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Eun Sook Ra
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Chie Ja Kim
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Elisabeth M. Mulcahey
Our beloved mother, Elisabeth M. Mulcahey passed away on Friday, February 26, 2021 after a brief illness. Elisabeth was born on March 9, 1932 in...
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Housing is a human right — and New York has the power to make that right a reality. Unfortunately, decades of disinvestment have turned New...
Restrictions on New York venues to ease this spring to 33% capacity
Event, arts and entertainment venues can reopen beginning on April 2, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced during his daily COVID-19 briefing on March 3. Venues with...
Johnson & Johnson vaccine comes to New York City, mayor announces
At his briefing today, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that the Johnson & Johnson vaccine has arrived in New York City. “This is really important...
Founder of local Brooklyn Shomrim hit with federal rape charges
Federal prosecutors charged the founder of the Borough Park shomrim with a three-count indictment for allegedly coercing a 15-year-old girl to travel for sex, authorities...
The fight to keep Jing Fong restaurant open continues with letter to mayor
The heart of Chinatown may stop beating but its spirit will continue to live on. Jing Fong restaurant has been the heart of dim sum...
NYC nonprofits tell de Blasio, Cuomo to find real housing to end subway homelessness
As New York City rebounds from COVID-19 and the potential return of a 24/7 subway system draws nearer, several nonprofit groups want the city and...
Dirty laundry aired out: Database of NYPD misconduct complaints released
The public can now access a preliminary list of disciplinary records of NYPD officers through a comprehensive CCRB Database—more is expected to be released next...
City announces 50 ‘Learning Bridges’ sites have received broadband upgrades
City officials announced Thursday 50 of the five borough's "Learning Bridges" childcare sites have received wifi upgrades. The expanded access to broadband comes as the...
Fast firefighters swiftly rescue woman during Brooklyn house fire
Firefighters rescued a woman trapped by acrid smoke and heavy fire during a blaze at a Brooklyn home on Thursday afternoon. Fire Department sources said...
amNYmetro: March 5, 2021
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Moufida Tlatli, Groundbreaker in Arab Film, Dies at 78
With “The Silences of the Palace,” a story of oppressed women in colonial Tunisia, she was first female director from the Arab world to achieve...
Joseph Civitano, Sr.
Joseph Civitano Sr, formerly of New Rochelle, NY passed away in his home in Delray Beach, Florida on March 3, 2021. He was 99 years...
Rosalyn Koo, 94, Dies; Fund-Raising Powerhouse for Chinese Communities
A scion of a wealthy Shanghai family, Ms. Koo helped older people in California and organized a program to educate girls in rural China.
Roger Englander, Producer of ‘Young People’s Concerts,’ Dies at 94
He collaborated with the charismatic conductor Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic for 14 years of programs aimed at educating children about the joys...
Erica Faye Watson, Comedic ‘Hidden Gem of Chicago,’ Dies at 48
Best known as a regular on a local morning talk show, she also wrote plays and acted in movies. She died of complications of Covid-19.
