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Friday, August 15, 2025

Back To School Community Outreach

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Back To School Community Outreach

Join Us for City On The Hill’s Community Outreach Day!

A FREE, family-friendly event packed with excitement, connection, and back-to-school support!

Hands-on History

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Hands-on History

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Put On Some Lipstick: A Movement of Confidence, Strength, and Sisterhood

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Ava Smith Launches
Put On Some Lipstick: A Movement of
Confidence, Strength, and Sisterhood

New York, NY — Put On Some Lipstick isn’t just a brand — it’s a movement. Founded by Ava, this empowering lifestyle brand is rooted in the belief that beauty can be simple, confidence is a choice, and healing starts with showing up for yourself.

“I’m so proud of this creation,” Ava says, a native of Southeast Queens. “Put On Some Lipstick is more than a name — it’s a vibe, an experience, and something worth sharing. Period.”

From bold lip colors to statement tees, every product under the Put On Some Lipstick name is designed to uplift women who are fighting silent battles — be it heartbreak, trauma, anxiety, illness, or the everyday weight of showing up.

The brand serves as a daily reminder that women are still powerful, still beautiful, and still worthy — no matter what they’re walking through.

Get The Scoop On The CASONY Back To School Giveaway & POP UP Shop August 23rd

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Community

Back To School Giveaway &
POP UP Shop By CASONY

(Caribbean American Society
Of New York)

UniverSoul Circus

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UniverSoul Circus

They’re back! The UniverSoul Circus is a highly interactive combination of circus arts, theater, and music. Our show is fresh, funky, bold, fun and challenges your imagination like no other circus.

Guarded and Mixed Emotions about Zohran Mamdani's Primary Win For NYC Mayor

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New Yorkers Need A Change But
Is Zohram Mamdani The Answer?

By Kamau Austin, Co-publisher of the Southeast Queens Scoop

As a longtime community activist and advocate for Black economic development, I can't say I'm excited about Zohran Mamdani’s recent primary win for New York City Mayor. Black people are often treated as political pawns—used and discarded by both the left and the right like collateral damage.

And I say this as someone who identifies as an independent, though I’ve often voted Democrat. So-called Democratic Socialists like Bernie Sanders and Zohran Mamdani focus heavily on workers' issues. But critical Black concerns—like reparations, lack of business capital, limited access to government contracts, police brutality, banking exploitation, and redlining—are usually treated as side issues, if acknowledged at all.

To complicate my mayoral decision It's disheartening to see yet another Black mayor—Eric Adams—come under constant legal and media attack, only to be turned on by segments of the Black community. Some of the same people criticizing Adams are willing to overlook similar flaws in leaders like Andrew Cuomo. It’s a double standard.

Let’s not forget that Eric Adams earned the support of many Black New Yorkers because of his history fighting police brutality, even from within the NYPD. Unfortunately, some younger activists seem unaware of his and others' historic efforts to address gang violence and crime in our communities.