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Go Pink! Local orgs hang pink ribbons for Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Cypress Hills

breast cancer awareness ribbon-tying

Oct. 9, 2024 By Jada Camille Every October, supportive communities across the U.S. honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Brooklyn residents are no different.  Local leaders and city officials joined with the Bangladeshi American Community Development and Youth Services on Oct. 3 to tie pink ribbons—the official color of Breast Cancer Awareness Month —…

Rep. Velázquez’s recently unveiled portrait in Capitol was decades in the making for artist

Sep. 20, 2024 By ishkurhan Sept. 20, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan A vivid portrait of U.S Rep. Nydia Velázquez, which blends her Puerto Rican identity and New York constituency, was unveiled in Congress on Tuesday.  The ceremony was attended by high-ranking members of the Democratic party, including U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Supreme Court Justice… Read more »

Adams defends officers who opened fire in Brownsville subway station as pols call for ‘thorough investigation’

mayor eric adams after brownsville shooting

Sep. 17, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday defended the Brownsville police officers who shot four people, including an NYPD officer, while pursuing an alleged fare-beater at the Sutter Avenue subway station on Sunday.  The officers opened fire on the station platform on the afternoon of Sept. 15 after the suspect,…