We won’t have official counts in these races until June 30th because of the extensive use of mail-in “pandemic” ballots, but the two incumbent Congressional Black Caucus members from New York appear to be marked safe. Rep. Gregory Meeks handily defeated his opponent, Shaniyat Chowdhury, in the 5th Congressional District, which is mainly based in southeastern Queens with a tiny part of Long Island's Nassau County. Yvette Clarke barely won two years ago, edging Adem Bunkeddeko

WHITE PLAINS, NY -- Earlier this month, Westchester County Executive George Latimer announced the formation of a police training reform group. Today, he gave an update on the group’s work, introduced its leadership and outlined how it meshes with new guidelines from Albany. Following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Westchester County acted quickly and pulled together a working group of various stakeholders to review procedures and policies at the County Police A

Sister to Sister International, Inc. (STSI) announces its 11th year of empowering Black and girls of color in the lower Hudson Valley Region in the area of STEM, STEAM and Health Careers during the organization’s Virtual Summer Camp. Participants must be middle and high schoolers, (12 to 18 years of age) who attend school or reside in the region. Cheryl Brannan, STSI STEM program architect, stated “STSI extends special thanks to AT&T our Gold partner along with Jack and

Response reveals the need for additional mental health services WHITE PLAINS, NY – Westchester Children’s Association (WCA) has released the findings from two online surveys the group conducted this past May to determine how parents and their children and school districts were faring with learning at home. The Superintendents Survey received responses from 28 school districts (there are 40 districts in the county). The response to the Parents Survey, which was released in En

Do you have chipped and peeling paint? Was your home built before 1978? Do children under six years old or pregnant women live in the home? If you answered YES to any of these questions, you may be eligible for the Lead Safe Westchester (LSW) Program. Applicants must provide proof that they earn at or below 80% of the Area Median Income (AMI) for Westchester County (about $100,000 for a family of four). If lead is inhaled, swallowed or absorbed into the body, it affects the b

- In two recent decisions issued by the U.S. Supreme Court, two right leaning Justices opted for the left side of history. Chief Justice John Roberts tipped the scales of justice in Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of the University of California. The oddly parsed 5-4 decision setback efforts to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Known as DACA, the 2012 Obama era program protects people brought to the United States as children by shielding th

According to the Washington Post, the 45th President told 19,126 lies between his inauguration in 2017 and June 1, 2020. By now, the number has likely edged toward 20,000, as his Tulsa “rally” yielded dozens more. This President has no allegiance to the truth, but that’s no surprise. Leading up to his ill-timed gathering, amid the coronavirus, he projected more than a million attendees. Instead, the Trump campaign could not even fill the 19,000 seat stadium. And because

The New York Chapter of The Continental Societies Incorporated is pleased to announce the winners of its 2020 Scholarship Awards to three deserving college-bound students from Brooklyn, Staten Island and Stony Point all residing in New York. The NY Continentals Societies Incorporated also announced the renewal of scholarships to two 2019 winners from Manhattan and Queens who both maintained a GPA of 2.5 or higher. The total scholarships awarded in 2020 were $15,000.