Lisa Dominguez and Alex Perez met on a dating app almost two years ago and it was love at first click. “A lot of people are criticizing, ‘Are you sure?’ ‘Are you so in love?’ ‘Are you getting married?’… And I said yes, but I didn’t see it that way, I saw it as something … Read more
Nurses at the Gracie Square psychiatric hospital in Manhattan, one of the few dedicated to caring for patients in the Mental Health area, spoke out to demand better working conditions as well as more competitive salaries. They say they face many difficulties in being able to care for patients. Diana Moreno, spokesperson for the nurses’ … Read more
Off the coast of Long Island, drones hover above the ocean, patrolling the water for any danger that may lurk below the surface, while beachgoers are becoming more vigilant due to a recent spate of shark encounters. This week, for two days, five people have reported having been bitten by sharks in some of the … Read more
A new ordinance from the city’s Environmental Protection Agency (DEP) is raising the temperature for the owners of about a hundred pizzerias. “We stand behind our miners and this coal combined with New York tap water is what makes our pizza possible,” Anthony Piscina said, adding that the filters required to less pollute could cost … Read more
María Antonia Cay, better known as Toñita, is an icon in the Williamsburg community. For over 40 years it has kept the doors of the Caribbean Social Club open and serves free food daily to the community. “And they have a good time, they have a family time because once they walk in that door, … Read more
“The Ijbaros in canoe”… -How are the jíbaros in canoes? “They are ripe plantains, with meat and vegetables.” Few are the authentic cuchifritos anymore, one on 116th Street in East Harlem refuses to disappear, they have been serving this Puerto Rican delicacy for more than 60 years. “The Puerto Rican knife is all in common, … Read more
Former New York Mayor Bill de Blasio (2014-2022) and his wife Chirlane McCray have separated after celebrating thirty years together, both announced to The New York Times. In an interview that De Blasio and McCray – parents of two children over twenty years old – gave to the newspaper, they clarified that it was by … Read more
Juan Pablo Gómez enjoys seeing his eight-year-old son training soccer in the free clinics of the program, Fútbol Para Todos. “Something very nice and I let you enjoy. And besides, we also enjoy a very healthy environment, which is what today’s youth need,” said Gómez. The free trainings for children from 7 to 14 years … Read more
One of the most anticipated holidays of the year returns and the city prepares to celebrate Independence Day as well as enjoy the 47th edition of the Macy’s fireworks. “We want them to come, come with their family, everyone will be safe,” police spokesman Carlos Nieves said. To keep all New Yorkers and visitors to … Read more
Hundreds of thousands of people of all ages enjoyed the traditional and world renowned 4th of July fireworks display from Macy’s stores. The spectacle that lit up the skies of the city started at the scheduled time, 9:25 minutes, and more than 60,000 projectiles located in five barges were deployed in the East River. The … Read more