The sculptor of the famous Wall Street “Charging Bull” statue outside the New York Stock Exchange has died. According to Italian media, Arturo Di Modica died of cancer at age 80 in his hometown of Sicily. Since it was installed in 1989, the sculpture located on Broad Street and Wall Street has attracted millions of … Read more
Bad weather across the country is causing delays in the shipment of coronavirus vaccines. The city expected a new shipment earlier this week, but officials said those doses will not arrive until Sunday. Governor Andrew Cuomo confirmed the delay due to the snowfall. “The federal government has informed New York that nearly all of the … Read more
Claudia Balderas thanks God this Ash Wednesday for giving her a second chance… she was one of the first New Yorkers to contract COVID-19 in March of last year. “All of this was difficult and until now I still remember it with a feeling of sadness,” said Balderas. Claudia belongs to St. Bartholomew Catholic Church … Read more
New York State will allow amusement parks to open in early April and night camps to open this summer as long as they submit reopening plans to the state, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said. Cuomo said arcades and other indoor family entertainment centers can open at 25% capacity starting March 26. Outdoor amusement parks can open … Read more
With a minute’s silence, Upper Manhattan residents and political leaders recalled the four victims following a series of attacks on the subway, during the past weekend. Assemblywoman Carmen de la Rosa commented: “They have been a product of a system that does not work, that does not work for vulnerable people in our city.” The … Read more
They rescue a 14-year-old boy after falling into an icy lagoon in Central Park. According to authorities, the incident occurred at around two in the afternoon on Monday, near 59th Street and Fifth Avenue. Some of the people who were in the park and who witnessed the accident immediately came to help the teenager. One … Read more
One of the highly contagious variants of Covid-19 first reported in South Africa has already been detected in New York City. Governor Cuomo says the infected person resides in Connecticut and visited the city to undergo a medical procedure. So far there are no reports of other infections. Cuomo notes that the South African variant … Read more
Jesús Israel Delgado, owner of La Malinche tortillería, recently opened in the Sunset Park sector of Brooklyn, assures that the aroma is the richest. He says that when you smell a freshly made tortilla, it is very different from a cold tortilla, which does not get any aroma. It is seven thirty in the morning … Read more
The Mayor of New York assures New Yorkers that the city is taking steps to ensure the safety of users of the subway. De Blasio traveled on the subway and met with police officers who are patrolling the stations. The Mayor indicated that the agents told him that users say they feel safer when they … Read more
The celebrations of Ash Wednesday, with which the beginning of Lent is marked will be very different from those of previous years as a result of the pandemic. To talk about what the parishioners who attend this service this Wednesday can expect, the priest accompanies us Jason espinal, pastor of Peter and Paul Church in … Read more