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    AFICNY Challenges Washington and Albany Over Veterans’ Benefits and New York Taxes

    Independent Political Club Demands Protection for Veterans, Property Tax Reform, and Economic Relief for Black New Yorkers By Black Westchester Magazine | November 12, 2026 The American Freedmen Independent Club of New York (AFICNY) is taking its fight for government accountability to both Washington and Albany,...

    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...
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    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...

    Antonio Delgado Drops Campaign Against Hochul For Governor

    Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado Ended His New York Gubernatorial Campaign After Gov. Hochul Secured...

    The Party Revolts — And It Reveals the Real Crisis Inside New York Politics

    The Brooklyn Democratic Party just pulled its endorsement of Governor Kathy Hochul. On the surface,...

    A Transgender Malpractice Verdict — and the Politics That Ignored It

    A young woman named Fox Varian recently won a landmark medical-malpractice case in Westchester County Supreme Court,...

    Gov. Kathy Hochul Selects Adrienne Adams As Running Mate, Forming NY’s First Female-Led Ticket

    Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul has chosen former New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams...

    Your High Electric Bill Wasn’t an Accident — It Was Hudson Valley Policy

    If you live in the Hudson Valley and your electric bill feels abusive, that...

    Sanctuary Without Limits Is Not a Budget — It’s a Bet

    New York City’s fiscal crisis is being discussed as if it were a misunderstanding...

    The NYC COPA Law and the Cost of Restricting Black Homeownership in New York City

    The New York City Council has now passed the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act,...

    The Mamdani Election, the Florida Inquiry Surge, and the Tax Base New York Can’t Afford to Lose

    Zohran Mamdani’s election as mayor wasn’t just a political milestone — it was a...

    The Trump–Mamdani Meeting: Power, Optics, and Reality

    If you watch the Trump–Mamdani press conference emotionally, you will see “unity,” “cooperation,” and...

    THE MAMDANI EFFECT: HOCHUL’S TAX CONFUSION AND THE MIDDLE CLASS THAT WILL PAY FOR IT

    Governor Kathy Hochul is caught in a political storm of her own making. In...

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    AFICNY Challenges Washington and Albany Over Veterans’ Benefits and New York Taxes

    Independent Political Club Demands Protection for Veterans, Property Tax Reform, and Economic Relief for...

    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...

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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...