“I see a lot of things that hmmm…I put up with it until I get home.” Jennifer Rojas takes the D train daily at Yankee Stadium’s 161 Station and doesn’t seem to like the idea that the MTA reopened at least 18 restrooms in nine subway stations this Monday, two of them on this very … Read more
A breakthrough in talks was announced this Sunday to prevent thousands of nurses from going on strike from Monday morning unless a new labor agreement is reached. Mount Sinai West and Mount Sinai Morningside hospitals have reached a tentative agreement, which will need to be ratified by the nurses union. This agreement provides for a … Read more
Beleaguered Congressman-elect George Santos was reportedly sworn in Tuesday despite spiraling investigations by federal and local prosecutors into his campaign spending and lies about his family history, resume and background. New York’s new Republican congressman refused to answer questions from reporters on and off Capitol Hill, including one about plans to resign. Santos was seen … Read more
President Biden is making his first trip to the southern border as president today. Biden travels to El Paso, Texas, and then to Mexico City to meet with leaders of that country and Canada, to discuss immigration issues. While in El Paso, you will meet with local officials to discuss border security issues. El Paso … Read more
The Municipality is evaluating whether to follow up on the Parks Department’s request to create two stations where food delivery drivers can rest and recharge their bicycles. The stations would be one in the Upper West Side of Manhattan and the other in the Bronx. There is an already licensed station in Manhattan that was … Read more
A 5-year-old boy who was injured in a fire that killed two other children on Staten Island last month has died, authorities said. Aiden Miles died on Dec. 28, five days after a fire engulfed a home on Van Duzer Street in Fox Hills, leaving him in critical condition, police said on Wednesday. A 5-year-old … Read more
Starting this Sunday, the Port Authority’s toll increase for its six interstate crossings, which include the Lincoln and Holland Tunnels, goes into effect. All tolls will increase by one dollar. The charge for EZ Pass holders during off-peak hours will decrease from $11.75 cents to $12.75.75 cents. And during PEAK it will go from $13.75 … Read more
A woman has been found dead in an East Harlem apartment. Police responded to an emergency call at about 9:45 pm last night about an incident at 435 East 102nd Street. It was there where The 45-year-old woman was found unconscious and face down in the kitchen, with a stab wound to the chest. The … Read more
In 2022, the city registration drop in traffic fatalities for the first time since 2019, compared to the highest nationwide increase in four decades. Pedestrian fatalities decreased by 6.3% over the previous year and by 35.9% over 2013 figures, the last year before the implementation of the Vision Zero road safety plan. Ydanis Rodríguez, New … Read more
Everything is ready to begin the big 46 Three Kings Day party and parade in Harlem, which has been on hiatus due to the pandemic. As usual, the Museo del Barrio organizes and inaugurates the party taking care of every detail, but something that stands out and we usually don’t pay much attention to is … Read more