Just when hip-hop starts making major strides in a mainstream space, this happens. Shots were fired at T.I.’s Irving Plaza concert in New York City tonight (May 25). The good folks at XXL, whose managing editor was in attendance, is reporting that multiple shots rang throughout the concert venue around 10 p.m. EST. At the time […]

Her reasoning for going off the grid? "She just wanted to get away from it all. She didn't want to be in school anymore" says a police source.

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It’ll interest you to know there’s new legislation in NYC… According to new reports, bars in the city can no longer refuse alcohol to pregnant women. This past Friday, the New York City Human Rights Commission released new guidelines to “eliminate discrimination against pregnant women in the workplace and out in public.”  PEOPLE reports: “Unlawful […]

Plus, thousands of anti-Trump demonstrators marched through the streets of New York City.

The office of U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Preet Bharara, has launched an investigation of health concerns among public housing units and homeless shelters across the city. Cases of elevated blood lead levels and false claims from housing and shelter officials will fall under the scrutiny of federal prosecutors, the New York Times reports.

A report says NYC's Education Department fails to meet the special education needs of thousands of students. The report blames the city's faulty multi-million-dollar tracking system.

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian painted the town red last night as they hit up numerous spots in New York City.

An arrest has been made in the mysterious slashing of a woman on the New York City transit system, CBS New York reports. Damon Knowles, 21, of Brooklyn, was taken into custody Tuesday when his girlfriend’s grandmother realized he fit the description of a man who attacked a 71-year-old woman and called police. Carmen Rivera was riding the D train […]

The First Lady of NYC emphasizes that her city embodies true resilience, strength and the human spirit.

Bronx-resident Stephen Hewett-Brown wished the stranger a “Happy New Year” before being crushed.

The woman can be heard spewing remarks such as "F**k you, ugly black man,” “He’s inferior because he’s black,” and “I have nice hair. At least I have hair to fix."