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In this issue

April 30, 2026

NYC housing activists press Mamdani to expand CityFHEPS program

Housing advocates continue to be angered by the back and forth over expanding the City Fighting Homelessness and Eviction Prevention Supplement (CityFHEPS) program, with many feeling that Mayor Zohran Mamdani has abandoned his campaign promise to reform it.

4 mins

Bed-Stuy standoff leads City Hall to take critical step to protect residents from deed theft

The arrest of Councilmember Chi Ossé and other supporters of longtime Bedford-Stuyvesant resident Carmella Charrington during an eviction attempt at 212 Jefferson Avenue on April 22 led to an important change: On April 24, Mayor Zohran Mamdani created the Mayor's Office of Deed Theft Prevention and appointed Peter White, a homeowner-assistance attorney from Access Justice Brooklyn, as its first director.

2 mins

Summit at National Urban League's new HQ urges fair housing enforcement — and homeownership

Real estate professionals, housing advocates, and community stakeholders gathered in Harlem on April 27 at the National Urban League's recently opened headquarters on 125th Street for the Hudson Gateway Association of REALTORS (HGAR) celebration of National Fair Housing Month.

4 mins

NYC cut traffic deaths by 34% but street safety remains work in progress

Earlier this month, New York City reported the third lowest traffic deaths year-to-date since the city started collecting such data back in 1910.

2 mins

Man pleads guilty in 2002 killing of Jam Master Jay of rap pioneers Run-DMC

Nearly a quarter-century after rap star Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC was shot to death, a man admitted in court Monday to a role in a killing that stymied investigators for decades.

3 mins

'You can make a difference:' Gary Jenkins takes service to new level as CEO of Urban Pathways

Growing up the youngest of eight children raised by a single mom in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, Gary Jenkins learned early that survival in New York City required a kind of vigilance most children never have to develop.

4 mins

NYC students and advocates say veto of 'buffer zone' protest restriction bill is a win - but fight is not over yet

Mayor Zohran Mamdani recently vetoed a “buffer zone” bill that would have restricted protests near educational institutions.

6 mins

Can a police union lawsuit block sharing of ‘stigmatizing' unconfirmed misconduct claims?

On the public records search website 50-a.org, anyone can search through the roughly 523,000 misconduct allegations made against NYPD officers through the Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB).

4 mins

New report calls for Black America to take on AI and reduce racial wealth gap

A new report from the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies is sounding the alarm and calling for Black America to catch up on our understanding of artificial intelligence technology now, or risk being left behind in what could be an economic tsunami of inequality.

3 mins

Targeting the SPLC is as ludicrous as it is insidious

Usually, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is on the ramparts for civil rights groups, but in this day of Orwellian reversals, the groups are now on guard to defend the justice advocacy nonprofit, which has recently been indicted by the Trump administration.

1 mins

'Mr. Amsterdam News': Walking 125th Street and feeling something familiar

It had been quite a while since I strolled along 125th Street in Harlem, but a recent warm spring afternoon was too hard to resist.

2 mins

I'm supporting Micah Lasher for Congress. Here's why.

With every dysfunctional day that passes in Washington, D.C., one thing is clear: Democrats need to send our very best to Congress next year.

2 mins

2026: Looking back at the first of three acts

We are officially done with one-third of 2026.

2 mins

DACA was always temporary — but no one prepared a generation for this

For more than 14 years, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) has been a shield and a safeguard for more than 800,000 young immigrant Dreamers, who were brought to the United States by their undocumented parents as children and found themselves undocumented as well.

3 mins

Antigua and the Bahamas head to the polls

The plethora of general elections held in the Caribbean Community (Caricom) last year is continuing in 2026 with two polls set to take place by the middle of May, even as strong indications about two more — possibly in St. Kitts and Dominica — are beginning to surface.

3 mins

Antigua and the Bahamas

Leading the pack of the wealthy is former Los Angeles Lakers champion and movie actor Rick Fox.

1 mins

Amnesty International and rights groups issue World Cup travel advisory for U.S.

Amnesty International and dozens of U.S. civil and human rights groups issued a “World Cup travel advisory” on Thursday, warning tournament visitors of “rising authoritarianism and increasing violence” in the United States during President Donald Trump's aggressive immigration enforcement.

1 mins

Joe Turner's Come and Gone' is powerful, poignant, and penetrating on Broadway

I consider it a blessing any time I can experience an August Wilson play.

