New York State has decided to erect a statue in memory of Ruth Bader Ginsburg in Brooklyn, where grew up the illustrious magistrate and feminist icon, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Saturday (September 19). The dean of the Supreme Court of the United States, who died Friday at 87, was a monumental figure in the … Read more
Max Katzenberg had to lay off his 60 employees within hours. “It’s a disaster”, blurted out this owner of two trendy Brooklyn restaurants, Olmsted and Maison Yaki, at tables usually reserved several weeks in advance. But he had no other choice, the closures being imposed by the measures of “social distancing” in an attempt to … Read more
They line up in the early morning in silence, two meters from each other, a mask on their face. That Thursday and like every day now, 150 people are tested for Covid-19 under the large blue tent installed in front of the emergency entrance to the Elmhurst Hospital Center. This large public hospital in Queens, … Read more
New York City became the main focus of the Covid-19 pandemic in the United States last week, with nearly 40,000 people tested positive and nearly 1,000 dead. Many hospitals in the first American city are already overheating, and must manage the influx of patients, with very uneven resources from one hospital to another, as these … Read more
Every five minutes, the speakers on the platform crackle: “We remind you that the metro is reserved for essential trips. You must wear a mask that covers your nose and mouth. Be careful, and thank you for making this trip with us. ” “It’s not like we have a choice! squeaks José, in his forties, … Read more
New York, USA. A man died and three were injured in a shooting that occurred this Sunday in the New York county of Brooklyn, which the police believe is due to a reprisal, in the continuation of the violence by firearms in the streets of this city, which claimed seven people. Police found the four … Read more
Wieder is the Austrian tourist town of Ischgl in the headlines. Because researchers led by the virologist Dorothee von Laer have now found that almost every second in the village community had the virus in their bodies. However, only two of Ischgl’s inhabitants died. Is it all-clear? Isn’t the virus that dangerous? The virologist von … Read more
IN IMAGES, IN PICTURES – Hundreds of people have cycled the streets of Brooklyn to support the two causes. By Le Figaro –Americans participate in the Queers and Queens Unite movement. JOHN’S EISELE / AFP Friday, June 26, many Americans participated in New York in the movement “Queers and Queens unite” by bike, in solidarity … Read more