%20es%20Mn%20Food%20and%20Faith%20Mexican%20Traditions%20with%20Chef%20Barbara%20Sibley%20La%20Palapa%20CG_128377278_124 "Mexican Gastronomy at UNESCO World Heritage Site: End of Year Festivities and Traditional Dishes")
A World Heritage Site declared by UNESCO, this is how Mexican gastronomy is described and it dresses up during the end of year festivities with dishes prepared over several days that bring together the indigenous heritage of mestizo Mexico with European influences. . “A mix between Spanish cuisine and traditional cuisine and a very typical … Read more
This Monday, the City Council heard the pros and cons of a legislative package to combat a problem that all New Yorkers are accustomed to: excessive noise. Another goal is to regulate the issuance of fines to establishments, which until now can be imposed not by inspectors, but by city residents like Dietmar Detering, from … Read more
%20ES%20BK%20Diocese%20School%20First%20Day%20%20CG_127367238_278 "Catholic School Students Return to Classrooms in Brooklyn and Queens Amidst Heat and Excitement")
Despite the heat, with smiles, backpacks full of school supplies and prayers, 30,000 Catholic school students returned to classrooms in Brooklyn and Queens. “This is a very exciting day when the children return. We are used to the noise of children playing and they are happy to see their friends and their teachers,” said Edwin … Read more
Several tents outside the Sunset Park recreation center were brought to the neighborhood by volunteers. The food and basic necessities were brought by the neighbors one year after the arrival of the first buses bringing thousands of asylum seekers. “I work for Masbia Soup Kitchen and we’ve been here since last Saturday at 10:00 p.m. … Read more
This Monday, Education Chancellor David Banks opened a meeting of public school principals and employees from the five boroughs with organizations, entrepreneurs and service providers from minority communities and small businesses launched by women and people of color. “Our women- and minority-launched businesses are parent-owned businesses of our students,” explained Karine Apollon, general manager for … Read more
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
City Council Announces Plan to Combat Explosions Caused by Lithium-Ion Batteries Days after the 110th fire this year caused by rechargeable lithium-ion batteries claimed the lives of 4 New Yorkers, the City Council has unveiled a new plan to address the issue and prevent further tragedies in commercial spaces. The plan aims to combat explosions … Read more
Since April, 500 of New York’s newest asylum-seeking immigrants have received free English classes in a pilot program from the city’s public hospital network, the Department of Youth and Community Development, and groups like the RiseBoro Community Partnership. . “It makes me proud as an immigrant who came here at the age of five with … Read more
For months, regardless of the cold, the rain or the wind, thousands of migrants like Nismerio Paz have spent the night in the street in front of the Federal building where all asylum seekers have to go, either to register with an official from ICE or appear before an immigration judge. “For fear of not … Read more
Danny Barcia feels energized as he returns to the track. “It’s my free time to think about the day and clear my mind a bit and enjoy the outdoors,” Barcia said. The New Yorker of Ecuadorian origin has been training for months to participate along with 26,000 other runners in the New York Road Runners … Read more