Toñita’s Caribbean Social Club: Serving the Williamsburg community for over 40 years

Toñita’s Caribbean Social Club: Serving the Williamsburg community for over 40 years

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

Former New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and Wife Chirlane McCray Announce Separation After 30 Years

Former New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and Wife Chirlane McCray Announce Separation After 30 Years

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

The Shifting Landscape of Bushwick: Gentrification, Affordability, and Cultural Change

The Shifting Landscape of Bushwick: Gentrification, Affordability, and Cultural Change

Many speak of it as “the new Williamsburg,” but the Bushwick neighborhood has been their home for generations of Latinos and the center of the universe in the so-called “navel of the world.” “Calm, calm, there are no bad things here and I have been living here for 37 years,” said Ricardo Benavides, a Bushwick … Read more

New York City Initiative Provides Free Bicycles to Asylum Seekers and Immigrants

New York City Initiative Provides Free Bicycles to Asylum Seekers and Immigrants

It was with joy and enthusiasm that a group of asylum seekers received a free bicycle this Wednesday in Brooklyn. Anderson Villacres, who arrived from Ecuador almost two months ago, was one of the first to receive one. For this immigrant, the eldest of five siblings and the only one in his family who is … Read more

Tragedy Strikes: A New Victim of ‘Subway Surfing’ as Social Media Trend Claims Lives

Tragedy Strikes: A New Victim of ‘Subway Surfing’ as Social Media Trend Claims Lives

Tragedy Strikes as Another Victim Joins Dangerous ‘Subway Surfing’ Trend In a devastating incident, a 14-year-old minor lost their life while another remains in critical condition after authorities revealed that they were participating in the dangerous activity known as ‘subway surfing’. The incident occurred on Thursday afternoon when the two minors boarded a train on … Read more

Brooklyn Man Sentenced to Decades Behind Bars for Brutal Double Murder

Brooklyn Man Sentenced to Decades Behind Bars for Brutal Double Murder

Brooklyn Man Sentenced to Decades in Prison for Murdering Ex-Girlfriend’s Parents A Brooklyn man has been sentenced to decades behind bars for the brutal murder of his ex-girlfriend’s mother and stepfather. Jerry Maisonett, 35, was handed a sentence of 22 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to first-degree murder. The sentencing took place … Read more

Jaime Jáquez Jr.: Mexican-American Forward Drafted by Miami Heat in NBA Draft

Jaime Jáquez Jr.: Mexican-American Forward Drafted by Miami Heat in NBA Draft

Mexican-American Jaime Jáquez Jr. was selected by the Miami Heat in the 18th place in the NBA draft on Thursday. The 22-year-old forward, who completed his four years of training at UCLA, expressed his excitement and disbelief at being chosen by the Heat. Accompanied by his parents, Jáquez Jr. put on the Heat’s cap at … Read more

13-Year-Old Boy in Critical Condition After Being Rescued from Brooklyn Lake

13-Year-Old Boy in Critical Condition After Being Rescued from Brooklyn Lake

A 13-year-old boy is in critical condition after being rescued from the lake in Prospect Park in Brooklyn. The incident occurred around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. Emergency services took the boy to Methodist Hospital in serious condition, after being pulled from the water by good Samaritans who were near the area at the time. The investigation … Read more

New York City Covered in Smoke from Canadian Forest Fire

New York City Covered in Smoke from Canadian Forest Fire

Sepia sky and streets with a strangely orange sun. This is what the city looked like this Wednesday while the alert continues for poor air quality, a product of smoke from forest fires in Canada. From Sunset Park in Brooklyn, famous for its views of the Manhattan skyline, it was impossible to make out the … Read more

Attempted Kidnapping of Girl in Brooklyn: Police Seek Suspect Caught on Camera

Attempted Kidnapping of Girl in Brooklyn: Police Seek Suspect Caught on Camera

Police try to track down a man in connection with the attempted kidnapping of a girl in Brooklyn. Surveillance footage shows the individual in question. The event occurred on Friday, May 26 at about 8:30 p.m., in front of number 8 Wyckoff Avenue, in the Bushwich sector. There a 36-year-old woman and her 7-year-old daughter … Read more