Babylon High School, located on Long Island, suffered a norovirus outbreak that forced hundreds of students to be absent from school. The norovirus, which causes
According to the NYPD, three separate shooting incidents that took place near schools on the Upper West Side, Harlem, and East Harlem areas of Manhattan
New York City has been experiencing notably high levels of violence involving teenage high school students. Shootings and stabbings have increased, leading to four deaths
According to a memo released by Jeff Maddrey, NYPD Chief of Department, the NYPD will be increasing its presence at New York City schools. The
The NYC School Safety Coalition hosted its first Youth and School Safety Summit on Saturday, February 11th at P.S. 154, The Harriet Tubman Community School
Two teenagers were shot a few blocks away from school on Monday, February 6th in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The victims of the shooting were a 19
LittleAfrica News recently covered the death of Nyheem Wright who was brutally stabbed and killed by a group of teenagers. On Sunday, January 30th, 13-year-old
According to NYPD officials, New York City is suffering from a deficient juvenile criminal justice system that is failing to address the rise in underage
17-year-old Nyheem Wright, described as a “joyful leader,” died after he was attacked and stabbed by six alleged gang members. Wright was pronounced dead at
Two teenagers were shot and injured near a school in Cambria Heights, Queens on Wednesday, January 18. The shooting incident is alleged to have occurred
New York City faces yet another battle in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Shockingly, recent studies show that nearly 56% of the city’s 12th
“Thank you so much Chancellor Banks for finally bringing phonics back to the school system of the City of New York so that our children
New York City has the largest public school system in the nation, and we are proud of our dedicated teachers and administrators who do so
On Thursday, May 11th, Schools Chancellor David Banks convened a roundtable with ethnic and community media to present New York City Reads, a new initiative
