Hochul Budget Deal Aims to Ease Costs, Strengthen Communities
By Mutiu Olawuyi Governor Kathy Hochul has announced an agreement with legislative leaders on key priorities in New York’s Fiscal...
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Alleged Islamophobic comment by Nigerian Tribune reporter sparks backlash, ethical concern
By Robert Press A controversy involving a reporter identified with the Nigerian Tribune has renewed concern about Islamophobia, professional ethics,...
JCRC-NY condemns antisemitic remarks reported at Park Slope Food Coop meeting
The Jewish Community Relations Council of New York (JCRC-NY) has issued a strong public response following reports that a member...
Islam Must Stop Whispering About Addiction
by Sheikh Musa DrammehChairman, National Center for Health Equity (NCHE) There are two mistakes communities often make when confronting substance...
Islamabad Talks End Without U.S.-Iran Deal as Hormuz Dispute Persists
High-stakes talks between the United States and Iran in Pakistan ended without an agreement after roughly 21 hours of negotiations,...
Editorial | Mamdani’s 100 Days: Conviction, Contradiction, and the Burden of Governing New York
“You campaign in poetry. You govern in prose.” — Mario Cuomo At New York Parrot, and in the neighborhood-facing reporting...
Iran signals two-week Strait of Hormuz opening in response to Pakistan mediation
By Mutiu Olawuyi Iran has signaled that it will allow safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz for two weeks,...
Trump announces two-week Iran strike pause, cites Pakistan mediation
By Mutiu Olawuyi President Donald Trump said the United States will suspend planned military strikes on Iran for two weeks,...
NYC names Rebecca Jones Gaston to lead Children’s Services Agency
New York City, under the leadership of Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani, has appointed Rebecca Jones Gaston as the new commissioner...
NYC opens public review for new Racial Equity Plan
New York City has released a preliminary citywide racial equity plan and opened a 30-day public comment period, launching what...
NYC reaches 100,000 pothole repairs as DOT accelerates response to Winter street damage
New York City has reached 100,000 pothole repairs within the first 100 days of 2026, according to City Hall, marking...
Trump’s Iran Threat Sparks Global Backlash
President Donald Trump’s Easter Sunday threat against Iran has triggered a wave of criticism from American lawmakers, media figures, and...
Adams slams AOC over Israel rocket defense
By Mutiu Olawuyi Former NYC Mayor Eric Adams has sharply criticized Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez over what he described as opposition...
Interfaith Firestorm in Los Angeles: Organizers hit back after Muslim Council denounces Jews–Muslims peace event
Organizers and featured speakers of an upcoming Muslim–Jewish interfaith event in Los Angeles have publicly responded after the Islamic Shura...
Muslim Intellectual Freedom, Israel’s Security, and the Future of the Ummah
In moments of deep geopolitical turbulence and ideological confusion within the Muslim world, the most difficult task is often the...
Building a Curriculum for a Culture of Peace – Part III
Judah the Macabee and the Macabee of the Muslim Ummah - Al Ghazali: Resisting the Inappropriate Intrusions of Greek Thought...
African Immigrants Commission Strengthens Mission, Empowers Community Through Heritage Celebration
New York City, September 27, 2025 — The African Immigrants’ Commission of New York and Connecticut reaffirmed its commitment to...
President Trump Now Trims the Definition of Human Rights
By Kausar Mumin, from New York In his second term, President Donald Trump has intensified his radical project of...
NYC Mayor’s Weekly Community Update: Rikers Reform
When I came into office as the 110th Mayor, there was no question that the city’s main jail, Rikers Island,...
World Inkers Network with Amarachi Attamah
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Councilwoman Amanda Farias supports Healthy Lifestyle Month bill
New York City, Council District 18 Councilwoman, Amanda Farias, has supported the historic Healthy Lifestyle Month bill and issued a...
Northwest Bronx Democrats says…80th AD, our last race!
By Anthony Rivieccio, Founder From our first race, Oliver Koppell in 2009, to our last race, Fernando Cabrera, last year...
DAYLIGHT AFRICA: CONNECTING THE DIASPORA WITH ITS AFRICAN ROOTS
By Mamadou Niang A unique mobile software program stands out in the crowded world of travel, tourism, and digital leisure...
Nigerian Community in Senegal inaugurates new executive members
Members of the Nigerian Community in Senegal have rekindled their show unity and patriotism by inaugurating newly elected executive members...
Advertorial: Daylight Africa Week 2022 (Video)
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Watch Parkchester Diversity Day — 2022 Event Here
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NY Environmental Conservation Police on Patrol
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) Division of Law Enforcement enforces the 71 chapters of New York...
Northwest Bronx Democrats: Nathalia Fernandez is fighting inflation?
By Anthony Rivieccio, Founder By the time you read this we would have had a historic year in Politics. 2...
Financial Focus: Can Streaming TV be more excitable & profitable than Network or Cable?
By Professor Anthony Rivieccio MBA PFA We are all excited for streaming media. After all, it's still brand new to...
Financial Focus: Tax Season 2021: Are you really happy with your Tax Refund?
By Professor Anthony Rivieccio MBA PFA Not withstanding " delays delays delays" over the last 3 years and 2 Administrations...
Sara-Chana Silverstein: Using Herbal Remedies to Treat Her Patients and Heal Her Own Bed-Ridden Daughter
By Robert Golomb There is something of a secret (until now) about the family history of Sara-Chana Silverstein- the nationally...
Financial Focus: Tax Season 2021 — How to turn $20 into a $1,000 Tax Refund!
