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Making our city safer and more affordable for working families has been our priority since day one because our administration understands that in New York, it takes a city to raise a child. This starts with ensuring our youngest New Yorkers have a place to live the moment they are born. Last week, we launched our new pilot program, “Creating Real Impact at Birth” (CRIB), an initiative that aims to […]

A Caribbean-born immigration attorney in Brooklyn has warned that an affidavit of support alone may be insufficient for Caribbean and other nationals applying for permanent residency in the United States. "The landscape of family-based immigration is poised for meaningful change. Following the enactment of the ''One Big Beautiful Bill Act'' (OBBBA) and the USCIS (US Citizenship and Immigration Services) memorandum of Sept. 4, 2025, (legal) practitioners strongly anticipate heightened evidentiary […]

“Fearless, Sleepless, Deathless: What Fungi Taught Me about Nourishment, Poison, Ecology, Hidden Histories, Zombies, and Black Survival” by Maria Pinto c.2025, The University of North Carolina Press                    $23.00                  240 pages   Something weird is growing on your kitchen sink. It wasn’t there last night but today? Yeah, and it’s not intentional. You need to get rid of it somehow, wipe it off, kill it, eliminate it or, […]

Airbnb joined the FIFA World Cup 2026 New York New Jersey Host Committee on Wednesday to announce a significant investment in local communities ahead of next year's tournament. The event, which occurred on a Brooklyn soccer field, featured city leaders, community organizations, and two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion Carli Lloyd. Jay Carney, Airbnb's global head of policy and communications, opened the event by thanking the Host Committee and local […]

The Bronx, Manhattan, Westchester Chapter of the Caribbean American Nurses Association (CANA) on Saturday, Oct. 4, honored the CEO of the Tappan, NY-based Caribbean Food Delights, Sabrina HoSang Jordan, during the chapter's 28th Annual Vernese Weekes Scholarship Gala Luncheon at Eastwood Manor on Eastchester Road in the Bronx. Jamaican-American HoSang Jordan was presented with the "Community Service Award." A representative for State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie also presented a proclamation […]

The New York-based American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) said on Wednesday that it has joined the Center for Constitutional Rights in filing a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request seeking the Office of Legal Counsel's (OLC) guidance and other related documents regarding President Donald J. Trump's lethal strikes on alleged drug smugglers in the Caribbean. The ACLU noted that, in testifying last week before the US Senate Judiciary Committee, US […]

As four Caribbean Community nations get ready to allow nationals from the bloc to live and work freely in their societies, officials are warning criminal elements not to believe they can take advantage of the new arrangements. From the beginning of October, Barbados, Belize, St. Vincent, and Dominica began fully implementing the free movement aspect of the regional single trading market and economy system as part of plans to further […]

When I think of true Caribbean comfort food, a rich pot of Brown Stew Oxtail comes to mind. Once considered a cheap cut, oxtail has become a prized ingredient for its deep, beefy flavor and melt-in-your-mouth texture. This dish is a celebration of slow cooking, where the oxtail is gently braised until the meat is tender enough to fall off the bone, then simmered in coconut milk with herbs, spices, […]

Record holder and champion swimmer Dylan Carter splashed to the bronze medal in the final of the men’s 50-metre backstroke event at the 2025 World Aquatics Swimming World Cup in Carmel, Indiana, United States. A great accomplishment for Carter after he got a disappointing fourth place finish in the 50-metre freestyle final. Carter entered the pool in lane four, with the fastest reaction time of 0.52 and touched the wall […]