At 37, William sleeps in the park in front of the city hall. He tells that during his adolescence he was an outstanding athlete, however, between the ages of 20 and 30 his mental health deteriorated and he now lives on the streets. Today William says that he would like help to change his situation. … Read more
From training uniformed officers to housing immigrants, the NYPD training center in Gramercy Park became a temporary shelter for a hundred grateful asylum seekers like Brian Meléndez early Friday morning. “They are giving us help, a bed, a bathroom, a shower, food and soon something better. That is what they have told us,” said Meléndez. … Read more
Early in the morning, several construction workers arrived at a parking lot located at 220 9th Street, in the East Village, to inspect the repairs that it needs. “Clearly it has to be inspected and repaired, but I don’t know about this one because I’ve never seen it,” explained Wilmer, one of the workers. – … Read more
With 16 white hard hats on the altar of St. Patrick’s Cathedral, we honored the lives of the construction workers who lost their lives in our city in the past year. “We are here to give a good memorial to Mr. Jeremy Rozan, he was 34 years old, I knew him for almost five years … Read more
Every New Yorker deserves to feel safe and be protected, Governor Kathy Hochul began by saying this Wednesday before a room full of supporters and other authorities such as Mayor Eric Adams and several prosecutors. “In total we will invest 772 million dollars in public safety, the first time in history with a holistic vision … Read more
Every Tuesday, Ramona Garcia comes early to the sports center at The Armory in Washington Heights because she doesn’t want to miss the fitness class she gets through the Seniors Aim High program. “And this is a program that has helped me a lot physically because I am a sick person, with many muscular problems,” … Read more
If you owe the city money for water consumption and don’t want to pay with interest, there is still time to take advantage of an opportunity that started in January of this year. And it is that Mayor Eric Adams announced on Monday the extension of the amnesty program for all debtors until May 31. … Read more
One of the most iconic buildings in the world turns 92. The Empire State Building opened its doors to the public on May 1, 1931, the tallest skyscraper in the world at the time. “Throwing me a party,” read a message on social networks on the Empire State Building account. Throwing myself a party pic.twitter.com/KS37tW0zLI … Read more
Councilors from the Government Operations and Immigration committees held a lengthy hearing on a series of proposed legal measures for the five boroughs and resolutions to be adopted to address the challenges of the continued influx of asylum seekers. Members heard testimony from dozens of crisis organizations and city agency officials about their work to … Read more
After a month’s delay, state legislators and Governor Hochul reached a tentative budget. And they are expected to work over the weekend to define the new spending plan. State lawmakers are due to meet next week to vote on it. The budget is almost 230 billion dollars. includes: Increase in the minimum wage in the … Read more