Stars attend NYC funeral of hip-hop mogul Chris Lighty
NEW YORK (AP) -— LL Cool J, Russell Simmons, 50 Cent and Grandmaster Flash are among the mourners at the Manhattan funeral of hip-hop mogul Chris Lighty...
Legendary hip-hop manager Chris Lighty found dead
NEW YORK (AP) - New York City police say a hip-hop mogul who managed Sean "Diddy" Combs, 50 Cent and others was found dead in an apparent suicide...
Harlem granny indicted for abetting million-dollar drug ring
theGRIO REPORT - Doris Smith, 72, walks with a cane, yet provided solid assistance and a stable home to her son-in-law as he ran a million-dollar drug ring out of her Harlem apartment...
NYC Democrat's mailer decries crime rise in 'negrohood'
theGRIO REPORT - Brooklyn Democrat Ben Akselrod is apologizing after his campaign literature -- which used the term 'negrohood' instead of 'neighborhood' -- circulated in the Sheephead Bay community.
Brooklyn boy, 13, dies after being shot in back
NEW YORK - Police say a 13-year-old boy was shot and killed in Brooklyn early Friday...
Shooting near Empire State Building
NEW YORK (AP) - New York City police say at least four people have been shot outside the Empire State Building and that the gunman is dead. A witness says the shooter was firing indiscriminately...
NYPD workers disciplined for racist West Indian Day Facebook posts
(AP) - The NYPD has disciplined 17 employees over racist and offensive remarks on a Facebook page about revelers at last year's West Indian American Day Parade...
'Who's your daddy?' truck sells DNA tests on the streets of NYC
theGRIO REPORT - Health Street's converted RV labeled "Who's Your Daddy?" is hitting New York City Streets to offer mobile DNA testing...
Black firefighters light up smokin' hot FDNY calendar
SLIDESHOW - The official FDNY 2013 calendar went on sale on last Monday. 13 shirtless firefighters showed off their chiseled abs for the sake of charity...
NYC-based perfume brand accused of racial profiling
Robledo claims that during her nine year tenure, she witnessed Rahme target black customers as potential thieves as soon as they entered the store. Rahme would even tip off security with the code “we need the light bulbs changed.”
