NYC jails death count rises as Rikers' closure receives new roadmap

Two people died in or immediately after NYC Department of Correction (DOC) custody this past week as the city jail population surpassed 7,000.

After sterling World Championships, sledder Mystique Ro looks towards the Olympics

The 2026 Olympic Winter Games are less than a year away, and after podium finishes at the recent International Bobsled and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) World Championships in Lake Placid, U.S. skeleton athlete Mystique Ro is feeling inspired. She earned a silver medal in women's skeleton and a gold medal in skeleton mixed team partnering with Austin Florian.

March Madness becomes sadness for St. John’s after loss to Arkansas

As the final seconds ticked away in the St. John’s men’s basketball team’s season, this past Saturday, RJ Luis Jr. and Kadary Richmond sat on the bench, their faces marked by disappointment, but for different reasons.

Pandemic solutions: COVID-19 sheds light on systemic biases Black physicians face

Is the United States prepared for the next pandemic? Bird flu cases are on the rise, newly elected President Donald Trump recently removed the United States from the World Health Organization, and Robert F. Kennedy, who has a history of propagating vaccine misinformation, and attempted to suppress COVID-19 vaccine authorizations during the pandemic, is now running the Department of Health and Human Services.

Despite the $4M allocation of funds to the city's public schools, arts education advocates say it is not enough

The executive director of the NYC Arts in Education Roundtable, Kimberly Olsen, recently called on the City Council and mayor to prioritize funding for arts education in NYC schools and communities during a recent City Council hearing.

Smoke, Jazz Gallery, Roulette, JOHJASZ

It seems like just yesterday the trumpeter and composer Jeremy Pelt, was a young musician first arriving in New York City looking to make his way through the competitive jazz waters.

Book Review: PLUNDERED: How Racist Policies Undermine Black Homeownership in America

From the moment Black people arrived in on what would become United States soil, governmental policies rooted in race have impacted our lives.

NYU women's basketball scores second consecutive national championship

New York University (NYU) was determined to repeat as NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Champions, and they did with a 77-49 victory over Smith College.

Q&A with mayoral candidate State Senator Zellnor Myrie

New York State Senator Zellnor Myrie, 38, is a candidate in this year's crowded mayoral race against the incumbent Eric Adams.

AmNews wins multiple NY Press Assoc. Awards

The New York Amsterdam News was once again recognized by its own citywide, I peers, this time by the New York Press Association.

Secretary Rubio comes calling amid policy concerns from Caricom

The plethora of requests for a senior U.S. official to meet with Caribbean Community leaders to discuss radical policy changes from Washington have been rewarded with a swing through the region by Secretary of State Marco Rubio this week.

The Knicks are holding steady with the East's No. 3 spot still unsettled

The NBA Eastern Conference's No. 1 and No. 2 postseason seeds have been virtu-ally determined, although their order is still undecided. When the league's sched-ule tipped-off last night (Wednesday), the Cleveland Cavaliers sat atop of the East at 58-14 followed by the Boston Celtics, which were 53-19, a five-game divide.

Côte d'Ivoire breaks stereotypes, becomes tourism hub

ASSINIE-MAFIA, Côte d'Ivoire - For many years, the Western media has portrayed Africa poorly through a \"crisis-centric\" lens of war, corrupt government officials, and poverty.

Chicago celebrates new museum for Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters Ladies Auxiliary

This year's Women's History Month will end with a special celebration in Chicago honoring the legacy of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP), the female extension of the first chartered Black labor union in the U.S.

'Nickel Boys' actor Trey Perkins on passion and resilience

Born on an Air Force base in Nebraska and raised in Belleville, IL, a suburb of St. Louis, MO, actor Treyvoyn \"Trey\" Perkins was just like any other kid in many ways.

ANATOMY of a Fall

Inside the first week—and final hours—of the Harris campaign

TRIAL BY FIRE

Los Angeles is said to have no seasons, but what it does have is what Joan Didion called \"the weather of catastrophe, of apocalypse.\" Photojournalist STUART PALLEY turned his camera on this year's wildfires and shares his account of devastation and resilience

Style DRIVER

FASHION-FORWARD SIMONE ASHLEY REVS UP FOR A ROLE IN BRAD PITT'S SUMMER BLOCKBUSTER F1

TONI COLLETTE

The actor and Mickey 17 star on travel regrets, acupuncture, and jumping into the ocean

A fine vintage

High above Manhattan, a sophisticated 1920s penthouse gets a sensitive makeover by Markham Roberts

The Science of Bird Poop

An expert breaks down the complex chemicals of bird waste BY EMILY HANNEMANN

Heart and Soul

Pierce & Ward designs a stellar, sweeping collection for West Elm

Time's Arrow

An intimate falling-in-and-out-of-love musical, The Last Five Years, arrives on Broadway-with star power to spare.

Soft Side

Louis Vuitton revives a range of early textile designs by French architect Charlotte Perriand as luxe pillows and blankets

THE LIFE AQUATIC

For designer Charlotte Biltgen and her family,

New Plants for 2025

Stunning fresh picks for your beds and containers BY WENDY HELFENBAUM

Heralds of Spring

Snapshots of the energetic songbirds that captured readers' hearts

MEMBERS ONLY

A new crop of ultracurated wellness clubs is targeting loneliness and longevity in one go.

THE FAMILY BUSINESS

Together, Oren and Tal Alexander formed one of America's premier real estate teams, with billions of dollars in sales. Alon, Oren's twin, helped run their father's private-security firm. Now they await criminal trial in a Brooklyn jail, facing multiple accusations of rape and assault from women across the country.

Inside Man

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins's newest play on Broadway, Purpose, is another funny, heady, irreverent excavation into the psyche of an American family. Marley Marius meets its creator and cast.