NEW YORK (PIX11) — U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Zeita Merchant, the commander of Sector New York, received a historic promotion on Monday. Merchant became the first Black female admiral in the Coast Guard’s ...

A piece of Manhattan history tied to the Underground Railroad may come crumbling down — but not without a fight. A proposal to build a 100-foot-high commercial building next door to the Merchant’s ...

In the aftermath of Floyd Mayweather's lopsided, 12-round decision over WBA welterweight king, Shane Mosley, HBO's Larry Merchant, among other things, told Mayweather, during the post-fight interview, ...

Zeita Merchant's first uniform was a Girl Scout’s uniform. Her first oath had her promise to make the world a better place. Today, Merchant wears a Coast Guard uniform and promises to serve the nation ...

In June 1775 in Machias, Maine (then part of Massachusetts), townspeople refused to provide the British with lumber to build barracks for their troops, resulting in the British bringing in the armed ...

Capt. Zeita Merchant, a groundbreaking commanding officer with the U.S. Coast Guard, was honored for her historic upcoming promotion at a ceremony at Staten Island Borough Hall on Friday. Merchant, ...