3 mins

April Art Wrap: Last chance to catch exhibits by Theaster Gates, Arjan Martins, and Erin Leann Mitchell

It's a common saying when it comes to acknowledging our ancestors that “we stand on the shoulders of giants,” but in Theaster Gates's “Dave: All My Relations,” the artist asks a more difficult question:

3 mins

Talking SCHOP! Talkin' Shop with Talkin' Tacos

As if the Mexican culture and food stars have aligned, Cinco de Mayo falls on the same day as Taco Tuesday this year.

2 mins

Jaafar Jackson moonwalks into his movie debut with ‘Michael'

\"Michael,\" a biopic that attempts to encapsulate the King of Pop's life from 1966-1988, succeeds in some areas but falls short in others.

3 mins

May 2026 Dance Calendar

DanceAfrica at BAM tops this month's calendar.

4 mins

Jazz at Lincoln Center Gala celebrates 'Rhythms that Move the World' before founder Marsalis' final season

Jazz at Lincoln Center and its orchestra (JLCO) built a bridge and danced all over it at their annual gala on April 15 as they celebrated \"Rhythms that Move the World,\" drawing connections between jazz, its African roots, and its symbiotic relationship with the genre throughout history.

2 mins

Jen Shyu, Dizzy's, Goodman Gallery

Jen Shyu returns to the Jazz Gallery after two years, on May 1-2 to present an in-progress edition of her epic project “Fertile Land, Fertile Body,” a multilingual ritual opera comprising ancient and original music, dance, and projection; exploring the loss of mother, loss of motherhood, and human-caused environmental toxicity and genocide's effects on climate change and our fertility.

3 mins

Fair housing

Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson said “equity” has to be understood as “a balance” something that protects tenants, owners, and working families who still face discrimination based on issues like income sources, disability, and other categories.

2 mins

NYC pulls contentious proposals to open AI-themed high school, close Upper West Side middle schools

In a major reversal, New York City schools Chancellor Kamar Samuels is withdrawing controversial proposals to open the city's first artificial intelligence (AI)-focused high school, close two middle schools, and relocate another.

6 mins

NYC moves to streamline health department background checks for childcare expansion

As New York City moves to offer 2,000 free childcare seats by September, it falls to the health department to clear background checks for new providers.

4 mins

They tell me about the abuse. I wish I could tell them to run

Imagine listening to an unfolding story of a woman's physical abuse and not being able to react the way your body and soul demand.

3 mins

Harlem Junior Tennis & Education Program plans its 2026 gala

For more than 50 years, the Harlem Junior Tennis & Education Program (HJTEP) has brought the sport of tennis to youth ages 5 to 18 from high-risk, low-income neighborhoods in New York City.

2 mins

The Jets and Giants are hopeful new draftees are future cornerstones

The Jets and Giants have been two of the NFL's most moribund franchises for the better part of the past two decades.

2 mins

Aljamain Sterling calls for UFC featherweight title shot

Less than three years ago, mixed martial arts star Aljamain Sterling was on top of the bantamweight division.

2 mins

Ice Theatre of New York to debut new pieces during home season

The upcoming home season performances from the Ice Theatre of New York (ITNY, icetheatre.org) on May 1-2 and 4 will include two world premieres, as well as some familiar programs from the ensemble skating company.

1 mins

Organist Ray Castoldi makes stirring Garden music

The Knicks fall back after Jalen Brunson swishes a 30-footer and the crowd is ready to explode.

2 mins

Black horseman's legacy sees revival at Churchill Downs

From the winner's circle to the quiet morning backstretch, the partnership of George Taylor Sr. and Jerry Dixon Jr. at Churchill Downs is doing more than just prepping a filly for a race; it is revitalizing pride and legacy in the “sport of kings.”

2 mins

The Knicks' size and physicality overwhelm the desperate Hawks

Basketball schematics are intricate and multifaceted.

1 mins

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Publisher: New-York-Amsterdam-News

Category: Newspaper

Language: English

Frequency: Weekly

The New York Amsterdam News was started more than a century ago, with a $10 investment. It has gone on to become one of the most important Black newspapers in the country and today remains one of the most influential Black-owned and -operated media businesses in the nation, if not the world.

Today, the New York Amsterdam News remains the voice of one of the largest and most influential Black communities in the country and the world.