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NYU and Columbia University students spotted Malia Obama with sister Sasha and First Lady Michelle Obama (pictured) touring their campuses Friday. This begs the obvious question: Could one of the…

Today marks the 13th anniversary of the horrific 9/11 attacks.  New York City commemorated the tragedy last night with a beautiful tribute in lights. Nearly 100 7,000 watt xenon light bulbs were used to shoot two beams of light into the sky where the twin towers once stood. Follow @aprilwattslive on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter  

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NYPD’s aggressive policing of quality-of-life offenses to prevent more serious ones has created a tale of two cities. A city primarily populated by whites who…

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New York’s City’s top cop went on a media blitz to deny that NYPD officers are singling out minorities in a crackdown on minor offenses.…

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What you see above is a map of Detroit. The small colorful dots represent people, plotted to show where they live and their race. Whites are…

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  A New York City police officer put a seven-months-pregnant woman in a chokehold after a dispute over illegal grilling in Brooklyn, NY. For more…

A while back, I was in NYC on business and stopped by The Standard Hotel’s restaurant/lounge, “Top of the Standard” for a little pleasure.  Little did I know that the NYC hot spot, formerly known as The Boom Boom Room, would become the center of one of the biggest pop culture scandals–Cartergate.  I sat by […]

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If you missed the second day of the National Action Network 2014 Convention, catch some of the highlights of what might have been the day’s hottest…

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For iPhone: The whole country is watching New York City to see with it does with its controversial “Stop and Frisk” policy. The new Mayor…

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The Obama administration last week that 5 million people had signed up for the Affordable Care Act’s exchange plans – still short of their 6 million…

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The death toll has risen to seven in Wednesday’s gas explosion that rocked a New York City neighborhood. One of the victims – who lived…

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The release of the Nike Air Jordan Gamma Blue 11 sneakers (pictured) this weekend caused fights in shoe stores nationwide, the New York Daily News…