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Journalist Daniel Massey joined Inside City Hall to discuss the remarkable story of exiled South African writer Nat Nakasa.

City Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley of Queens; Norman Seabrook, the president of the Correction Officers Benevolent Association; and JoAnne Page, the president and CEO of the Fortune Society, joined Inside City Hall to discuss a scathing report about violence against teenagers on Rikers Island.

Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday announced the expansion of a program to combat gun violence in the city and says the effort will soon be rolling out to East Harlem, Morris Heights, Coney Island, Brownsville and Far Rockaway. | Mother Whose Son Was Shot and Killed Welcomes Mayor's New Initiative

Brooklyn's 67th Precinct is one of the areas that stands to benefit from the mayor's initiative. NY1's Michael Herzenberg spoke with a mother who welcomed the news as she continues to mourn the recent shooting death of her son.

New Yorkers celebrated art and music at an event on the High Line Wednesday put on by the Abington House in Chelsea as part of its Summer Art Park Series.

Police are looking for a man who they say forcibly touched a woman on a Bronx street.

Aboubacar Bar was allegedly killed by a group of four men in Hunts Point early Tuesday morning.

Community members came together Wednesday night as police still search for the person responsible for punching a 72-year old man in the West Village.

It took four years for one Queens native to turn his passion for making craft beer into a bubbling success.

Broadway theaters dimmed their lights Wednesday evening to honor Robin Williams.

Broadway theaters dimmed their lights Wednesday evening to honor Robin Williams.

Students at six middle schools can expect their teachers to ring the doorbell sometime this summer as part of an experiment the Department of Education is conducting with home visits to see if they can boost parents' involvement and students' performance.

Nelson Mandela called his journey against apartheid the long walk to freedom, and it's also been a long journey for a South African journalist who died in New York in the 1960s and is buried in Westchester.

As time winds down for an Upper East Side bar that once hosted famous faces like Joe DiMaggio, the owners of the Subway Inn are appealing to elected officials help them save their business. NY1's

Borough President Eric Adams presided over the first "Heroes of the Month" ceremony.

SUNY is the first school system in the country to support a bi-partisan senate bill that would force colleges to better address sexual assault on their campuses.

Does your child's backpack make the grade? There are certain things to look for when it comes to backpacks to help your kids head back to school without back pain.

A new film tries to update the 1983 classic "The Bill Chill," as old college friends reunite, sparks fly and old wounds are opened. It's called "About Alex."

Nine members of the New York City Fire Department have caught the infectious skin disease known as MRSA.

Patrik Henry Bass is an author, an award winning journalist from Essence magazine, and a NY1 contributor, who recently decided to move into the children's book arena because of the shortage of diverse images in children's literature. He spoke with NY1's Shelley Goldberg about his book, "The Zero Degree Zombie Zone."