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Brooklyn Building Collapse: Three Dead, 17 Injured — Was This Tragedy Preventable?

Construction Activity, Previous Violations, and Questions About City Oversight Demand Answers By Black Westchester Magazine | November 12, 2026 A devastating building collapse in Brooklyn has left three people dead, 17 injured, and a community searching for answers. Beyond the heartbreaking loss of life, serious questions...

Black Westchester Magazine Is Back — The November 2026 E Edition Is Here

The print tradition is back — digitally. Black Westchester Magazine's November 2026 E Edition is here: 62 pages of news, politics, health, faith, sports and community — free to read online, page by page, just like turning a real newspaper. INSIDE THIS ISSUE: The Centerfold: Kisha Skipper's...
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Donovan Richards’ Malcolm X Post Sparks New Debate: IS DSA for Black Voters?

A public disagreement inside New York's Democratic Party escalated this week after Queens Borough...

If Housing Justice Is the Goal, Why Doesn’t Mamdani Start at NYCHA?

The City's toughest housing rhetoric has been aimed at private landlords. But if equal...

Rikers Captain Indicted After Allegedly Gambling At Empire Casino While on the Clock

Federal Prosecutors Charge Rikers Captain Latanya Brown Indicted For Fraud, Extortion, and Overtime Theft A...

City Cracks Down on Slumlords With Largest Housing Judgment in NYC History—A $31 Million Wake-Up Call

The Cost of Neglect: NYC Sends Strong Message to Slumlords With Historic Court Judgment New...

Congestion Pricing Money Finally Coming Uptown And The Bronx Said: “About Time.” 

Mayor Mamdani Announces $20M Investment in Congestion Pricing Mitigation Funds to Address Childhood Asthma...

True Colors Theatre’s National Monologue Competition Finals Anniversary: They’re Not the Future, They’re the Voice We’ve Been Ignoring

If you want honesty? This wasn’t a “nice youth arts event.” This was a room...

NYC Mayor Mamdani Creates City’s First Deed Theft Prevention Office

Mayor Zohran Mamdani Names Peter White As The Director of The New Anti-Deed Theft...

Is Mamdani Driving Capital Out of New York in the name of Justice

When Zohran Mamdani publicly singled out Ken Griffin and used Griffin’s penthouse as a symbol for taxing the...

A $30 Minimum Wage in New York Will Lead to More Unemployment — Here’s Why

In politics, policies are often judged by their intentions. In economics, policies are judged...

Mamdani Meets With Trump: From State of the Union Protests to Oval Office Negotiations

New York — Only days after Democratic lawmakers staged visible protests during President Donald...

Black New Yorkers to Mayor Mamdani: Don’t Balance the Budget on the Backs of Black Homeowners

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qa_iScCLGgM In Cambria Heights and across Southeast Queens, Black homeowners gathered in what they described...

The Killing Of Kenneth Chamberlain – When Comfort Gets Checked: A Night at NYU’s Vanderbilt Hall

Let me be clear. Last night, I didn’t “pull up” to an event. I pulled up...

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Brooklyn Building Collapse: Three Dead, 17 Injured — Was This Tragedy Preventable?

Construction Activity, Previous Violations, and Questions About City Oversight Demand Answers By Black Westchester Magazine...

Black Westchester Magazine Is Back — The November 2026 E Edition Is Here

The print tradition is back — digitally. Black Westchester Magazine's November 2026 E Edition is...

Westchester Community Health Center To Honor Assemblyman J. Gary Pretlow and Regginald Jordan at 2026 Annual Gala

NEW ROCHELLE, NY — Westchester Community Health Center (WCHC) will host its 2026 Annual...

Filmmaker Wilfred La Salle on “The Veteran” — A Black Veteran’s Story

Black Westchester's Damon K. Jones sits down with Mount Vernon filmmaker Wilfred "Will" La...

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Medicare for All: What Does Black America Really Gain While Our Tax Dollars Expand Coverage to Undocumented Immigrants?

There is something about the Medicare for All conversation that I believe Black America needs to examine more carefully. Every time politicians introduce another...

BW NEWS BRIEF: 2026 Westchester Midterm Election Results — Democrats Score Major Victories Following Countywide Voting Machine Failure

Hochul, James and DiNapoli win statewide; Cait Conley defeats Mike Lawler in the 17th Congressional District; Skipper unseats Nolan for District 15 County Legislator,...

BW NEWS BRIEF: Westchester BOE Continues Counting Emergency Ballots Following Election Day Voting Machine Failure

Nearly 80,000 emergency ballots scanned as officials work to ensure every valid vote is counted following countywide Election Day disruptions. WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY — The...

Skipper leads on early votes, Lawler Concedes, Latimer Wins Re-Election — Election Day ballots count from 11 a.m. today

The count was delayed by an Election Day technical failure in Westchester County, where a late ballot programming update prevented scanners from reading ballots...

STATEMENT FROM THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS

(White Plains, NY) – “Our message to voters is simple: Every lawful vote will be counted. Pursuant to a Consent Decree ordered by New...