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Brooklyn

Persaud hosts Annual Holiday Toy Distribution, serving over 400 Brooklyn children

By Nelson A. King

New York City Mayor Eric Adams

Housing

Adams unveils ‘Manhattan Plan’ to build 100,000 new homes

By Nelson A. King

Azariah Richards, 25, displays her finished product.

Arts & Entertainment

‘Joyous, amusing’ Christmas Sip and Paint at FSUMC

By Nelson A. King

Clockwise from top left: Kronos Quartet by Danica Taylor, Harry Connick Jr. by Georgia Connick, Rhiannon Giddens by Karen Cox, Marin Alsop by Nancy Horowitz, Wynton Marsalis by Piper Ferguson, and Artemis by John Abbott.

Music

Carnegie Hall presents ‘Songs of America’

By Nelson A. King

Haitian-born singer, songwriter and model Valandia Sunshine De Fontus mesmerizes with Louis Armstrong's “What a Wonderful World.”

Music

De Fontus dazzles

By Nelson A. King

Yvonne Peters, sixth from left, and Adonna Lewis Dudley, right, with past and prospective Miss New York Continental Cultural Pageant contestants.

Fashion

CACG Holiday Gala backs youth development and scholarships

By Nelson A. King

New York Board-Certified Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon Dr. Dwight Williams (l) attending to a patient on a recent dental mission to Jamaica.

Jamaica

Healing after the storm: NY medical team deploys to devastated Jamaica

By Nelson A. King

Karine Jean-Pierre, center, former Press Secretary for President Joe Biden and first Haitian-American to hold that role, with Rogers Burgers co-founders Jonathan Pierre, left, and Josue Pierre

Haiti

Rogers Burgers carries Caribbean pride to NY’s top burger list

By Nelson A. King

Fans enjoy Jamaica Strong.

News

Music, fashion, food collide at Jamaica Strong Benefit Concert

By Nelson A. King

Nessa B.

Music

Reggae, dancehall artist Nessa B ‘Never Change’

By Nelson A. King

Gerard Placide electrifies at VINCI annual pre-Christmas gala.

Caribbean

Gerard Placide electrifies at pre-Christmas Gala

By Nelson A. King

State Senator Zellnor Y. Myrie.

Politics

Myrie introduces white collar crime overhaul

By Nelson A. King

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro waves while holding the hand of his wife Cilia Flores during a ceremony to swear in new community-based organizations, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration ramps up pressure on Maduro’s government, in Caracas, Venezuela, December 1, 2025.

Venezuela

Trump imposes more sanctions on Maduro’s ‘insiders’ and Venezuela’s oil sector

By Nelson A. King

Pamella Ferrari-Easter receives an award, flanked by Wayne Raggeutte, left, Assembly Member Monique Chandler-Waterman, fourth from left, Consul General Rondy "Luta" McIntosh, right, and his wife, Semone, third from left.

St Vincent

VINCI honors Pamella Ferrari-Easter with Sylvia Wilson Humanitarian Award

By Nelson A. King

A volunteer, foreground, right, assists Sis. Joycelyn King, in distributing Christmas gifts to children.

FSUMC hosts holiday Party for city’s children in need

By Nelson A. King

Admiral Alvin Holsey.

Caribbean

Navy admiral overseeing US forces in the Caribbean retires early

By Nelson A. King

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