At a press conference, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio stressed that the city will not tolerate any type of discrimination against the Asian-American community. This reflection was made regarding the beginning of the lunar new year. Regarding the vaccination efforts, he highlighted that last week 317,227 doses were administered and in one day 55,339 … Read more
For Valentine’s Day, the city’s restaurants prepared with colorful decorations, roses and even created a special selection of food, waiting for customers to arrive to celebrate the occasion. And it is that the date has been favorable for many of these businesses that, from Friday, began to serve indoors again. To which is added the … Read more
The initiative New York For All, is a proposed law that would create rules to protect undocumented communities from ICE. And according to the assembly member, Karines Reyes: “It limits the powers of ICE with the state of New York and it doesn’t allow them to use our resources for the work they do of … Read more
A subject is in the custody of the authorities in connection with the four stabbed victims, two of them fatally, on the same subway line. According to NYPD Commissioner Dermon Shea: “Over the course of 24 hours we had – in our transportation system – four isolated incidents where each victim was injured with a … Read more
The commissioner of the New York Police Department (NYPD), Dermot Shea, announced that there were four attacks with sharps, in a period of 24 hours. All four incidents were isolated but all took place on the public transportation system. Similarly, all the attacks occurred on line A of the subway. Two victims lost their lives … Read more
According to the most recent state figures in relation to the fight against COVID-19. The contagion rate in the state is 3.54%; While the average number of infections in a 7-day period is 4.04, the lowest since November 30. Regarding hospitalizations, 7,680 were registered; the lowest number since Christmas Day. That number has dropped by … Read more
Dozens of people are facing charges after police found eight loaded pistols inside a rented party bus in Brooklyn late Thursday night. The NYPD reported that it received a call alerting about a rented party bus that contained several firearms, belonging to officers of the NYPD youth coordination program. Officers ordered the group to stop … Read more
For José Restrepo and his wife Leidy, who opened a flower business for the first time in the middle of last year, this weekend of love and friendship has been the most anticipated in a long time. “Getting the roses ready for Valentine’s Day, getting ready for this big party,” said Restrepo, owner of the … Read more
Helen Arteaga is the first Latina woman to assume the general management of Elmhurst Hospital, an institution that provides medical care to a large immigrant community. “I feel very proud, I feel like (that) I have come home, because Elmhurst Hospital has always been part of my life starting in my youth until now when … Read more
New York’s large stadiums and sports arenas may soon reopen their doors at 10% of normal capacity, according to a plan announced Wednesday by Governor Andrew Cuomo, despite public health experts’ concern about the still-high rates. of COVID-19 infection and the threat of more contagion variants. Cuomo said that major stadiums and arenas with a … Read more