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<title>Generations of Justice Gala marks NAACP New York State Conference’s 90 years</title>
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<p>NAACP NYS Conference marks 90 years of civil rights work at Oct. 9 Gala at Capitale NYC, honoring state trailblazers.</p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) New York State Conference is celebrating 90 years of history and impact while looking toward the future with its upcoming Generations of Justice Gala, an evening honoring the many generations who shaped and contributed to the future of civil rights and equity in New York.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The gala will take place Oct. 9 at Capitale NYC, with the blue carpet beginning at 5 p.m.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">For 90 years, the New York State Conference has been an essential part of the NAACP’s efforts to push the fight for freedom and equality forward.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“This period is particularly heavy and we’re inundated every day with a new challenge, a new thing that we have to combat or fight against. Next Friday evening is a time for us to celebrate and to remind ourselves of the great legacy and history that we come from being Black New Yorkers, and to celebrate the individuals, but more importantly, the collective of those who’ve come together, and said, let us fight for justice and equity together,” L. Joy Williams, president of the New York State NAACP Conference, said.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The event will honor pioneers from diverse industries, including fashion designer Brandon Blackwood, healthcare executive Andrew L. Davis, MBA, Tony Award-winning producer Lamar Richardson and labor leader Candis Tall, while also bringing together various leaders, partners and changemakers from across New York.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“I thought it was important to have that representation, and also have a diversity of industries and impact,” Williams said. “It’s going to be amazing to highlight this diversity, not only repeating it back to ourselves, but to the larger New York community, then demonstrate that we are everywhere, and collectively, we help elevate the New York story and the American story by our unique diversity and culture that we bring to the table.”</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In addition, the evening will feature inspiring storytelling, tributes to changemakers and rising leaders, live performances and entertainment, as well as a time capsule containing important historical artifacts and items from the past 90 years.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Williams said the time capsule will spotlight the legacy left by Black New Yorkers across the entire state.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“I am looking forward to people rediscovering that Black New Yorkers come from all parts of New York, not just New York City, and highlighting the incredible legacy that we have across the state from Brooklyn to Buffalo and Albany.”</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Attendees will also be able to participate in a silent auction and the Generations of Style VIP Lounge Experience, hosted by television personality and businesswoman Bevy Smith.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“The theme is generations of justice, but also accompanying that we have our blue carpet, that’s hosted by Bevy Smith, that [shows] even while we were fighting injustice, even while we were investing in our communities and public education, expanding economic opportunities, we do so with style and to celebrate the incredible style that we bring to our culture, in addition to celebrating the incredible organizers and justice work. I think it’s a testament to who we are,” Williams said.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><em>Correction: An earlier version of this article incorrectly referred to Brandon Blackwood as Brandon Blackwell.</em></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://amsterdamnews.com/news/2026/10/01/generations-of-justice-gala-marks-naacp-nys-90-anniversary/">Generations of Justice Gala marks NAACP New York State Conference’s 90 years</a> appeared first on <a href="https://amsterdamnews.com">New York Amsterdam News</a>.</p>
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<title>Egyptian authorities arrest entire editorial team of independent media site</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:24:59 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>Egyptian authorities have accused six journalists of belonging to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood. </p>
<p>The post <a href="https://amsterdamnews.com/news/2026/10/01/egyptian-authorities-arrest-entire-editorial-team-of-independent-media-site/">Egyptian authorities arrest entire editorial team of independent media site</a> appeared first on <a href="https://amsterdamnews.com">New York Amsterdam News</a>.</p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">NEW YORK (AP) — Egyptian authorities on Thursday accused six journalists detained this week of membership in the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, saying they produced fabricated news for an online outlet in exchange for funding from abroad.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The arrests swept up the entire editorial team of Matsadaash, Arabic for “Don’t Believe,” one of Egypt’s few independent outlets, which started eight years ago as a fact-checking platform and has since expanded into investigative reporting in Egypt and other Arab countries.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“The claims are false,” said Abdelrahman Mansour, one of the founders of Matsadaash. He noted that after two of its editors were arrested in 2023, State Security investigators found no affiliation with the Muslim Brotherhood. The editors were released after 36 hours and never charged.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“It’s very difficult for us to understand why this is happening,” he said.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Egypt is among the world’s worst jailers of journalists, according to the US-based Committee to Protect Journalists. The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights says 26 journalists are now behind bars in Egypt.</p>
