How much do you think New York City weighs? Believe it or not, there is a real answer: The “Big Apple” weighs approximately 1.7 trillion pounds. This value results from the combination of the weight of all the buildings that compose it. And according to a new geological study published in the journal “Earth’s Future,” … Read more
Nurses at Brooklyn’s Presbyterian Methodist Hospital vote to go on strike. This, after their employment contracts expired on April 30. More than 12,000 nurses have been negotiating with the medical center for months. They demand a new agreement that includes the hiring of more health personnel and that offers greater protections, both for them and … Read more
A thirteen-year-old boy is in critical condition after being shot in the head in a Staten Island park. According to the investigations, the incident occurred yesterday afternoon at the intersection of Warren and Gordon streets, near the Stapleton Houses public housing complex, in the Stapleton sector. Sources inform us that the minor is a student … Read more
 "Researchers Complete First Full Digital Scan of Titanic Wreck in Unprecedented Detail and Clarity")
Deep-sea researchers have completed the first full digital scan of the Titanic, showing the entire wreck in unprecedented detail and clarity, the companies behind a new documentary on the wreck reported Thursday. Using two remotely-operated submersibles, a team of researchers spent six weeks last summer in the North Atlantic mapping the entire ship and the … Read more
For months, regardless of the cold, the rain or the wind, thousands of migrants like Nismerio Paz have spent the night in the street in front of the Federal building where all asylum seekers have to go, either to register with an official from ICE or appear before an immigration judge. “For fear of not … Read more
Dozens of protesters gather in front of the City Hall against planned budget cuts for public libraries. Public library system leaders from New York, Brooklyn and Queens turned out for the protest. “Tony Marx, President of @NYPL, speaking now about why the services libraries provide to seniors and other underserved communities are critical. The cuts … Read more
-How does it feel to finally be able to meet her again, right? “Thank God after a month without seeing them.” This was the reunion of Ariannis Ramírez and Anthony Colina, a Venezuelan uncle and niece, after a month of being separated. Anthony made it as far as the Roosevelt Hotel in Midtown, Manhattan, which … Read more
Relatives of one of the Harlem children missing since last week have confirmed that his body was pulled from the Harlem River. Police, however, have yet to officially identify him as 13-year-old Garrett Warren. The body was pulled from the river near the Madison Avenue Bridge Thursday morning. Officers have been searching the area for … Read more
Fort Hamilton High School in Brooklyn welcomed some very special guests. “They open doors so that we can see music in a different way, especially from their experiences,” said Andoni Soto. Soto and his companions are connecting with the music of Machito, Tito Puente, of the legendary ‘big bands’ that played in places like the … Read more
 "“Something Beautiful: Reframing The Collection” – El Museo del Barrio’s Most Ambitious Exhibition in Two Decades")
Starting Friday, the Museo del Barrio in New York presents its most ambitious exhibition in two decades, “Something Beautiful: Reframing The Collection” (sic), made up mostly of works from its collection, after three years of gestation. The new exhibition, which can be visited until March 10, 2024, is made up of some 500 works of … Read more