Obama views Sandy recovery in tour of NYC
NEW YORK (AP) - President Barack Obama vowed Thursday to stick with New Yorkers still struggling 17 days after Superstorm Sandy...
Sandy can't stop New York couple from wedding
VIDEO - One New York couple wouldn't let Hurricane Sandy ruin their dream wedding...
Beyoncé, Jay-Z shine at Nets' opener
theGRIO SLIDESHOW - Over the weekend Jay-Z and Beyoncé made an appearance at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn to celebrate the Nets season opener game against the Toronto Raptors....
Elderly NYC residents in high rises are gifted with food and support
Flooding and reports of electricity losses have dominated coverage of Hurricane Sandy’s aftermath, but communities with elderly residents have recently added another dimension to the narrative.
Brooklyn teen on path to become 1st black female chess master
CLUTCH - Rochelle Ballantyne, 17, of Brooklyn is taking the chess world by storm. She is on the verge of becoming the first African-American female chess master and her journey has been documented in the film, Brooklyn Castle...
Jay-Z auctions personalized Nets jerseys for charity
Rapper and partial own of the Brooklyn Nets, Jay-Z has placed ten of his personal Brooklyn Nets "Carter 4" jerseys up for auction at auctions.NBA.com last week.
Pregnant NYC woman slashed, stabbed to death
NEW YORK (AP) - A pregnant mother of four killed in her New York City apartment the day before her wedding died from slash and stab wounds to her neck, authorities said Sunday...
20 bystanders lift car to free pinned grandmother, toddlers
VIDEO - Nearly two dozen Good Samaritans rushed to rescue a woman and her two toddler grandchildren when they were run over by an elderly driver in a busy section of Brooklyn Friday afternoon, authorities and witnesses said...
Jay-Z to release 'Live In Brooklyn' CD
theGRIO REPORT - Hov will be releasing an 8 song EP called Live In Brooklyn, that will feature the legendary rapper’s best performances from his Barclays debut...
Jay-Z takes the subway to Brooklyn concert
theGRIO REPORT - Jay-Z kicked off his final concert during the opening of the new Barclays Center in Brooklyn, where the relaunched Nets will play, by taking the N train...