<h4 id="h-rights-groups-call-for-the-journalists-release" class="wp-block-heading">Rights groups call for the journalists’ release</h4>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Matsadaash, founded in 2018 as an online platform, has gained credibility and a large following in Egypt, where independent media are stifled and government censorship and oversight over newspapers and TV networks are the norm. The Matsadaash website is blocked in Egypt, but its Facebook page has more than one million followers.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Over 80 international and regional rights groups, civil society organizations and independent media called on the Egyptian authorities to release the journalists, condemning what they called an escalating crackdown on independent media.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“Matsadaash has operated openly for years and has built a reputation for credible and accurate reporting on a range of public interest issues across Egypt,” the petition, signed by groups including Human Rights Watch and Reporters Without Borders, said. “Egyptian authorities’ failure to allow free exercises of expression to thrive flies in the face of a purported commitment to dialogue, transparency, anti-corruption, and regional leadership.”</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In a statement Thursday, Egypt’s Interior Ministry described Matsadaash as an unlicensed page managed from abroad by a “fugitive Brotherhood member” it identified as Mansour.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">It said the six detained were part of a Brotherhood “media committee” that prepared false and fabricated news for Mansour to publish. Only one of the six is a member of the Journalists’ Syndicate, the statement said. It said legal measures have been taken but did not specify charges.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Accusing critics of membership in the Brotherhood is common in Egypt, which designated the group as a terrorist organization in 2013, after the military ousted then-President Mohammed Morsi, a senior Brotherhood figure. Since then, authorities have frequently accused journalists and critics of belonging to the group or spreading false news.</p>
<h4 id="h-the-journalists-whereabouts-are-unknown" class="wp-block-heading">The journalists’ whereabouts are unknown</h4>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The first arrest occurred Monday about 9 p.m. when authorities went to the home of Abdallah Qadry, Mansour said. The other five members of staff were arrested Tuesday, starting with Mohamed Abu Emaira, who was taken from his home about 1 a.m. According to Mansour, Emaira’s library and internet router were destroyed during the arrest.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Omar Helal was arrested in Port Said and Islam Barakat in Gharbia Governorate. Two other members of Matsadaash’s newsroom, Mohamed Mahmoud and Mohamed Adel, were arrested in Cairo.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">All had their cellphones and computers confiscated.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights, a prominent advocacy group, said the whereabouts of all six remain unknown.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“They have not been allowed to contact their families or legal team,” EIPR said, adding that it was the first time an entire newsroom had been arrested in Egypt.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://amsterdamnews.com/news/2026/10/01/egyptian-authorities-arrest-entire-editorial-team-of-independent-media-site/">Egyptian authorities arrest entire editorial team of independent media site</a> appeared first on <a href="https://amsterdamnews.com">New York Amsterdam News</a>.</p>
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<title>‘It’s been finalized’: Harlemites share frustration about controversial One45 Project at forum with Bruce Teitelbaum, Yusef Salaam</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>City Councilman Yusef Salaam, developer Bruce Teitelbaum, and other city leaders gathered for a public forum at the National Urban League to discuss the controversial One45 housing development.</p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">On September 23, City Councilman Yusef Salaam, developer Bruce Teitelbaum, and other city leaders gathered for a public forum at the National Urban League to discuss the controversial One45 housing development coming to Harlem, in an attempt to “demystify” some of the information. However, community members in attendance who were concerned about issues, such as the affordability of the proposed rental rates, said much of the event was disappointing. </p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The project, which has been in the works for several years, has garnered attention in recent months as groups like Defend Harlem, also known as the NY Interfaith Commission for Housing Equality, sounded the alarm.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Others on the panel included Assemblyman Al Taylor; Malcolm Hunter, president of HCCI and coordinator of the Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) for the project; and Jelani Deshong, deputy director of intergovernmental affairs for the Mayor’s Office.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">One by one, concerned Harlem residents addressed the panel, asking about the project and how they can maintain life in Harlem despite not qualifying for its income ranges. </p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“This project marks a milestone as the first major development of this size dedicated to creating affordable housing for northern Manhattan in more than a generation,” Salaam said. “No project can address 100% of the problem.” Salaam had negotiated the terms of the project with Teitelbaum, paving the way for its approval by the City Council in July 2025. </p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">At the closing of the event, Kai Cogsville, a leader of Defend Harlem, shared a statement directed toward Salaam, discussing the issues with the project, including the income levels starting at $71,280 for a single person and $101,760 for a family of four, while the median household income in Central Harlem is roughly just $52,000 a year. </p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“The One45 project as currently proposed does not serve Harlem residents … The city, state, developer, and other development partners must come together and use every available financing and policy tool to close the gap,” Cogsville said. “As currently proposed, the One45 project will not help longtime Black and Latino families remain in Harlem. It risks accelerating their displacement — and we have an opportunity to change that. This is a chance to be on the right side of history and ensure that the people who built Harlem can continue to call Harlem home.”