones leading the way with 22 points and 10 rebounds, while guard Sabrina Ionescu added 17 points and 11 assists.

The New York Liberty won the final meeting of the regular season between the two squads with an 85-75 win on Tuesday night.

08/22/2025

COVER STORY: Jeffrey Henson Scales captured the essence of the House’s Barbershop in a compelling series of photographs first published in House by SPQR Editions in 2016. That same body of work now forms the basis of the exhibition Jeffrey Henson Scales: House’s Barbershop, currently on view at Claire Oliver Gallery on Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard through September 20. Read more here: http://bit.ly/4msiIyn

08/22/2025

Funeral arrangements have been announced for Lloyd A. Williams, the late president and CEO of the Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce (GHCC) and co-founder of Harlem Week. Read more here: http://bit.ly/3HuTQqt

08/22/2025

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08/22/2025

The mayor’s office and City Council are finding themselves in another dustup, this time over legislation that would set minimum pay standards for app-based grocery delivery workers — a largely immigrant workforce once hailed as essential.

Many of the city’s delivery workers, or “deliveristas,” are young men from Central America, South Asia, and West Africa. They are considered independent contractors who use third-party food delivery apps.

Legislation would set minimum pay standards for app-based grocery delivery workers — a largely immigrant workforce once hailed as essential.

08/22/2025

While the late great trumpeter and vocalist Louis Armstrong (1901–71) had global renown and impact, for many decades of his life, his home was Corona, Queens. Today, the house he inhabited is a national landmark and open to the public as the Louis Armstrong House Museum.

The Louis Armstrong Center, which opened in 2023 is the permanent home for a 60,000-piece physical and digital archive.

08/22/2025

IMMIGRATION: Airlines, prison companies, tech firms, and logistics outfits make billions detaining, moving, and tracking immigrants. And with Congress’ “One Big Beautiful Bill” pumping roughly $165 billion into DHS over four years, the corporate winners are lining up.

Congress’ “One Big Beautiful Bill” pumps roughly $165 billion into DHS over four years, the corporate winners are lining up.

08/22/2025

BLACK NEW YORKER: From being a teenage mother to becoming a leader at the Jeremiah Program last year, Tiana Stowers Pearson, 48, has remained determined to fight against the many barriers, including poverty and lack of access for student mothers and families. She is intent on “breaking the systems” that prohibit these vulnerable communities from receiving the assistance they require.

Through the Jeremiah Program, Tiana Stowers Pearson, 48, has remained determined to fight against the many barriers.

08/22/2025

OP-ED: "In the aftermath of the New York City Democratic primary, much has been written about Zohran Mamdani’s remarkable win across a diverse group of voters — including some Trump voters and many who stayed home in previous elections.

Yes, Mamdani won with a relentless focus on affordability, but he also did it by taking on crime and public safety, an issue long seen as a liability for Democrats."

Much has been written about Zohran Mamdani’s remarkable win across a diverse group of voters.

08/22/2025

The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) now reports five deaths and 108 confirmed cases as of Aug. 18 in the Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Harlem. 12 infected cooling towers across five zip codes are currently the suspected source for the disease cluster.

DOHMH now reports five deaths and 108 confirmed cases as of Aug. 18 in the Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Harlem.

08/21/2025

INTERNATIONAL: The security firm of former U.S. Navy Seal Erik Prince will soon deploy nearly 200 personnel from various countries to Haiti as part of a one-year deal to quell gang violence there, a person with knowledge of the plans said.

The security firm of former U.S. Navy Seal Erik Prince will soon deploy nearly 200 personnel from various countries to Haiti as part of a one-year deal to quell gang violence there.

08/21/2025

Collegiate esports has vaulted from niche LAN rooms to elaborate recruiting lists and budget lines, complete with national conferences, travel weekends, and streamed playoffs that draw live audiences. Brooklyn College is an institution squarely in that surge.

Brooklyn College is building an esports program that doubles as a campus commons for a commuter school.