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Fifty-three years. 1973, the last year the Knicks had won an NBA title before Saturday…
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New York City does it big for Knicks homecoming
New York City does it big for Knicks homecoming with celebrations across the city. Fans…
NYS health department commemorates World Sickle Cell Day
New York State’s health department marks World Sickle Cell Day…
Father’s Day came as children of Allan Felix and Delrawn Small still seek justice
Children of Allan Felix and Delrawn Small still seek justice…
Mamdani signs citywide order to protect workers from extreme heat
New York City’s hot summer temperatures can affect the safety…
Queens Black residents say pilgrimage event barricades blocked them from their homes
Cambria Heights, Queens, residents say they were barricaded from their…
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SPORTS
Fans share special meaning of the Knicks’ championship
The Knicks’ 2026 NBA championship has special meaning to a countless number of their fans. It has brought together family…
New Yorker Demis Maryannakis extends his lifelong love of skating
Figure skater Demis Maryannakis shares how his lifelong love of…
The makes history with multiple Black women drafted
PWHL makes history with Black women players drafted at highest…
Columbia moves women’s wrestling to varsity status as of 2027-28
Earlier this month, Columbia Athletics announced that women’s wrestling will…
The Liberty, a WNBA cornerstone franchise, forwards league’s legacy
29 years ago the New York Liberty and Los Angeles…
Art & Entertainment
Questlove’s love letter to Earth, Wind and Fire airs on HBO
“Earth, Wind, and Fire” is just as much a love letter to the EWF faithful as it is documentation for…
‘La Cage Aux Folles’ is fabulous at New York City Center
Experience ‘La Cage Aux Folles’ at New York City Center—a…
Shakespeare Takes A Different Spin at the Delacorte Theater
New bilingual Romeo & Juliet production at Delacorte Theater in…
8th St. christened ‘Jimi Hendrix Way’ in all-star ceremony honoring guitar hero
On June 10, New York City honored guitar legend Jimi…
film/tv
‘Forever, Amen’ exhibit shows how White Plains’ Black churches are holding on
“Forever, Amen” is related to her earlier work, “You’re From…
Sterling K. Brown gives exclusive one-on-one on his role in ‘Is God Is’
Sterling K. Brown spoke exclusively with the AmNews about his…
‘Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu’ heats up after a lukewarm start
Whatever early apprehensions “Star Wars” movie fans may have with…
theater
‘Blooming In Dry Season’ Is thought-provoking theater
Whenever I hear that Woodie King Jr.’s New Federal Theatre…
The Brooklyn Mavens present BK Unplugged at Billie Holiday Theatre
The Brooklyn Mavens, founded by Merlyn Oliver and Lauren Riley…
‘No Ordinary Days’ is extraordinary theater
The Negro Ensemble Company is presenting a new work by Jeannette Hill,…
music
Abdullah Ibrahim, revered South African pianist, dies at 91
Abdullah Ibrahim, the South African jazz pianist, global bandleader, whose…
Patti LaBelle talks with the AmNews, teases new project ahead of BRIC Celebrates Brooklyn! fundraiser
Iconic singer Patti LaBelle will return to the stage in…
Check out these great events during Pride Month
This June marks the 27th Pride Month, whose origins date…
AmNews Food
A final Harlem evening with Benzo Theodore at Archer & Goat
Thank you to my tribe and to the Archer &…
From PT to prix fixe: a Midtown lunch at Legasea
While waiting for the entrees — and after my Aperol…
Harlem’s Same Time Tomorrow brings coffee, community, and culture to Lenox Avenue
Same Time Tomorrow coffee shop is an instant vibe walking…
Black History
Stories of Black and Indigenous patriots come into focus as U.S. remembers the American Revolution
LEXINGTON, Mass. (AP) — Charlie Price says he didn’t learn…
Education
What will school look like in post-Regents world? Officials tease ‘competency-based’ approach
New York officials have been talking about what it should…
health
Dementia, cognitive decline, and why your bank may be unprepared to deal with an aging population
Six in 10 people living with dementia wandering at…
Religion
Women built the ministry. Men kept the title
Women built the ministry but men kept the title, revealing…
