NEW YORK — At least 10 people were found dead outdoors across New York City during Winter Storm Fern, city officials confirmed Tuesday, as dangerously low temperatures settled over the region. Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the fatalities, noting that official causes of death are still under investigation. While authorities have not yet confirmed hypothermia in […]
QUEENS — NYPD officers shot and wounded a 22-year-old man Monday morning in Briarwood after, police say, he advanced toward them with a large kitchen knife despite repeated commands to drop the weapon. The incident unfolded around 10:30 a.m. on Parsons Boulevard after officers responded to a 911 call reporting a man throwing glass objects […]
Today, New York took a significant step toward reshaping how families experience work, parenthood, and economic survival. Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a plan that would give New York City parents access to free childcare for 2-year-olds, marking a major expansion of the city’s early childhood education system and building on the existing universal Pre-K model. Governor […]
MANHATTAN — The NYPD is searching for a man accused of deliberately setting a homeless passenger on fire aboard a northbound 3 train early Monday morning at the 34th Street–Penn Station subway stop. According to police, the incident occurred shortly after 3 a.m. when the suspect approached a 56-year-old man inside a subway car. Investigators […]
New York, November 25, 2025. The ECOWAS Permanent Observer Mission to the United Nations hosted the closing ceremony of the ECOWAS Golden Jubilee Commemoration with an exhibition at UN Headquarters, marking fifty years of regional integration, cooperation, and collective resilience across West Africa. Held under the theme “ECOWAS at 50: Stronger together for a brighter […]
NEW YORK — Unionized Starbucks baristas across New York City joined a nationwide strike on November 13, launching what organizers have dubbed the “Red Cup Rebellion” during the company’s high-profile holiday drink season. Workers affiliated with Starbucks Workers United walked off the job at select unionized locations in Manhattan and Brooklyn, protesting what they describe […]
On Tuesday October 21st, the iconic Cipriani 25 Broadway will open its doors to one of New York’s most anticipated philanthropic galas: The Water Ball, organized by the Georgie Badiel Foundation and hosted by Selita Ebanks and Jozef Naggiar. More than just an elegant evening, this event is a rallying cry for clean water access […]
At a time when more than fifty armed conflicts rage across the globe, the urgency of peace could not be clearer. This was the message brought to New York University’s Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò, where Marco Impagliazzo, President of the Community of Sant’Egidio, delivered a powerful lecture entitled Daring Peace. The event, which also featured remarks from Andrea Bartoli, […]
In the latest episode of Atypical Journey, I had the privilege of sitting down with Madam Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, the Mayor of Freetown, Sierra Leone. Our conversation was not only about her journey, but also about courage, resilience, and the bold vision it takes to lead change in Africa today. A Journey rooted in service Before becoming […]
New York, September 27, 2025 — The Africa Women Leaders Network (AWLN) is set to host a landmark high-level forum on women’s political leadership in New York, on the margins of the 80th Session of United Nations General Assembly(UNGA80). This event will bring together government delegates, parliamentarians, civil society actors, and youth leaders to chart a […]