{"id":215381,"date":"2026-04-30T13:37:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T13:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/215381\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T13:37:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T13:37:15","slug":"amsterdam-news-readers-choice-awards-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/215381\/","title":{"rendered":"Amsterdam News Readers\u2019 Choice Awards update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Partnered Content: Amsterdam News Educational Foundation<\/p>\n<p>The New York Amsterdam News Readers\u2019 Choice Awards were a resounding success! Our wonderful readers showed up and showed out with 777 nominations among 100 categories of businesses and cultural institutions. It was a tough job, but we narrowed those down to 150 finalists in 45 categories based on those with the most entries. Our finalists are invited to attend our \u201cBest of NYC\u201d 117th Anniversary reception on Monday, May 4, 2026, where the winners will be announced at our historic Harlem headquarters. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cA heartfelt thank you goes out to our readers for nominating their favorite NYC icons for this year\u2019s awards,\u201d said Amsterdam News Publisher and Editor-in-Chief Elinor R. Tatum. \u201cRecognizing excellence is essential, but thanking those who dedicate themselves to our community is even more important. As we reflect on 117 years of service, we are thrilled to spotlight the leaders and organizations that continue to move us forward.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The New York Amsterdam News Readers\u2019 Choice Awards were created to celebrate and promote the diverse, vibrant business and cultural institutions that make our region uniquely great, while encouraging local community support. Voting took place from March 1 through April 24, with thousands of readers weighing in on their favorites. This enthusiastic participation in the Readers\u2019 Choice Awards reaffirms the connectedness that makes New York City thrive. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy empowering our readers to spotlight the businesses they love, Readers\u2019 Choice creates a cycle of local pride,\u201d said Ali Milliner, advertising manager at the Amsterdam News. \u201cIt rewards business owners with the recognition they deserve and ensures our readers remain the primary curators of the excellence found within their own backyards.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to recognizing the Readers\u2019 Choice finalists and announcing the winners, the 117th Anniversary reception, sponsored by the MacArthur Foundation and Google, will honor unsung community leaders: the \u201cBlack New Yorkers\u201d featured in the Amsterdam News in 2025 who drive the social fabric of our neighborhoods. <\/p>\n<p>Like this:<\/p>\n<p>Like Loading&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"sd-link-color\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\tRelated<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Partnered Content: Amsterdam News Educational Foundation The New York Amsterdam News Readers\u2019 Choice Awards were a resounding success!&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":215382,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[128,9,24,63,129,131,130],"class_list":["post-215381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-the-bronx","tag-bronx","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-the-bronx","tag-the-bronx-headlines","tag-the-bronx-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215381","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=215381"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215381\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/215382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=215381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=215381"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=215381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}