https://twitter.com/NYDailyNews/status/854867224779251714 A New York City school principal is is facing assault charges after he allegedly beat a seven-year-old student in what he claimed was a form of corporal punishment. NBC reports that Machael Spencer-Edwards, principal at P.S. 202 Ernest S. Jenkyns School in East New York, was arrested Tuesday on charges of assault and acting in a manner […]

On Thursday, Secret Service detail visited NYPD to report Jair Nilton Cardoso, a “longtime stalker” of former first daughter, Malia Obama. The 31 year old is a known entity who tried to break into the White House while the Obama family lived there. Earlier this month, Cardoso showed up at the building that the 18 year […]

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Glenn Martin, a former Rikers inmate and advocate for criminal justice reform, has continually made the effort to have Rikers Island closed.

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Barack Obama and his daughter Malia Obama attended an evening performance of “The Price” while visiting New York City on Friday.

Roker's experience is not unique -- cabs passing Black men and women is a decades-long problem that has both been addressed through the lens of racial profiling and comedic fodder.

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Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino joined protesters, including Dr. Cornel West, in New York City’s Washington Park to escalate awareness about police brutality around the country. Calling…

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Violence erupted early Monday ahead of New York City’s West Indian Parade, claiming the life of a 24-year-old male and critically injuring a lawyer appointed…

A New York Police Department sergeant who allegedly shoved a handcuffed 14-year-old boy through the plate-glass window of a Bronx hookah bar last year was…

The family of Eric Garner has been awarded a $5.9 million settlement from New York City. Garner was killed by police while selling cigarettes on a Staten Island street last summer, and his death sparked many protests and the now famous “I Can’t Breathe!” slogan – words Garner repeatedly said to officers during the confrontatin.  The […]

President Barack Obama arrived in New York City Monday morning to announce the launch of the My Brother’s Keeper Alliance at Lehman College in the…

A New York City police detective was suspended after newly emerged surveillance video allegedly shows him stealing money from a Brooklyn deli during a raid…

Meet Harold Ekeh, the high school senior who was accepted into all 8 Ivy League schools! http://t.co/zAOGzxJGHr pic.twitter.com/qGbS4vRT0V — Sons & Brothers (@sonsandbros) April 5,…