On Friday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio voiced support in closing Rikers Island, a jail marred with a lengthy, contentious history.

New Yorker Moise Morancy was just being a Good Samaritan; thankfully the police let him go.

Actress Zaida Pugh says she sorry for how things turned out, but it could have been worse had she brought roaches with her.

Poor Chipotle just can't shy away from bad press.

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 […]

Although African-Americans make up just 13 percent of the U.S. population, we account for 33 percent of the missing in the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s database. Cases involving African-Americans also tend to receive less media coverage than missing Whites, with missing men of color getting even less attention. NewsOne has partnered with the Black and […]

Sierra Shields is a beloved, daughter, sister and friends. That’s why it’s so mysterious that the 30-year-old Astoria, Queens native who worked as a flight attendant…

A Bronx woman who stabbed her "childhood friend" repeatedly before cutting the pregnant woman's baby from her womb told police she acted in self defense. Police found that her account of the tragic murder was, in fact, a lie.

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."

A Black man who spent six weeks in jail has filed a lawsuit against the NYPD for jailing him for wearing a hoodie.

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Following a huge brawl in a New York City McDonald’s that left one teen injured and six others arrested in March, another disturbing fight has…