The Impact of New York City’s Short-Term Rental Regulations on Small Business Owners

The Impact of New York City’s Short-Term Rental Regulations on Small Business Owners

“They are taking away my business and I think that is not fair.” Julio Pabón talks about his business as a short-term rental host on the Airbnb platform. Since last Tuesday, he will not be able to host guests in the 5 rooms of his house in the Bronx because the city’s mayor’s office of … Read more

Mayor Eric Adams Calls for 15% Budget Reduction to Address Immigration Crisis

Mayor Eric Adams Calls for 15% Budget Reduction to Address Immigration Crisis

Mayor Eric Adams is asking city agencies to reduce their budgets by 15% by next spring. This, he says, to compensate for the increasing costs due to the massive arrival of immigrants in recent months. These are some of the most drastic municipal budget cuts in years. The municipal government estimates that the immigration crisis … Read more

Unveiling the Hidden Gems: The Polonsky Exhibition at the New York City Public Library

Unveiling the Hidden Gems: The Polonsky Exhibition at the New York City Public Library

Our city is full of cultural attractions that do not receive much publicity, despite the high quality of their offerings and the enormous importance they have. One of those secrets are Treasures of the New York City Public Libraryin Manhattan, which has a new exhibition this year. This is the Polonsky Exhibition, with hundreds of … Read more

Cuban Performance Artist Carlos Martiel Receives Maestro Dobel LatinX Art Award from Tequila Brand

Cuban Performance Artist Carlos Martiel Receives Maestro Dobel LatinX Art Award from Tequila Brand

The Cuban “performance” artist Carlos Martiel was honored this Thursday with the first Maestro Dobel LatinX Art Award given by this brand of tequila and the Museo del Barrio in New York, the main Latino cultural institution in the United States, where he has been invited to present an exhibition in 2024. With this award, … Read more

Lourdes Zapata Appointed Director of Diversity and Inclusion for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Lourdes Zapata Appointed Director of Diversity and Inclusion for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority

A native Hispanic from The Bronx assumes the role of Director of Diversity and Inclusion for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. This is Lourdes Zapata, who during the administration of former Governor Cuomo served as Director of Diversity for the State of New York. “With her wealth of experience, Lourdes is the ideal person to oversee … Read more

Terrifying Attack: Woman Brutally Beaten with Cane in Manhattan Subway Station

Terrifying Attack: Woman Brutally Beaten with Cane in Manhattan Subway Station

what to know A woman was brutally beaten with her own cane inside a Manhattan subway station, police said, and the shocking attack was captured on video. The terrifying incident happened just after 3 a.m. Friday, according to the New York Police , at the 2/3 station at West 116th Street and Lenox Avenue in … Read more

Woman Seriously Injured in Hit-and-Run Bicycle Accident in Manhattan

Woman Seriously Injured in Hit-and-Run Bicycle Accident in Manhattan

NEW YORK — A woman was seriously injured after being struck by a bicyclist on a corner in Manhattan, New York City Police said. The 69-year-old victim was near Grand Street y Chrystie Street in Chinatown around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, when she was struck by a person riding a bicycle, according to preliminary details of … Read more