How to Cook a Democratic Primary
An Easy to Follow Recipe Ingredients *Secret sauce is how much may have to go directly to the challenger. Optional Preparation Pair this meal with a robust “Know Your Place” wine from the Jim...
Monthly Archive: August 2024
Who Are These Parks Made For?
In her novel, “Dreams of Trespass: Tales of a Harem Girlhood,” Fatema Marnissi writes, “Nature is a woman’s best friend.” There has never been a time in my life where this statement has resonated with me more than it does now.
Charges Dismissed Against Ivin Harper Amid Evidence That NRPD Lieutenant Kane Planted Drugs
Kane has been “destroying our Black community for years,” Harper tells judge Drug-possession charges against Ivin Harper were dismissed in City Court on August 23 based on body-cam video suggesting that NRPD Lieutenant Sean...
NRPD Lieutenant Kane Suspended After Allegedly Planting Drugs to Make Arrest
The tip of an iceberg? The head of the New Rochelle Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit, Lieutenant Sean Kane, was suspended on July 29 after evidence emerged that he planted drugs under the car...
History Lost, Found & Erased: The Saga of Hannah Pugsley
Many saw the proposal to rename the land that had been the heart of over 100 years of Black homeownership before it was bulldozed as part of the racially motivated urban removal as a way to bring to light the remarkable history of Hannah Puglsey and her descendants. To many residents, it is shocking that the proposal put forth by the Commissioner of Development to rename Sheraton/Radisson Plaza is just “Hannahs Way.”
New York State Commission on Reparations Convenes Its First Meeting
The New York State Community Commission on Reparations Remedies convened its inaugural meeting on July 30, an event described by State Senator James Sanders as “a significant step forward in addressing the legacy of...
The Evolution of National Night Out
Building community-based policing, or performative public relations? National Night Out is a community policing awareness-raising event in the United States, held the first Tuesday of every August. New Rochelle’s 2024 National Night Out will...