New York Local News – Caribbean Life

Marlene Ferguson addresses the congregation.

Brooklyn

Retired RN Marlene Ferguson honored with ‘2026 Woman of the Year’ award

By Nelson A. King

Borough President Reynoso, Lion Dancers, and members of the public.

Brooklyn

Reynoso hosts spectacular Lunar New Year celebration

By Nelson A. King

Josue Pierre, district leader and co-founder of Rogers Burgers (left) with Jonathan Pierre Lafleur, executive director of Atelier Artist and co-founder of Rogers Burgers.

Brooklyn

Caribbean-owned Rogers Burgers lands residency at Brooklyn Children’s Museum

By Nelson A. King

New York State Attorney General, Letitia James, speaks during a news conference, to announce criminal justice reform in New York City, U.S., May 21, 2021.

James reminds New Yorkers of SNAP work requirements

By Nelson A. King

Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson addressing the Black History Month event.

Black History Month

Gibson hosts annual Black History Month celebration

By Nelson A. King

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn.

Brooklyn

Modernizing SUNY Downstate Hospital

By Nelson A. King

Fresh fruit desserts, including durian, mango pancakes and a mango strawberry smoothie, are displayed at the Mango Mango café in Astoria.

Business

Fresh-fruit creations sweeten New York City’s dessert scene

By Tracey Khan

New York Family

Join us at the 2nd Annual Bronx Charter School Fair on Saturday 2/‌28!

Assembly MemberRodneyse Bichotte-Hermelyn in her office in Flatbush.

Politics

Brooklyn Kings County Dems rescind endorsement of Hochul

By Nelson A. King

Attorney General of New York Letitia James speaks onstage during the 39th Annual Brooklyn Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at BAM Peter Jay Sharp Building on Jan. 20, 2025 in New York City.

States move to block Trump’s Hudson Tunnel funding halt

By Nelson A. King

The late Sybil Teresa Smith, 98, left, with loving son Roger Gary during one of their many outings in Brooklyn. She was laid to rest on Jan.28, after passing away on Jan. 21, 2026.

Guyana

Designer Roger Gary mourns mother Sybil Teresa Smith, 98

By Tangerine Clarke

Jerelyn Rodriguez Williams, CEO and co-founder of The Knowledge House, leads the nonprofit’s efforts to expand access to technology education and career pathways for students from underrepresented communities.

Dominican Republic

The Knowledge House builds a pipeline of tech talent rooted in the Bronx

By Tracey Khan

New York Attorney General Letitia James walks to the podium during New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's inauguration ceremony in New York City, U.S., Jan. 1, 2026.

AG James targets xAI over troubling Grok content

By Nelson A. King

lift

QNS

High School juniors launch LIFT to provide free tutoring for students in need

From left are Queens College President Frank H. Wu, Chief Diversity Officer, Dean of Diversity, QC and Co-Chair of the Celebration Committee member Jerima DeWese, Dean of Arts and Sciences Simone L. Yearwood, celebration committee member, Journalist Carol Jenkins and Queens Borough President Donovan J. Richards Jr. during the presentation of the Martin Luther King Award from QC, to Jenkins, on Jan. 18, at a MLK commemoration in the Goldstein Theatre in Queens College in Flushing.

Queens

Music and memory fill Queens as MLK legacy takes center stage

By Tangerine Clarke

People standing around a table at a camp fair

New York Family

The Ultimate Camp Fair & Activity Expo Is Coming to Brooklyn This Saturday!

More from Around NYC

Members of the Bangladeshi Muslim community buy clothes on Chaand Raat for Eid.

Bangladeshi communities in Castle Hill keep Chaand Raat tradition alive in the Bronx

Ralph Solecki is pictured standing on the shore of Newtown Creek at Furman’s Island in Maspeth in 1937. The tributaries separating the island from Maspeth were filled in.

The dirty yet important history of the Newtown Creek: Our Neighborhood, The Way it Was

Muslim New Yorkers pray in park to mark end of Ramadan

As NYC’s first Muslim mayor marked Ramadan in public, many Muslim New Yorkers felt seen

Karl-Anthony Towns Knicks

Karl-Anthony Towns’ double-double helps Knicks hold off Nets for fifth-straight win despite a family emergency