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Picture: Twitter *The NYPD is investigating disturbing allegations that a precinct commander threatened rapper 50 Cent. According to TMZ, insiders say commanding officer Emanuel Gonzalez made the remark in June 2018 during roll call at the 72nd Precinct. 50 was expected to attend an NYPD boxing match in the Bronx, and Gonzalez allegedly told […]

[…] Gates Avenue in Brooklyn, the block where the late rapper grew up, according to a report in the Gothamist. As far as the Wu-Tang Clan is concerned, their district/street locale will be situated in Staten Island at the intersection of Vanderbilt Avenue and Targee Street in honor of the influential hip-hop group. Meanwhile, folk singer […]

[…] the press, this settlement reflects the reasonableness of Ms. Sharpton, who was willing to settle her meritorious claim for a fair amount based on all factors.” Sharpton didn’t break any bones but underwent surgery for ligament tears. “That sounds like a very generous settlement under the circumstances,” said Elizabeth Eilender, an experienced Manhattan litigator […]

[…] Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Family members identified the victim as 34-year-old Saheed Vassell. His father, Eric Vassell, told NY1 on Wednesday that his son had bipolar disorder and had been “sick for a long time.” But he described his son as “polite” and said he wasn’t a danger to anyone. He also noted […]

[…] paint out of a brown paper bag and splattered its contents all over the “V” in the mural. He then scurried off as the woman filming said disappointingly, “Come on,” and warned that she had him on video. The mural was painted in front of Trump Tower last week to send a very clear message to […]

[…] murals outside two of his homes. Following the huge mural in front of the White House in Washington D.C. is another painted Thursday morning on Fifth Avenue, directly in front of Trump Tower. picking up a delayed project that Donald Trump has blasted as a “symbol of hate.” The city closed off Fifth Avenue […]

[…] ESPN’s “Face to Face” *James Blake is about to run the New York City Marathon on November 1, and ESPN sat down with the tennis star to discuss his return to Manhattan, where his violent mistaken arrest in September went viral and drew a personal apology from the city’s Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police […]

[…] immediately reduce the staggering violence of our penal institutions. For starters, the immediate removal of all youth from Rikers Island is a conservative step in the right direction. There is no meaningful reform that involves young people remaining incarcerated on Riker’s Island.” “But without a concerted effort to intervene in Riker’s well-document pattern of […]

[…] top Democrats in New York have hit him up about running for governor in 2022 amid Governor Andrew Cuomo’s sexual misconduct controversy.  “It’s going to be very difficult for the governor to stay in, and I think it’s going to open up the primary season early,” Sharpton told The New York Times. According to […]

[…] Lissauer, a spokesman for New York City’s events office, tells the New York Post, “The city is committed to ensuring safety at all events while minimizing traffic disruption and impact on local residents.” Brandon Browner #39 of the New England Patriots speaks to the media during the New England Patriots Super Bowl XLIX Media […]

[…] to outgoing Mayor Bill de Blasio, placed third. “While there are still some very small amounts of votes to be counted, the results are clear: an historic, diverse, five-borough coalition led by working-class New Yorkers has led us to victory in the Democratic primary for mayor of New York,” Adams, 60, said in a […]

*Two New York lawmakers, State Senator Zellnor Myrie and Assemblywoman Diana Richardson, have filed a federal civil-rights lawsuit against the city claiming they were beaten and pepper-sprayed by members of the NYPD last summer during a Black Lives Matter protest.  Here’s more via revolt: The suit from Myrie and Richardson alleges that Mayor Bill […]

[…] Chief Medical Examiner announced last week that cause of death was drowning. ”It’s an incredibly sad situation,” Eric Phillips, spokesman for New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, told USA TODAY via e-mail Wednesday. “The legal community and our entire city are very much reeling from the loss.” OTHER NEWS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED: […]

[…] and historic moment for our borough.” “Hip Hop is a global movement that was born in the Bronx,” added Vanessa L. Gibson, councilwoman for the Bronx’s 16th District. “I’m so proud to solidify our borough’s place in hip hop history— and hip hop’s place in the Bronx’s history— through the official unveiling of Hip […]

*As the #BlackLivesMatter movement grows stronger, the push for equity and diversity at all levels of government, business, and academia intensify. Global Communicator has dedicated its July 2020 issue to social justice. Featured in this special issue are fascinating, long-form features on communications specialists Areva Martin, Rachel Noerdlinger, and Dreena Whitfield, who have all […]