STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A longtime piece of Oakwood and a special place for New York City’s Black community earned landmark status Tuesday. Mayor Eric Adams announced the new status for Frederick ...

Its new landmark status will ensure the burial ground receives receives protections and resources for future generations. A Black burial ground in Staten Island, New York, named in honor of Frederick ...

STATEN ISLAND, NY-- Oakwood’s Frederick Douglass Memorial Park, the only African American cemetery in New York City, is set to receive ongoing support through the New York City Landmarks Preservation ...

Michael Johnson is a life-long Alexandrian, born and raised at a time when the city was divided by race. As a kid, he used to play in a field overrun by weeds, not realizing until decades later that ...

Webster, N.Y. — A pedestrian was hit and killed on State Route 104, according to New York State Police. Rochester's Catholic diocese announces change in leadership The Roman Catholic Diocese of ...

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