<br></p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Cogsville also requested a meeting with Salaam “to identify a path forward to increase significant affordability for this project.”</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The development is set to be 1,000 units in three buildings — the first two with the vast majority being market rate, which is more than double the income of the surrounding area and Central Harlem. Construction is expected to begin by December or at the start of the new year, and slated to be completed within 24 months. The third building is set to be fully affordable, with 90 units for seniors, but won’t start construction until 2031, because demolition and cleanup of the garage currently at the space will take longer. </p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Salaam noted the first building would be 502 units, with 160 affordable family-sized units at 60% of Area Median Income (AMI) for a two-partner household, which amounts to $82,000 or $41,000 per person. The second building would have 408 units, with 122 family-sized units at 80% of AMI, amounting to $108,000 or $55,000 per person. The goal for the third building would be at 50% of AMI.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Community members expressed frustration with some of the metrics.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“The numbers don’t add up,” said June Moses, a longtime Harlem resident in attendance. “If you have to be making $55,000 and I have to make $55,000, then it is not affordable.”</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In response to the claim that Salaam negotiated down from 50% affordability established under a deal with previous City Councilperson Kristin Richardson Jordan, Salaam told the <em>Amsterdam News</em> that it is misinformation.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“The former councilmember stepped away from negotiations,” Salaam said. “It’s disingenuous to say, ‘Why did you negotiate less than what she got?’ If she got it, it would be on the record, but she didn’t get it.”</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>Fight over rental rates for majority of units</strong></p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">After discussing the timeline for the project, Teitelbaum said he previously requested subsidies from the Adams administration for the project to make more affordable units, but was rejected. </p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“It’s not possible to build housing at the AMI level or as low as you’d like without getting the city subsidies,” Teitelbaum said. He also said he is open to making the third building more affordable and potentially adding units.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">When questioned about flexibility in lowering the rental rates for the majority of units that are currently set at market rate, Teitelbaum declared that it was too late. </p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“The project is fully baked. It’s been done. It’s been finalized. The answer is no, at this point, because the previous administration did not provide the subsidies,” Teitelbaum said. “It’s not as if you can just wait around for 10 months, 15 months … for some magic subsidy. It doesn’t work that way.”</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Through the CBA, the project will include economic resources, including a 23,000-square-foot technology center providing workforce training for Harlem residents and a 30,000-square-foot commercial retail and community space with 20% set aside for Harlem businesses and another 10% for Minority and Women-Owned Businesses. </p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">However, Nicky Sunshine, co-owner of Comedy in Harlem on St. Nicholas Avenue, highlighted issues with the project for surrounding small businesses. “This project will raise surrounding rates … I’m talking about surrounding businesses and our cultural institutions,” she said. She asked what more can be done to protect them.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Throughout the year, Defend Harlem has rallied to raise awareness and push to make the project more affordable by getting Mayor Mamdani’s attention. </p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“We have a mayor that has had some incredible strategies around affordable housing and affordability in general … I think this would be a great project for him to get involved with,” Cogsville said. </p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Despite what was said, Cogsville does not buy that nothing can be done to make One45 more affordable for the majority of units. “I understand from [Teitelbaum’s] standpoint,” he said. “He’s been working on this for almost a decade now, so he’s probably exhausted in trying to just get a return on his investment. In New York, things are always changing … until the building is up and people are living in it, there’s a bunch of things that can be done for sure.”</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Salaam gave his card to Cogsville, but Cogsville said he has yet to hear back from Salaam’s office.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“We have nothing but respect for our elected … I’m not going to badmouth Yusef Salaam or any of these people. I’m simply asking to have a time for us to have a dialogue,” Cogsville said. “Harlem leadership and the Harlem community [are] just a little bit too siloed; I think we really need to kind of come together and deliver an actionable win for the community.”</p>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>The Jets have a losing record going into their Week 4 road matchup against the 2-1 Chicago Bears this Sunday. </p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Jets are 1-2. Their former coach Bill Parcells, who won two Super Bowls with the Giants, famously said, “You are what your record says you are.” Both things can be true at once.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Yes, the Jets have a losing record going into their Week 4 road matchup against the 2-1 Chicago Bears this Sunday. However, they have the elements of a team that is rising. After a 23-10 seasoning opening road win over the Tennessee Titans (0-3), the Jets relinquished a 10-point lead in Week 2 at Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, and lost to the Green Bay Packers (1-2) 20-17 in overtime. Last Sunday, they went toe-to-toe with the Lions (2-1) in Detroit, but ultimately took a 31-24 defeat.