The New York City Council yesterday approved a new regulation that will guarantee free swimming lessons for all public school students.
According to the Center for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC), drowning is the second cause of death in children between the ages of 5 and 14 in the country, only behind car accidents.
The approved bill establishes that mechanisms be created to guarantee that all second grade children have access to free swimming lessons.
This is in order to reduce deaths from drowning in this population group.
With this regulation, the Parks management will have to guarantee access to free classes for some 70,000 minors.
Among the approved legislations is included one for the city to begin work to find more spaces to open public swimming pools.
There are currently 65 public swimming pools in the City, 12 of them covered.
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The San Gennaro festival in New York reaches its 95th edition, after the one-year pause imposed by the coronavirus pandemic.
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The image of San Gennaro, the protective saint against fires, earthquakes, plagues, droughts and the eruption of Mount Vesuvius is found on several stands.
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The sound of trumpets accompany the saint in his procession that covers Mulberry Street and begins at the intersection of Mulberry and Canal.
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The community in New York City’s Little Italy pays homage to the tradition of its ancestors.
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The feast of the Italian saint is celebrated on September 19 in Naples. The festival takes place from September 16 to Sunday, September 26.
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The smell and taste of Italian sausages are part of the festival’s gastronomic offer.
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There are also different flavored pizzas at the food stalls on Mulberry Street in Little Italy.
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Italian food is not the only one. The Colombian stall ‘Mozzarepas’ has been participating in the San Gennaro Festival for 20 years.
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Bryan León is the son of the owners of ‘Mozzarepas’. He has worked at the festival since he was 8 years old.
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People have taken to the streets again after the break forced by the pandemic. Attendees in 2021 wear masks.
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The great procession of the image of San Gennaro will be this Saturday, September 25 at 2:00 pm.
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San Gennaro is venerated by thousands of faithful who attend to thank and pray before his image.
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The leaders of the event are distinguished by the use of a ribbon with the colors of the Italian flag. Some have done this function for several decades.
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During the procession of the saint at the beginning of the festival, Monsignor David L. Casato blesses the stalls that participate in this event.
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Johnny Mandolin was one of the artists who performed on the center stage of the event.
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Matt Contino is of Italian descent and has been coming to the festival for 5 years in a row. He speaks with emotion about the mandolin concert, because it is the same instrument that his Italian great-great-grandfather played.
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2023-09-15 13:17:00
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