This time, returning to the Pura Política section, Pura Política presenter Julio César García interviews Gabriela Sandoval, director of the New Destiny Housing group. The mayor’s office has announced that the migrant shelter on Randall’s Island will be closed. He says this is because fewer migrants are coming, but that also does not mean that … Read more
The weapon detection know-how is already getting used at some Subway stations, as a part of a pilot program. These are scanners that use synthetic intelligence to detect any passenger carrying a weapon or related metallic object. As a part of the method, passengers are requested to verify their luggage after which move by detectors, … Read more
The Police Division mentioned total crime continued to say no within the 5 boroughs this month, falling 2.4 p.c final month in comparison with Could 2023. The NYPD signifies that there have been 8 fewer murders this Could, however robberies elevated from 1,364 to 1,432. Grand theft fell by virtually 7% to 4,037 – one … Read more
Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine returned to Pura Política to chat with host Julio César García about the recently approved state budget for fiscal year 2025. With the ink still fresh from Governor Kathy Hochul’s signature, criticism of the housing agreements was swift. Levine, one of the main promoters of the proposal to convert vacant … Read more
Shekar Krishnan, councilman for the 25th district of Queens returned to Pura Política to talk with Pura Política host Julio César García about his legislative priorities. Regarding his bill called the “Back Home Act,” the councilman said that “the most urgent crisis we, as a city, face is housing. And in this crisis there is … Read more
We spoke with Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine about the issues New Yorkers care about, including housing, transportation safety, and public spaces. One of these is the elimination of the so-called 12 FAR Cap, a law from the sixties that limits the height of buildings. “As you know and viewers know, we are in the … Read more
In our Pura Política segment, we spoke with the City Commissioner for Elderly Care, Lorraine Cortés-Vásquez, about the importance of valuing our older adults. “It is important to ensure that we have a link between the young population and older New Yorkers,” says Lorraine Cortés-Vásquez. Age discrimination is one of the last ones left in … Read more
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The restaurant industry was the second most affected in cases of death during Covid 19. Four years into the pandemic, advocates and workers came together to pay tribute to those who died in 2020. New York state told them their income was too low to receive benefits like unemployment insurance, said Saru Jayaraman, the president … Read more
From the Amazon jungle to the most famous concrete jungle, Adriana Aristizábal’s career is an example of reinvention and improvement. “My life has been a life marked by the closing of cycles and the beginning of cycles, the closing of careers and the beginning of a career. I am a business administrator, graduated from the … Read more
On this occasion in Pura Política, the commissioner of the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection of the City, Vilma Vera Machuca and the executive director of the organization Workers Justice Program, Ligia Guallpa discuss the real effects of the implementation of a minimum wage for workers who make a living delivering food, the so-called … Read more