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Still, the signs are evident that the Jets possess the tools to build a strong foundation to become a playoff contender. It’s unlikely they’ll reach that level this season, but an eight- or nine-win campaign is achievable. Better in-game decisions by the coaching staff, led by second-year head coach Aaron Glenn, and more precise execution by the players in all three phases of the game — offense, defense and special teams — will increase their probability of winning close games.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“Right here, it’s this gap we have to close, and that’s from a coaching and players’ perspective,” said Glenn, using his fingers to illustrate a small separation after the Lions game. Glenn was the defensive coordinator for Detroit from 2021 to 2024 prior to being hired by the Jets in January 2025.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“These guys are going to fight, and it’s a belief system also,” Glenn added. “Our guys believe all the work that was put in in OTAs and training camp, man. We’re right here and our guys know it’s this gap right here that we got to close.”</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">With veteran Geno Smith having stabilized the quarterback position, throwing for 321 yards while connecting on 31 of 37 pass attempts against the Lions, the Jets finally have a signal caller who instills confidence that the offense can manufacture enough production and points to be consistently competitive. The defense currently is second in the league in yards allowed per game at 258.3. The Jets still have 14 games remaining in the regular season and a long and grueling path ahead. Nevertheless, there is plausible reason for optimism from their fans.</p>
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<title>NYC Electeds call for decarceration and reform in youth detention centers</title>
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<p>Youth detention centers need decarceration and reform, NYC elected officials say.</p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Elected officials rallied at the Horizon Juvenile Center in the Bronx on Tuesday, Sept. 22, to call attention to the need for New York City to address the harmful conditions and overcrowding that Black and Brown youth in juvenile detention are facing.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“They think these kids are not human,” said Violetta King, 68. She is mother to Mary King, 46, and grandmother to a 15-year-old who is at Horizon.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Councilmember Althea Stevens, who chairs the youth committee and the Black steering committee, along with fellow electeds, completed a tour of Horizon Juvenile Center. They spoke with juveniles and staff at the center about complaints involving overcrowding, few sleeping spaces, lack of or limited access to education, programming, bathrooms and showers, being denied basic needs, and missing communication with their families.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The Legal Aid Society said that Horizon and Crossroads youth detention centers had approximately 374 young people with a certified capacity of 244. The coalition of electeds, parents and advocates called for the city to decarcerate the youth facilities and release at least 150 young people to their communities by December with access to services and legal support.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Among these complaints about housing conditions are more serious allegations of instances of violence. King alleged that Williams was beaten, didn’t receive medical attention, was left in solitary confinement and without schooling or access to a social worker following an incident with an officer. She made five separate complaints against the facility, which were returned “unfounded,” said King.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“The lawyer didn’t tell us about the court date. They came to my house; they removed my son from the house because they said he had a bench warrant because he failed to come to court,” said Laquasia Tatum, 36, a city worker whose son is currently at Horizon. “My son didn’t come from a troubled home at all. It’s simply his lawyer failing to reach out.”</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Tatum alleged that while her son was held at Horizon, he was attacked and injured by other juveniles and staff.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“We cannot normalize these conditions that these young people are living in,” said Stevens.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Raise the Age falling short?</p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">According to <a href="https://ocfs.ny.gov/main/news/article.php?idx=1486">state statistics</a>, Black and Hispanic youth made up 33% of 16- and 17-year-old youth statewide, but 72% of all arrests in that age group in 2018. After several years of advocacy, <a href="https://amsterdamnews.com/news/2018/10/04/cuomo-finally-raises-age/">Raise the Age legislation</a> was signed into law by former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2017. The law removed youth who have committed a crime from the adult criminal justice system, like Rikers Island, and placed them in age-appropriate youth detention centers.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">It was seen as a meaningful step toward rehabilitation for nonviolent youths of color who have made mistakes. Horizon was also newly renovated at the time, having had both city and state money invested in its education and counseling programs.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">However, in practice for less than a decade, the law seems to be falling short.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“When we were supporting Raise the Age, we had a different hope. We had a vision for rehabilitation that was going to take our kids and provide mental health support, provide them a path to a different future, but that’s not what we’re experiencing today,” said Councilmember Pierina Sanchez at the press conference.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“There’s a reason why we didn’t want them at Rikers Island. We didn’t want them to lose hope,” said Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, who joined the visit. “It’s also not lost on me that every one of those kids are Black and Brown. That’s it, not even one that fits another description. And I believe that if it looked a little different, we probably wouldn’t be having these conversations.”