By Professor Anthony Rivieccio MBA PFA Just got your taxes done? Not happy? Government took too much? Too little? Let...
37 local and state candidates take the ‘Courage to Change’ Pledge, says AOC
Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has announced that, to date, 37 candidates for local and state office have successfully completed the questionnaire...
BP Gibson commends President Biden for nominating 1st African-American on Supreme Court
Bronx Borough President Vanessa has commended President Joe Biden for nominating the first African-American woman, Ketanji Brown Jackson, on the...
Financial Focus: Tax Season 2021: How to Track your At Home Expenses
By Professor Anthony Rivieccio MBA PFA Working at HOME? Welcome to the new normal!. And prior to 2017, from a...
Financial Focus Digital open to the Digital world! – 1st topic: Income Taxes!
By Prof. Anthony Rivieccio Rivieccio Financial Advisors, a virtual financial advisory firm & a strategic partner with The Financial Advisors...
Common Sense governorship candidate takes campaign to African leaders in New York
Congressman Tom Suozzi, popularly known as Common Sense Democrat, has met, on Monday 21 February at 7PM, with the who's...
NYC District Council of Carpenters endorse Jelanie DeShong for NYS Assembly
Brooklyn, NY– Today, the New York City District Council of Carpenters has endorsed Jelanie DeShong for NYS Assembly, joining Congresswoman Yvette...
Man found nailed to tree in Kenya rescued
Kenyan police have rescued a man who had been nailed on a tree for allegedly stealing a radio set. The...
Photos: New Yorkers celebrate Black History Month
Panelists at 2022 Black History Month in New York Mayor Eric Adams delivering a speech at 2022 Black History Month...
Breaking: Court orders Donald Trump to appear in NYS AG office for interrogation
Today, Thursday February 17, a court in has ruled in favor of New York State Attorney General that Donald J....
Social Determinants of Health and the New York Health Act
By Helen Krim Social Determinants of Health encompasses all the non-medical factors that influence our health and wellness. Our genes...
Peace December as Sacred Space: Are We Passive Recipients or Co-creators?
By Rebecca Abrahamson My first encounter with Peace December - Friday afternoon in July 2016, during an all too brief...
Financial Focus: Ready for Financial School? Join us every Friday, at Financial Focus University!
By Professor Anthony Rivieccio MBA PFA In today's virtual times, many, I am sure, would love to go to finance...
The Recent Deadly Bronx Fire: Another Terrible Tragedy in this Challenged But Still Not Hopeless Borough
By Robert Golomb The borough of the Bronx, in which on January 9, 2022, 17 mostly West African Muslim immigrants...
Financial Focus: Ready for Financial School? Join us every Friday at Financial Focus University!
By Professor Anthony Rivieccio MBA PFA In today's virtual times, many, I am sure, would love to go to finance...
Murder Fugitives Wanted in U.K Arrested in Kenya
Kenyan Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) announces the arrest and extradition of two U.K murder fugitives. The Transnational and Organized...
Financial Focus | Tax Season 2021 — Itemized deductions or the Big Bird $50 discount on the corner?
By Professor Anthony Rivieccio MBA PFA The world of Itemized deductions is certainly a comprehensive subject but Donald Trump, in...
Public Safety and Pandemic Surge: Key Challenges for Mayor Eric Adams
By George Onuorah Mayor Eric Adams who assumed office New Year Eve, January 1, 2022 was anointed mayor following a...
Albanian, Turkish Community activists condemn hostage situation at Texas Synagogue
The Albanian and Turkish community activists in the United States have unanimously condemned the hostage of Jewish community members at...
J.S. Anand’s ‘The Monster Within’: A Clarion Call to the Devastated and Torn World
Dr. Dalvinder Singh Grewal God created nature for a continuous flow for universal good; man started changing the nature using...
Shock As Over 30 Bodies Retrieved From Kenyan River, Draws ‘Extra Judicial Killings’ Speculation
The discovery of several bodies recently retrieved from River Yala that originates from Nandi Escarpments in the Rift Valley region...
Financial Focus:Tax Season 2021 — What is a $4000 Tax Refund Advance?
By Professor Anthony Rivieccio MBA PFA We should say right at the top: Full Disclosure, yes, we are one of...
Five Alarm Fire in Bronx Fordham Section kills at least 19 people
By Robert Press The Bronx, Sunday, January 9: At least nineteen people, including nine were children have perished in a...
Financial Focus: Last Minute $2000 in Tax Tips for 2021
By Professor Anthony Rivieccio MBA PFA Let's be honest! You want a billion dollar tax refund next year, don't you?...
Banks appointed NYC schools Chancellor in Eric Adams Administration
Thursday, December 9, 2021 -- New York City Mayor-elect Eric Adams has announced the appointment of Banks has his schools...
ALA enlists MMC Chairman among 2021 awardees
The Muslim Media Corporation founder and chairman, Sheikh Musa Drammeh, has been enlisted among the recipients of the 2021 African...
GMC, NYPC back Eric Adams, organize rally against violent criminals in NYC
New York Political Coalition, under the leadership of Attorney Eunice Ukwuani, President, in collaboration with the Gorgeous Mosaic Coalition have...
Financial Focus: Water the plants & get a better Tax Refund through Tax Planning?
By Professor Anthony Rivieccio MBA PFA I was talking to a friend of mine recently that said, " it must...
Northwest Bronx Democrats: Elections 2021 and Bronx Democrats –Where’s the strength & where’s the collapse?
By Anthony Rivieccio First & foremost note that as if this writing ," absentee ballots" have not been counted yet....
