Can hailing cab apps stop taxi discrimination?
theGRIO REPORT - With the advent of new mobile apps that seek to streamline the process of hailing a cab, taxi drivers will be rendered essentially colorblind...
Homeless man charged in NY subway rider's death
NEW YORK (AP) — While New York City straphangers pondered what they would do in a similar nightmare situation, authorities charged a homeless man in the death...
New Yorkers mark 6 year anniversary of Sean Bell shooting
theGRIO REPORT - November 25th marked the six year anniversary of the shooting death of Sean Bell. Mourners gathered in Jamaica, Queens to remember the 23-year-old who was killed by police on his wedding day...
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...
NYC teacher sues city for allegedly being beaten up by 1st grader
Queens gym teacher, John Webster, is claiming a first grade student injured his knee and fractured his ankle after an April incident...
Teenage girl stabs brother to death over cellphone
During a fight Friday afternoon with her 20-year-old brother over a cellphone, Queens native Yocairis Diaz, 18, allegedly stabbed her brother to death...
State senator slams Lil Wayne's 'I don't like New York' comment
theGRIO REPORT - New York State Senator Malcolm A. Smith held a press conference in the middle of Times Square Wednesday to express how "taken aback" and "shocked" he was that rapper Lil Wayne said, "I don't like New York'...
NYC 5th grader gives marriage equality speech to City Council
NBC New York - Queens 5th-grader Kameron Slade was recently prohibited from giving a speech about marriage equality to his classmates at PS 195 in Rosedale.
Victim gets $3 million from MTA after being dragged by bus
The New York Post reports in 2009 Crystal Wright-Johnson was attempting to board the bus in Queens when the doors abruptly closed on her and the bus began to not only move, but drag her down the street...
GZA sparks rap battle between NYC borough presidents
Wu-Tang Clan's GZA made an appearance at a press conference in the city yesterday, alongside Brooklyn borough president Marty Markowitz...