</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Mayor Zohran Mamdani has been in favor of closing Rikers and decarceration, as well as shifting policing through the <a href="https://amsterdamnews.com/news/2026/09/24/citys-racial-equity-plan-set-to-shape-criminal-justice-policy-but-some-are-not-satisfied-with-it/">city’s lofty goals outlined in the Racial Equity Plan</a>. The Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice recently announced this September a partnership with the Administration for Children’s Services and the Department of Probation <a href="https://www.nyc.gov/site/acs/news/p11-26/administration-children-s-services-mayor-s-office-criminal-justice-department-probation">aimed at reducing</a> the number of young people in the city’s detention centers, investing in workforce development, less restrictive alternatives to incarceration, and reducing case delays. ACS added that it is currently renovating existing facilities, enhancing security measures, onboarding additional staff members, developing updated staff training, and increasing youth educational and employment opportunities.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“ACS is committed to providing a safe and supportive environment for youth and staff in our secure detention centers,” said an ACS spokesperson. “We were pleased that members of the City Council and the Public Advocate had the opportunity to see our secure detention facility, meet with staff and young people, and learn more about the ways in which we are working to improve conditions of care and reduce the number of young people in secure detention.”</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">While the electeds praised Mamdani for his stance on decarceration so far, many at the press conference vowed to hold him accountable if he doesn’t follow through. Stevens plans to hold a hearing through the youth committee in October to closely examine the current conditions of the city’s juvenile justice system.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“These are children,” said Stevens. “We have to take this as a failure. We failed them.”</p>
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<title>NYPD misconduct payouts approach $1 billion since they became publicly disclosed in 2018</title>
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<p>NYPD misconduct payouts have approached $1 billion since 2018 when the data became publicly disclosed.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://amsterdamnews.com/news/2026/10/01/nypd-misconduct-payouts-approach-1-billion-since-they-became-publicly-disclosed-in-2018/">NYPD misconduct payouts approach $1 billion since they became publicly disclosed in 2018</a> appeared first on <a href="https://amsterdamnews.com">New York Amsterdam News</a>.</p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Last month, the Legal Aid Society, the country’s oldest public defense organization, found that the city paid out more than $53.5 million for NYPD misconduct claims in the first half of this year. The total payouts since 2018, when the city started disclosing the data, now approach $1 billion in taxpayer money.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Amanda Jack, the director of policy for the Legal Society’s Criminal Law Reform Unit, says investing in public services and resources will prevent these lawsuits and save taxpayer money later on. She specifically points to investing in behavioral healthcare and education, commending recent emphasis on the city’s Summer Youth Employment Program.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“It goes without saying at this point that we all know that the safest communities aren’t the most policed,” said Jack. “They’re the most well-resourced… There are countless investments that have been identified over and over. And then, the big promise that [Mayor Zohran Mamdani] made that we have yet to see come to fruition is to start to really build out a crisis response that doesn’t include the police.”</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Since 2022, the city has paid out more than $100 million annually, with a staggering $206 million awarded in 2024. The lawsuits themselves are often undisclosed due to settlement agreements, but more sizable payouts potentially stem from use-of-force injuries or false imprisonment. This most recent analysis shows the city is again on pace for another nine-figure year of payouts.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The legislation disclosing how much the city paid to resolve NYPD misconduct cases passed in 2017 and was enacted the following year under former mayor Bill de Blasio, who long championed police transparency while serving as public advocate. Data now comes out twice a year, with Legal Aid Society analysis usually not far behind.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">While these numbers likely carry over from incidents and allegations that occurred under past mayors like de Blasio and Eric Adams, Jack called on Mamdani to deliver on several campaign promises regarding police reform, including abolishing the Criminal Group Database, which almost exclusively surveils young Black and Brown men as alleged gang members, and the Strategic Response Group, a unit often named in misconduct suits regarding protests and other First Amendment activity. Legal Aid also pointed to continued “quality of life” enforcement against lower-level offenses under NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch, who was retained from the previous Adams administration.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Jack, however, also credited Mamdani for appointing Jennifer Jones Austin as chair of the Civilian Complaint Review Board, which investigates NYPD officer misconduct and recommends discipline to the police commissioner. Previously, the watchdog agency went without a permanent head for more than half a decade.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Divad Durant, a member of the police reform organization Justice Committee, called for pivoting away from criminalizing poor people and against upholding “broken windows policing,” a disproven policing strategy involving prevalent low-level enforcement. He believes these practices lead to unnecessary NYPD encounters that can mutate into a misconduct lawsuit.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“[The] Justice Committee has worked with families since the ’90s who have dealt with the issue of trying to hold police accountable because of police abuse and police harassment,” said Durant. “We need to see real discipline, and if we don’t, it fuels this cycle of impunity where New Yorkers pay the price, and we will continue to see those same numbers, if not higher, if there isn’t real discipline.”