Helen Arteaga is the first Latina woman to assume the general management of Elmhurst Hospital, an institution that provides medical care to a large immigrant community. “I feel very proud, I feel like (that) I have come home, because Elmhurst Hospital has always been part of my life starting in my youth until now when … Read more
Ecuadorians in New York are preparing for a historic event: elect – next Sunday – their representatives for the Presidency and the Assembly. Osvaldo Guzmán, an Ecuadorian voter, points out: “We all have the obligation to attend this event, to try to cast the vote. Do it with the heart, with a feeling of choosing … Read more
Two electric bicycles have been stolen from Sergio Solano in less than 6 months. This food delivery man claims that he has lost more than $ 3,000 and that, despite reporting the robberies to the Police, so far they have not been resolved. “What we are looking for is that they are not just in … Read more
Hours before announcing through his Twitter account that he had tested positive for coronavirus, the president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO), attended an official event. The news was received with concern in Corona, Queens, one of the neighborhoods with the most population of Mexican origin. “We need him to come out well, to … Read more
Hundreds of workers at the Marriott Marquis hotel in Times Square held a rally demanding fair severance packages after being told last month that they will be fired permanently. The meeting was held at the intersection of Broadway and 45th Street in Midtown. In a press release, the protesters say that 850 hotel workers received … Read more
After being vandalized, repaired, and even thrown away in apparent confusion, East Elmhurst residents now have a community refrigerator again. “Being able to help in any way especially with something like food and feeding is so important,” said Andrew Sokolof, a volunteer. The original refrigerator was installed in October of last year in front of … Read more
After a difficult and particular year, the iconic Times Square ball fell at midnight on an almost empty stage … The merriment and shoulder-to-shoulder crowds that characterize Times Square on New Year’s Eve were replaced by empty streets and eerie stillness as the last moments of 2020 slipped away. The streets normally packed with spectators … Read more
The city welcomes the first baby born in all five boroughs in 2021. Officials of the public health system announced that it is a child, Jaxel Rodríguez who was born in the Brooklyn Coney Island hospital and was the first baby of this new year. The little one was born at exactly midnight, weighed six … Read more
New York City police resorted to familiar tactics ahead of Thursday’s New Year’s Eve celebrations, deploying bomb-sniffing dogs and sanitary trucks filled with sand to ward off blasts. But the department’s manual of measurements this year includes an unusual mandate: prevent crowds of any size from gathering in Times Square. Citing concerns about the spread … Read more
In this year full of tensions, many children and adults decided to grasp a white reality … to throw it away and celebrate. And it is that in a cold afternoon and lots of snow … taking a step in Central Park was a real reason for fun. Grandmothers with their grandchildren traded the sand … Read more