-How are they? “Fine thanks.” -Happy? “Of course happy, reunited again after a long time.” Scenes like this are repeated every day across the country and at the bus terminal as thousands of refugees pour into the city from the southern border. “There is no explanation, it is something very big, it has been five … Read more
The city will invest $10 million in aid to pay for child care for families who are unable to receive federal government aid due to their immigrant status, according to an announcement by Mayor Eric Adams. “All children deserve a chance to succeed, no matter where they come from, and as a city of immigrants, … Read more
With the NYC Promise program, City Mayor Eric Adams announced $10 million in support for the care of children of immigrant families, especially those who have arrived in New York seeking asylum in recent months. The aim is to help this population as due to their immigration status they are ineligible for federal benefits that … Read more
In New York State, 2.7 million people live in poverty, according to a report released by State Comptroller Tomas DiNapoli. The percentage of Latinos is double the percentage of white New Yorkers in this situation. And among the most vulnerable groups: children, the elderly and single mothers. “There is less, less money, the truth is … Read more
“Because having health is not a privilege, it is a right that the rich should not take away from the working class”. Jenny Hernández’s son was diagnosed with morbid obesity at the age of 19 and needed gastric bypass surgery. When he went to the hospital for life, they told him he had to pay … Read more
Mayor Eric Adams hates rats so much that he once called a press conference to demonstrate a device for drowning them in poison. Now Adams is contesting a $300 fine imposed by his own administration for a rat infestation in a building he owns in Brooklyn. On May 10, the city’s Department of Sanitation issued … Read more
Road and train safety is a major concern for New Yorkers. “You never know, suddenly they don’t come out from behind one or two who can push them. Like all cases that have happened. And the truth is, it’s quite scary” said Nicolás González. Mayor Eric Adams’ latest effort: a directive to involuntarily hospitalize people … Read more
A 55-year-old man, identified as John Taddei and a Queens resident, was left in the hands of authorities after he illegally entered a room at the Park Hyatt hotel in Manhattan with a white powder that turned out to be a chemical. according to the police. The investigators are trying to understand how Taddei entered … Read more
New York Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the allocation of three million dollars for legal assistance to the thousands of immigrants, mostly Venezuelans, who have arrived in the city in recent months. Funding for the next three years will be administered by the state’s Office of New Americans (ONA), which will immediately distribute the first … Read more
“Right now the authority is facing a billion-dollar shortfall,” said Danny Pearlstein, director of Policy and Communications for Riders Alliance. A recent economic report shows that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has large debts that put the system at risk. The report was released by Reinvent Albany and argues that the MTA faces a “fiscal cliff” … Read more