</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">He specifically mentions Lt. Jonathan Rivera, who remains in the NYPD despite Justice Committee efforts to remove him from the force after killing Washington Heights resident Allan Feliz in 2019. Mamdani himself called for the officer’s firing last year while serving as an assemblymember. Despite an internal NYPD ruling that Rivera, who was named in multiple lawsuits, violated NYPD rules with a fireable offense, Commissioner Jessica Tisch, whom Mamdani retained from the previous Adams administration, overrode any discipline against him.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">This week, an independent monitor tasked with NYPD oversight after the landmark Floyd v. City of New York lawsuit — which found the department liable for racially profiling Black and Brown New Yorkers — found that stop-and-frisks remain more than a decade later. Samah Sisay, a staff attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights, which brought the original case, expressed her disappointment in a statement over Legal Aid’s findings.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“Officers continue to racially profile individuals and engage in unconstitutional stop, question, and frisk, among many other constitutional violations,” said Sisay. “It is time for Mayor Mamdani to listen to the community members who elected him and ensure that NYPD officers and supervisors are disciplined and, if warranted, fired for engaging in racist and unconstitutional policing practices.”</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The NYPD did not respond to multiple requests for comment.</p>
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<title>The Protect College Sports Act aims to suppress athletes’ agency</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>The Protect College Sports Act aims to suppress athletes' agency and limit their earning potential.</p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The economic system of capitalism is manifestly premised on social order and hierarchy. Those who control the vast amount of riches seek to limit its distribution and dictate its fundamental utilization. </p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd president of the United States, posited: “The liberty of democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than the democratic state itself.”</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Federal legislators, compelled largely by college administrators and coaches, who represent the private power FDR noted, have moved to reverse the liberty of college athletes through the Protect College Sports Act (PCSA) — with an implicit emphasis on Black athletes. The federal bill stridently pushed by President Donald Trump was passed on Monday by a Senate vote of 77-22. It now moves for consideration to the House of Representatives, a 435-member body that is in recess until after next month’s midterm elections.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">If passed by the House, which as of today is dubious, President Trump has guaranteed he will sign the bill and make it law. Among other guidelines, the PCSA will grant the NCAA a circumscribed antitrust exemption, defenses against student-athletes unionizing, restrict the amount of money student-athletes can receive from NIL (name, image and likeness) deals, and limit the number of times they can transfer to another school.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In reality, the Protect College Sports Act is a misnomer. It should be more aptly named the Protect The Power Of Coaches And Administrators Act. It is essentially designed to suppress the agency of college athletes, such as Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss, who reportedly makes roughly $6.5 million via NIL. It denies young stars the opportunity to maximize their earning potential, the ability to seek more favorable athletic and monetary circumstances through the NCAA’s transfer portal, and not be beholden to the coaches. Prior to the advent of NIL in July 2022 and unlimited transfers, coaches practically held athletes hostage by weaponizing playing time and threatening to revoke their year-to-year athletic scholarships.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The NCAA is in name only a nonprofit that regulates student athletics for over 1,100 colleges and universities. For the fiscal year 2024, the most recent period the <em>AmNews</em> was able to obtain data, the organization generated nearly $1.4 billion in revenue. Over a period of the past four decades, college athletes and their supporters fought exhaustive court battles to secure the right for student-athletes to benefit from this country’s capitalistic system by leveraging their ability and value to earn money. Now, that it is in danger of being retracted through government regulation.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The hypocrisy of it all was illuminated this past Tuesday at the White House when President Trump hosted a lunch attended by nearly 20 of the wealthiest and most powerful people in the world — almost exclusively white men. Tech giants including Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, and Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, are at the forefront of the race to be the leaders of AI (artificial intelligence) development, which President Trump is endeavoring to rename super intelligence. </p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">A growing concern among many AI experts and the general United States population is that the technology, which has the increasing capability to be an existential threat to society, is lacking the necessary guardrails that would provide requisite security. But unlike the proposed federal bill to contain the capitalistic aspirations of college athletes, Trump said he subscribed to “tremendous self-regulation” for tech titans literally holding the future of the world at their fingertips.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">What that means is esoteric, but it reaffirmed the inherent classism and racism of America’s economic machine.</p>
