The Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs launches the “We Love New York Immigrants” campaign. Several events taking place from Monday through June 30 are part of Immigrant Heritage Week, a time to recognize the countless contributions of diverse communities to the city. The office has published a series of 25 illustrations highlighting various immigrant enclaves … Read more
María Elena Flores, an undocumented immigrant and single mother of five, including a newborn, told us she was shocked when the department of homeless services notified her that she had to vacate the shelter where she has been living for several months. “I felt sad, on the streets, with my five children, because it is … Read more
After last Sunday, the Plaza Tonatiuh, a community market in Sunset Park was dismantled by the authorities, the area councilor, Alexa Avilés, says she wants to find a solution to help the vendors. The incident is the latest in a dispute between local authorities and unlicensed street vendors. Councilman Aviles. “We want to find a … Read more
Giselle Muriel prepares cookies for the welcome event at the prestigious Barnard College where she was accepted and where she will study with all expenses covered. “Being able to go to a private school of my dreams without paying anything is so exciting for me and my family that they can see that their sacrifices … Read more
Livia Iñamagua crossed the Brooklyn Bridge as a thank you to Jesus Christ for the favors in her life. Just meters from her, the priests carried the cross in a procession that recalls the path of Jesus’ Via Crucis. “The Lord’s sacrifice on Good Friday is the love that he has for humanity, for me … Read more
“It has melloco, it has broad beans, it has quinoa, hearts of palm.” Fanesca has all this and many more ingredients, a unique soup in the world that Ecuadorians consume since Thursday of Holy Week. Three thousand miles away from the Equator, this traditional dish is also eaten in New York. Doña Julia Sánchez has … Read more
Cardinal Timothy Dolan was this Holy Thursday at the Church of Saint Joseph of the Holy Family to distribute food to hundreds of families in the community in Harlem, an event organized by Catholic Charities. “When Jesus had food he fed his apostles, that’s when the church needs to feed its neighbors and that’s what … Read more
Two construction workers died Monday after being trapped under construction rubble at John F. Kennedy International Airport, authorities said. The incident happened around noon, the FDNY and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said. Emergency services pronounced both workers dead at the scene, according to the FDNY. Governor Kathy Hochul posted a … Read more
The Smorgasburg Festival, America’s largest weekly outdoor food market, returned this weekend with three locations running through the end of October. Smorgasburg, which draws thousands of people, launched in 2011 as a spin-off of the Brooklyn flea market, where people have the chance to enjoy food made by local vendors. Thirteen years later, there will … Read more
Anthony Cooper is an instructor leader for the free masonry training program, Pathway to Apprenticeship, the same one that gave him a second chance nine years ago. It’s never been the same, it’s different now, I’m blessed, said Cooper, who was in jail multiple times for seven years. At 27 and with a young daughter, … Read more