New York Amsterdam News

06/13/2025

For the second time in her collegiate career, St. John’s University junior Jamora Alves has qualified for the NCAA Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Ore., which began yesterday. She earned her spot in the discus with an outstanding performance at the NCAA East Regional. She previously competed in the championships her freshman year.

For the second time, St. John’s University junior Jamora Alves has qualified for the NCAA Track & Field Championships.

06/13/2025

Early voting for NYC's primary election begins Saturday. Voters will be using Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) to determine their new city leaders, so now is a great time for a ‘how to’ review of the voting process.

RCV is a voting system that literally allows voters to choose up to five candidates, in order of preference instead of choosing just one, on a single ballot.

It’s almost that time of year again. New York City’s voters will be using Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) to determine their new city leaders.

06/13/2025

Labor unions have announced their endorsements for the mayoral and comptroller candidates they believe will best represent their members.

Democratic Party primary elections in New York City are scheduled for June 24, while the Republican Party –– which has selected Curtis Sliwa as its mayoral candidate –– will not hold a primary, and incumbent Mayor Eric Adams runs for re-election as an independent.

Labor unions have announced their endorsements for the mayoral and comptroller candidates they believe will best represent their members.

06/13/2025

The Metropolitan Museum of Art had a grand celebration for the reopening of its Michael C. Rockefeller Wing. On May 28, press, local politicians, and Met Museum supporters were invited to view the new layout of the redesigned galleries, which feature art and artifacts from Africa, the ancient Americas, and Oceania. The museum held an official ribbon-cutting ceremony and an all-day festival to celebrate the reopening on May 31.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art had a grand celebration for the reopening of its Michael C. Rockefeller Wing.

06/13/2025

Where do this year’s mayoral candidates stand on gun violence prevention? Former Governor Andrew Cuomo and Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani, polling first and second in the race, may offer the sharpest contrast in their proposed approaches.

Cuomo said he would prioritize law enforcement efforts to reduce crime, including hiring 5,000 more NYPD officers. Mamdani favors a more community-driven approach, creating a new $.1.1 billion Department of Community Safety. $337 million of that funding would go towards addressing gun violence, including expanding the city’s Crisis Management System.

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06/13/2025

BLACK NEW YORKER: At age 66, longtime Harlemite Brodie Enoch has continued to defy all odds. Despite being legally blind and dealing with struggles throughout his adult life, he has pushed forward as both a devoted activist and father. Having just graduated from CUNY Law with a JD, he looks to effect as much change on issues affecting the most vulnerable in the city as possible.

Despite being legally blind and dealing with struggles throughout his adult life, Brodie Enoch just graduated from CUNY Law with a JD.

06/13/2025

LIVE: Watch the funeral mass honoring the life and legacy of the late Congressman Charles B. Rangel. Watch live at: amsterdamnews.com/rangel

06/13/2025

Calls for Local Law 42’s full implementation rang across the Civic Center as the city government’s court battle over Mayor Eric Adam’s attempt to block the solitary ban raged on this past Friday, June 6.

The date marks ten years since Kalief Browder took his life following two years in solitary confinement and a day before six years since Layleen Xtravaganza Cubilette-Polanco died in a Restrictive Housing Unit.

The city government’s court battle over Mayor Eric Adam’s attempt to block the solitary ban raged on this past Friday, June 6.

06/12/2025

The Trump administration’s recent sweeping cuts to USAID have thrown the tradition of U.S. assistance into doubt. Indigenous people in the Amazon worry that without American support there will be a resurgence of the co***ne market, increased threats to their land, and potentially violent challenges to their human rights.

Several Indigenous human rights defenders have been killed trying to protect their land.

06/12/2025

The United Kingdom based organization Women in Sport holds the motto “Because women and girls belong.” Determining there was an issue of inclusion among Black girls in sports, Women in Sport carried out research on the topic and last month published a report entitled, “Black Girls and Sport: A Break Up Story.”

The team launched a powerful companion campaign video, “Dear Sport,” in which Black girls explain why –– despite their love of sports –– they have ceased their engagement in organized sports.

Women in Sport carried out research on inclusion and last month published a report entitled, “Black Girls and Sport: A Break Up Story.”

06/12/2025

For some kids, the school nurse is there to put a bandage on a skinned knee or check for a fever. But for a majority of Black students, too often, that nurse is the only health care provider they’ll see all year. If House Republicans get their way, though, even that might disappear.

Indeed, Medicaid is the largest federal funding source for school-based health services. And with GOP lawmakers inching closer to passing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the health safety net it provides students could be ripped away.

For a majority of Black students, too often, a school nurse is the only health care provider they’ll see all year.

06/12/2025

A disbarred attorney has been found guilty of unlawfully obtaining the property deeds of Black and Brown homeowners in Brooklyn. Sanford “Sandy” Solny was tried and convicted in Downtown Brooklyn for stealing 11 residential properties and defrauding a total of 15 victims.

The office of Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez charged him with employing a real estate fraud scheme that, between 2012 and 2022, promised to assist financially distressed homeowners.

A disbarred attorney has been found guilty of unlawfully obtaining the property deeds of Black and Brown homeowners in Brooklyn.