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<title>HBCU GO and P&G present an HBCU campus life tour</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[LOIS ELFMAN]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>Football season has brought back traditions well known to HBCU students and alumni and marks the return of the P&G HBCYOU Tour.</p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Football season has brought back revered traditions well known to HBCU students and alumni. It also marked the return of the P&G HBCYOU Tour, powered by HBCU GO, a sports media provider that not only showcases the athletic excellence at HBCU institutions but also highlights their rich history and cultural depth.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The HBCYOU tour included stops at Southern University, Texas Southern, Howard, Spelman, Morehouse, Hampton, Florida A&M and North Carolina A&T. The goal of the tour is the shared mission of P&G and HBCU GO to celebrate students and create memorable experiences. P&G generously shared its brands in the P&G House of Everyday Essentials.</p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“We have a booth that we took out to a certain amount of schools starting in the latter part of August. We had a DJ in there and merchandise,” said HBCU GO president and co-founder Curtis Symonds. “Then we had another phase where they were giving gift bags. The last phase of it was at some football games. … We got a good response on each campus that we went on with at least 2,000 to 3,000 kids coming by.”</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Symonds is a graduate of Central State University, an HBCU in Ohio. Wanting to share not only HBCU sports but also the culture of these institutions, he kept promoting the concept, which in 2021 was acquired by Byron Allen of Allen Media Group.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“We created a show called ‘Crowned’ with P&G as the sponsors,” said Symonds. The original docuseries went behind the scenes of campus coronations. “People hadn’t seen what it takes to become a king and queen on an HBCU campus.”</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Symonds noted that HBCU culture includes incredible halftime shows at football games. Some people just attend the tailgate festivities outside the stadiums, and HBCU GO wants to make people excited to go into the stadium, watch a game and see the amazing entertainment.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“In these five years I’ve worked hard on bringing the tailgate into the stadium,” Symonds said. “We’ve been able to start moving slowly some of that traffic into the stadiums. … Another thing, the games have gotten better and better over the years. That’s driving more people into the stadiums.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“Each university has a story,” he added. “We started with sports, but the overall premise of the network was about the history, the legacy, and the HBCU culture.”</p>
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<title>Buddy Guy & guests to celebrate his 90th birthday at Radio City Music Hall — how to watch</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[JOHNNY KNOLLWOOD]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>Chicago blues legend Buddy Guy will celebrate his 90th birthday with an all-star cast of special guests at Radio City Music Hall on Oct. 1.</p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Chicago blues legend <a href="https://buddyguy.com/">Buddy Guy</a> will celebrate his 90th birthday with an all-star cast of special guests at Radio City Music Hall on Oct. 1. “<a href="https://www.msg.com/events-tickets/buddy-guy-eric-clapton-john-mayer-susan-tedeschi-derek-trucks-jon-batiste-aloe-blacc-joe-bonamassa-gary-clark-jr-shemekia-copeland-robert-cray-samantha-fish-eric-gales-billy-f-gibbons-ivan-neville-robert-randolph-bobby-rush-isaiah-sharkey-kenny-wayne-shepherd-jimmie-vaughan-ally-venable-willie-weeks-kim-wilson-radio-city-music-hall-october-2026/3C0064D2903D1226">Buddy’s Got the Blues: A 90th Birthday Concert Celebration</a>,” hosted by Blackbird Presents, the company behind Willie Nelson’s Outlaw Music Festival, “will celebrate Buddy’s remarkable legacy through unforgettable performances, once-in-a-lifetime collaborations, and heartfelt tributes from artists whose music and careers were profoundly shaped by his influence,” according to Guy’s website. </p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Buddy Guy is a progenitor of Chicago blues alongside veterans like Muddy Waters. His electric sound would prove largely influential to a generation of rock and roll musicians including Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Guy has explored all avenues of the blues over his storied career, landing a hit record in 1991 with “Damn Right, I’ve Got the Blues” and recently appearing in Ryan Coogler’s Academy Award-winning film, “Sinners,” in 2025. </p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Guy will be joined by a slew of friends and special guests, including fellow “Sinners” performer Eric Gales; fellow blues pioneer Bobby Rush, who is Guy’s senior by a couple of years at 92; contemporary masters like <a href="https://amsterdamnews.com/news/2026/08/27/nate-smith-reflects-on-first-year-as-artistic-director-at-iconic-newport-jazz-festival/">Jon Batiste</a>, John Mayer, Gary Clarke Jr. and <a href="https://amsterdamnews.com/news/2025/08/14/guitarist-isaiah-sharkey-celebrates-new-album-release/">Isaiah Sharkey</a>; and genre legends like Eric Clapton, Billy Gibbons, and Ivan Neville. Guy, “can’t wait to celebrate 90 years of living, loving, and playing the Blues with all my friends,” according to a press release on his website. “We’ll make it a night not just for me, but for the folks who taught us, the friends we’ve played with, and the ones coming up behind us.”</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Tickets for the event are sold out but fans can still stream the monumental event at <a href="https://www.nugs.net/live-download-of-buddy-guy-radio-city-music-hall-new-york-ny-10-01-2026-mp3-flac-or-online-music-streaming/50336-WEBCAST.html">nugs.net</a>. Stay up to date with all things Buddy Guy at <a href="https://buddyguy.com/">buddyguy.com</a></p>
<p>The post <a href="https://amsterdamnews.com/news/2026/10/01/buddy-guy-celebrates-his-90th-birthday-at-radio-city-music-hall/">Buddy Guy & guests to celebrate his 90th birthday at Radio City Music Hall — how to watch</a> appeared first on <a href="https://amsterdamnews.com">New York Amsterdam News</a>.</p>
