new york city
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NYC Judge Says Cops Were Justified in Handcuffing 16-Year-Old Kimani Gray as He Died in the Street
A Brooklyn, N.Y., federal judge has ruled that police officers were justified in arresting 16-year-old Kimani Gray as the teen lay in the street dying from gunshot wounds suffered at the hands of police. According to the New York Daily News, in the ruling, the judge effectively scrapped two claims in a wrongful death lawsuit…
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NYC Investigates Principal Who Barred Black History Month Lessons From Being Taught at Her Middle School: Report
The New York City Department of Education is investigating a white middle school principal in the city’s Bronx borough for racially hostile actions against staff and students of color. The most incendiary charge: that Principal Patricia Catania barred Black History Month lessons from being taught to the students of Intermediate School 224—95 percent of whom…
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The NYPD Wants Desiigner’s Penis Pics
Somewhere in New York City, there is a police officer who has bravely set aside his dedication to stopping and frisking random black men to work on one of the greatest penis-related crimes of the century. This brave hero, dedicated to protecting and serving the citizens of the Big Apple, is charged with tracking down…
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‘See How It Feels to Be a Slave?’: NYC Teacher Steps on Student’s Back to Simulate Horrors of Slavery
For the students at Middle School 118 in New York City’s Bronx borough, it was an immersive lesson gone way too far. Teacher Patricia Cummings is catching heat from students and parents after a social studies lesson she delivered about the Middle Passage—one that involved her stepping on her students’ backs. The New York Daily…
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I Didn’t Go Home for Christmas Because I Was Ashamed About Being Suicidal
I just spent Christmas away from my family in Virginia for the first time. I had recently returned from teaching a Mental Health First Aid class for staff at the Los Angeles Children’s Hospital and escaping New York’s oppressively cold weather for a few days. I was still exhausted when Christmas Eve—when I’d typically go…
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How I Barely Survived #GrammyWeek
It’s Grammy Week here in New York City. I’ve RSVP’d for and attended about six events. Once the Grammys are over, I will be taking a nap until further notice. This girl is exhausted. The Grammy Awards have returned to the Big Apple for the first time since 2003, and as a New Yorker (by…
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Salt Bae Is Bringing His Meat and Sprinkling to NYC
Turkish chef Nusret Gökçe is bringing his salt-sprinkling game to New York City on Thursday when he opens Nusr-Et Steakhouse. Gökçe became a viral sensation because of his love of meat and wrist action when it comes to completing the final touches by sprinkling salt. Gökçe, who has 13 restaurants—his first U.S. restaurant is in…
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NYPD’s Janitor Charged With Robbing Bank by Claiming She Had a Bomb Gets Busted Again
The New York City Police Department may very well get the award for employing the world’s messiest janitor. A custodial assistant has been arrested for the third time in less than a year—a record that includes a previous charge of bank robbery. Calista Alston was busted Monday in the city’s Staten Island borough for drug…
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New Yorkers Will Rally Against Trump to Honor Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy
New Yorkers will honor the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s memory today by protesting the 45th president of the United States’ regressive and racist words and deeds in Times Square. The Rally Against Racism event, organized by the Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network, will be held at 3 p.m. to protest Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant…