Neither 'white’ nor ‘other,' Middle Eastern, North African NYers want their own box to check
[ad_1] Newly arrived migrants from West Africa cook a meal on the street on January 14, 2024 in the Bedford Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New...
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Beloved dog cafe will close its Brooklyn location, owners say
[ad_1] Boris & Horton will shutter its North Williamsburg cafe at the end of the month. [ more › ] [ad_2] Karen Yi , 2024-05-26...
A quarter of Black New Jerseyans can’t serve on juries. A new law could change that.
[ad_1] An empty jury box. Proposed legislation in both New Jersey and New York would allow people with past criminal convictions to serve on juries....
Police shoot and kill 26-year-old man with 2 knives in mental distress: NYPD
[ad_1] A police barrier. He is at least the eighth person shot and killed by the NYPD so far this year. [ more › ]...
Man in critical condition after unmarked NYPD car drove into him
[ad_1] Police barriers The man was running from police after two detectives observed him pointing a gun at someone, according to NYPD officials. [ more...
Landmarks: Stories from Flossmoor’s past help revive veterans memorial
[ad_1] It’s a good time for anniversaries. Aside from personal milestones, area businesses, libraries and other institutions throughout the area are celebrating longevity. And south...
Astronomers say have fun staring at the sun on Memorial Day as it 'belches out energy'
[ad_1] A solar flare captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory on May 14. Use telescopes or binoculars with solar lenses, according to the experts. [...
Homewood-Flossmoor senior Jack Piros wins National Political Science Bee in Virginia
[ad_1] The questions posed to contestants in the National Political Science Bee recently at the event in Arlington, Virginia, weren’t for the faint of heart,...
A fixture defensively, Kyla Floyd scores first playoff goal for St Charles North. ‘It just made me very happy.’
[ad_1] Senior midfielder Kyla Floyd was ready to open the goal-scoring floodgates for St. Charles North. Playing a holding position that concentrates on defense, Floyd...
Legislature won’t act on Bears’ stadium funding request this spring, lawmakers say
[ad_1] SPRINGFIELD — The Chicago Bears’ appeal for more than $2 billion in public assistance to build a new domed stadium on a reimagined lakefront...