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<p>In Downtown Brooklyn, there’s a section of the Farragut Houses that sits on Navy Street, and across the street is a low brick building.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://amsterdamnews.com/news/2026/10/01/shuttered-boys-and-girls-club-could-become-a-development-site/">Shuttered Navy Yard Boys & Girls Club could become a development site</a> appeared first on <a href="https://amsterdamnews.com">New York Amsterdam News</a>.</p>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In Downtown Brooklyn, there’s a section of the Farragut Houses that sits on Navy Street, and across the street is a low brick building that used to be the site of the Navy Yard Boys & Girls Club at 240 Nassau Street.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">For decades, the Navy Yard Boys & Girls Club was the safe space where children from the Farragut, Ingersoll and Whitman Houses went after school. Operated by the Madison Square Boys & Girls Club Foundation, it had enrichment programs for 6- to 18-year-olds. But the clubhouse was<a href="https://amsterdamnews.com/news/2023/05/25/navy-yard-clubhouse-closing-community-file-objections/"> shut in June 2023 after the Foundation was forced into Chapter 11 bankruptcy</a> because it had to pay for more than 140 child sexual-abuse claims. A former volunteer doctor was accused of abusing children beginning in the year 1948 and up until 1984. Lawsuits were filed against the Foundation under the<a href="https://www.nyscasa.org/child-victims-act-resource-guide/"> New York State Child Victims Act</a>. A bankruptcy court approved a $22 million settlement.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In November 2023, the Foundation sold the clubhouse to the real estate company, <a href="https://www.alloyllc.com/">Alloy Development</a>, for $15 million. Now, the former youth center is the central part of a proposed 1.4-million-square-foot redevelopment site that will feature 73- and 63-story buildings. Many neighbors have said this kind of project will only accelerate the erasure of Black people in Downtown Brooklyn.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Alloy’s project will cover 240 Nassau and the neighboring P.S. 287 site at 46 Navy Street, between Navy and Gold streets. The site is near the Brooklyn Navy Yard and Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">After neighbors protested the initial loss of the Navy Yard Clubhouse, Alloy donated $2 million to help restore interim after-school services and offered free space to six local groups who offer youth programs. According to information provided to the <i>Amsterdam News</i>, Alloy has spent more than three years engaging with local residents in more than 150 community meetings and events. The developer also works with a community liaison and a 17-member advisory group.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="https://amsterdamnews.com/news/2024/08/01/community-wants-promises-fullfilled-in-new-navy-yard-clubhouse/">Alloy has also partnered with GFB Development</a>, the company founded in 2024 by NBA veteran Taj Gibson and his friends Tameek Floyd and Malik Brown. Gibson grew up in Ingersoll Houses; Floyd and Brown attended P.S. 287 and belonged to the Navy Yard Clubhouse. Alloy said the partnership shows that longtime community members are helping shape the project.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Plans are for the<a href="https://www.240nassaustreet.com/"> new site</a> to have 1,502 apartments in three buildings, including 302 permanently affordable units. A separate building would have 100 affordable apartments for seniors. The site will also have a new 120,000-square-foot K–8 school to replace P.S. 287 (students at P.S. 287 would attend P.S. 67 starting in the 2027 school year, until their new building is built –– the New York City Educational Construction Fund is the main public applicant). The project would also have a community center, cultural center, retail space, and open public space. The proposed cultural center could end up housing the<a href="https://cmaaeec.org/"> Cultural Museum of African Art’s Eric Edwards collection</a>.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The project is still going through the city’s land-use review process and has not yet received a final City Council vote.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">But Eric Blackwell — an urban planner, former <i>Fort Greene News</i> publisher and longtime Brooklyn political strategist — has been one of many locals speaking out against the project. Blackwell thinks the project’s benefits don’t justify its size. “It was not necessary –– and actually harmful –– that they be even allowed to build a 73-story and a 63-story building right next to each other… [T]hey’re saying we’ve got to build 1,500 units to create 200 units of affordable housing.” City filings now say there would be 302 affordable units, but Blackwell is pointing out that some four out of five apartments would be market-rate.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Blackwell also questioned whether Alloy’s outreach means consent. He said a Farragut board member described “incredible opposition from the community against this project’s height, scope, and size,” and warned that the towers “would exacerbate every gentrifying principle that is affecting our community right now.”</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Alloy rejects the idea that its meetings with community members were cosmetic. In a statement, it said, “240 Nassau was shaped by more than three years of community engagement, including over 150 meetings and feedback from more than 1,000 neighbors, NYCHA Tenant Associations, elected officials and local organizations. After decades of disinvestment in this area, the development team is seeking to rezone the site to maximize the amount of community benefit and housing in the project without any subsidy from the city.” The company says the advisory group it’s been working with will remain active during construction to aid quality-of-life concerns.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">“We’ve been under attack,” Blackwell said, while pointing out that housing and economic exclusion in the broader Downtown Brooklyn–Fort Greene area has drastically changed the district’s demographics. Recent <a href="https://censusreporter.org/profiles/79500US3604302-nyc-brooklyn-community-district-2-downtown-brooklyn-fort-greene-puma-ny/">American Community Survey estimates</a> show that about 16% of people in the Downtown Brooklyn–Fort Greene area are non-Hispanic Black, compared with about 49% who are white. </p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Alloy says its 240 Nassau project will reconnect the block, restore community uses, and create housing –– and all without city subsidies.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://amsterdamnews.com/news/2026/10/01/shuttered-boys-and-girls-club-could-become-a-development-site/">Shuttered Navy Yard Boys & Girls Club could become a development site</a> appeared first on <a href="https://amsterdamnews.com">New York Amsterdam News</a>.</p>
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