At first glance, the commercial activity of street vendors on the famous Brooklyn Bridge seems normal, but the hours allowed for their presence are numbered. The authorities asked sellers to remove their products before midnight on Tuesday. This is because the New York City Department of Transportation will implement new rules that will prohibit the … Read more
Starting January 1st, many New Yorkers will benefit from a new increase in the state’s minimum wage. One of them is Danny Ortiz, who has been working in a winery for six years and earning the minimum wage. “I feel good, I feel good that now I am going to receive a little more. I’m … Read more
Starting January 1st, many New Yorkers will benefit from a new increase in the state’s minimum wage. One of them is Danny Ortiz, who has been working in a winery for six years and earning the minimum wage. “I feel good, I feel good that now I am going to receive a little more. I’m … Read more
%20Bk%20Bridge%20Vendors%20PKG%20CG_128494531_2341 "Mayor Eric Adams Announces Ban on Brooklyn Bridge Street Vendors Starting January 3, 2024")
Every day thousands of people walk across the Brooklyn Bridge, the normal back and forth flow is cut off about 100 meters from the Manhattan side, on this stretch street vendors set up their tables with merchandise of all kinds. In some parts there are wheelbarrows, chairs, and according to Mayor Eric Adams, they do … Read more
The City Council on Wednesday approved a bill requiring police officers to document every investigative encounter with civilians. The How Many Stops Act requires quarterly reports of all police officers’ formal interactions with the public. Councilor Alexa Avilés, one of the promoters of the bill, posted a message on social networks about its approval. “Today, … Read more
Migrant families and their advocates marched outside City Hall on Tuesday to demand that Mayor Eric Adams end his plan to limit the number of days newly arrived migrants can stay in city-operated shelters. The demonstration by students and parents in Mayor’s Park was carried out in response to the order that Adams issued last … Read more
%20Budget%20Cuts%20Protest%20CG_128335014_743 "Opposition to cuts to municipal services proposed by mayor")
“Those cuts are cuts specifically to our schools, (to) after-school care, the Health Department, the libraries. There are many of the institutions we need that New Yorkers use every day,” said Councilwoman Jennifer Gutiérrez. Under the slogan “more care, fewer cuts,” dozens of institutions, led by a group of progressive councilors, demonstrated on Monday – … Read more
%20Mn%20Tax%20the%20Rich%20Rally_128222080_3331 "They demand to approve laws for more taxes on the richest")
Loudly, dozens of protesters, ordinary New Yorkers and elected officials joined together to demand that the state legislature pass six bills that would force the rich, the very rich and multi-millionaires to pay more taxes. The extra money would be included in the 2024 state budget. “Unfortunately, we are living in a time where there … Read more
%20(7pm)%20es%20Bk%20Asylum%20Seekers%20Latest%20Housing%20Applications%20and%20Budget%20Cuts%20CG_128096533_3652 "Officials highlight what NYC has done for asylum seekers")
This Thursday, municipal officials reported that with the support of the federal government and through its help center for asylum applications, in the last year and a half they have managed 10 thousand applications for asylum, TPS and work authorizations. “No one has done more for asylum seekers, for immigrants, for immigrants than the city … Read more
%20es%20Qns%20Budget%20Cuts%20Library%20Clean_128108890_577 "Cuts to the municipal budget will affect public libraries")
In the wake of budget cuts announced by Mayor Eric Adams, the city’s public libraries said 17 of their branches will not be able to keep their doors open on Sundays. Among them is the central library of Jamaica, Queens. Something that worries Tatiana Iza. “What is happening in general, yes, a little bad. In … Read more