María Martínez joined dozens of activists and restaurant workers who, like her son, were fired when the new owner of what had been the beloved Casellula establishment in Hells Kitchen decided not to continue the previous owner’s policy of distributing tips equally among all employees, including dishwashers, cooks, and cleaning staff. “It is abhorrent that … Read more
Del, a seven-year-old, 90-pound German Shepard, along with his partner Mike, spend about 12 hours a day in the cold tending to businesses in the Penn Station area of 34th Street. This is because theft in some businesses has gotten out of control, according to Kevin Ward, vice president of the 34th Street Partnership, a … Read more
Taking advantage of the winter break for public school students and the Presidents’ Day holiday for city workers, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority upgrades technology at Subway that it says is more than 80 years old. The change consists of signal upgrades on lines ‘A’, ‘C’ and ‘E’, which will interrupt service on six lines for … Read more
Models on the catwalks. The dozens of models who paraded the proposals for the fall winter season of the 12 designers convened by the federation of Latino designers dressed in a lot of color. A return to the runways of fashion week without restrictions. Albania Rosario, Founder FDLA says: “We are super happy to be … Read more
Internationally renowned artist Julio Iglesias Jr. has set out to make this Valentine’s Day the most romantic of all time, with the release of his new album in English, ‘Under The Covers’. “It is a record that I have made with a lot of love, it is a record of those songs that I have … Read more
With great passion this Friday, a dozen workers were optimistic about the announcement that he would create a law that would allow them to have better environmental conditions in their workplaces. Juan Mendoza has felt it firsthand, both the extreme heat of summer and the freezing temperatures of the harsh winter. Mendoza. “Sometimes you feel … Read more
Hundreds of city workers who were fired by the city after refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19 are planning a lawsuit to get their jobs and wages back, now that the mandate has been removed. There are approximately 1,780 public employees, including police officers, firefighters, and cleaning personnel. “And because they don’t want to get … Read more
The lack of affordable housing is putting many New Yorkers in a bind, especially those in low-income communities. A situation that has led the Cuban Amado Phillips to have to sleep at friends’ houses and even many times in train stations because his pension was not enough to pay for his apartment. “Now at this … Read more
An off-duty New York police officer who was shot in the head during a botched robbery died Tuesday, the police commissioner said, while authorities also announced a murder charge against a suspect. Officer Adeed Fayaz, 26, was shot Saturday in Brooklyn where he and his brother-in-law went car shopping following an ad posted on Facebook … Read more
“My name is Edwing D’Angelo and I am a fashion designer here in New York City. Creativity is the part that pleases me the most and fulfills me when it comes to sewing, I love creating, I love colors, I love pretty fabrics.” D’Angelo is the fifth generation of a family of seamstresses from Buenaventura … Read more