Hundreds of workers at the Marriott Marquis hotel in Times Square held a rally demanding fair severance packages after being told last month that they will be fired permanently. The meeting was held at the intersection of Broadway and 45th Street in Midtown. In a press release, the protesters say that 850 hotel workers received … Read more
Francisca Taboada received her vaccine against COVID-19 and commented on it: “A new life because I was a COVID patient and my husband was too. It is a second chance that God is giving us.” Latinos in upper Manhattan received, as if it were a new opportunity to live, the coveted appointment to receive the … Read more
Health officials from the city visited one of the new vaccination centers that, as of today, were open in the city. The new facilities are located in: el South Bronx Educational Campus, the Bushwick Educational Campus in Brooklyn and Hillcrest High School in Jamaica, Queens. Each center is expected to vaccinate between 5,000 and 7,000 … Read more
The New York Attorney General sued the New York Police Department (NYPD) on Thursday over the uniformed treatment of anti-racial injustice protesters last spring that would be part of a long-standing pattern of abuse. inadequate training, supervision and discipline. Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit includes dozens of examples of alleged misconduct during the spring demonstrations … Read more
José Antonio Peguero spends 8 hours a day driving this taxi to earn a living. And despite the fact that he uses a mask and hand sanitizer, because of the short distance and the confinement in the vehicle he runs the risk of catching the virus. However, Peguero, 47, has yet to get vaccinated. “There … Read more
The daily death toll from Covid in New York state surpassed 200 on Wednesday, the first time this has happened since last May, according to the count of the The COVID Tracking Project. The latest Covid report given by Governor Andrew Cuomo indicates that there were 202 deaths in the state and there are also … Read more
The Target department store chain is opening a store in Washington Heights soon, and many residents welcome it. “Excellent store, I love it,” said a neighbor. – Happy that the neighborhood is coming? “I had heard for my children and it is their favorite store.” But despite the variety in products and the great discounts … Read more
New York City has confirmed its first two cases of the most infectious new British variant of the new coronavirus, Mayor Bill de Blasio revealed, posing a threat to the city’s hospital system, which is already increasingly overloaded. . The two cases were diagnosed in late December and only confirmed by genetic testing on Wednesday … Read more
New York City will terminate all of its multi-million dollar contracts with the Trump Organization, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday. “The president incited a rebellion against the United States government that killed five people and threatened to derail the constitutional transfer of power,” said Mayor Bill de Blasio. “New York City will not associate … Read more
As the pandemic continues to rage across the country, Governor Andrew Cuomo assured New York will emerge victorious from the “COVID war,” revealing his plans for 2021 in his “State of the State” speech on Monday. . “COVID created the low tide in America and the ugliness was exposed for all to see,” Cuomo said. … Read more