Forest Whitaker falsely accused of shoplifting
NEW YORK - Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker was frisked by an employee at a Manhattan deli Saturday after being accused of shoplifting, according to published reports...
Black man shot, killed in midtown Manhattan
NBC New York - A man was shot and killed in busy midtown Manhattan near Columbus Circle on Monday afternoon at the height of the holiday shopping season...
Patti LaBelle settles suit over NYC lobby run-in
NEW YORK (AP) - R&B diva Patti LaBelle has agreed to pay $100,000 to a Manhattan woman who accused her of hurling curses and water at her and her 18-month-old daughter during a dust-up over parenting in an apartment building lobby...
Keke Palmer to star in Lifetime film
Actress Keke Palmer will star in a Lifetime original movie entitled, Abducted: The Carlina White Story...
Woman named Kanye West pleads guilty to NYC crime
Kanye West has plead guilty in Manhattan Criminal Court Wednesday for throwing an amp through a Time Square storefront window...
Hip Hop Hall of Fame finds new home
NEW YORK (AP) - Organizers say the Hip Hop Hall of Fame Museum has found a home in Manhattan. And its awards show will return to television this year after more than a decade...
Beyoncé faces lawsuit over video game
NEW YORK (AP) - A Manhattan judge says a lawsuit by a video game developer against Beyonce can go to trial...
NY man who punched woman for parking spot acquitted
NEW YORK (AP) - A man who punched a woman in the face over a parking spot was convicted Tuesday of a misdemeanor assault charge but cleared of a more serious felony...
NYC councilwoman calls to boycott Harlem restaurant Cedric
According to the email, five black women were in the middle of a meal and cocktails at Cedric when Lecendre asked them to move to make way for a party of four customers, who were white and whom he said had reservations...
Alicia Keys to donate instruments to her high school
NEW YORK (AP) - Alicia Keys is heading back to high school. The Grammy-winning singer will visit the Professional Performing Arts School in Manhattan on Tuesday and donate music instruments to its students...
