Second Midtown Immigrant Assistance Center announced

Second Midtown Immigrant Assistance Center announced

Initially, the center located in Hotel Row will serve and welcome 200 families with small children as shelter and shelter, providing them with food and clothing. Juan Hernández, resident of New York, indicates: “As an act of humanity, I think it’s very good, because taking them to those shelters where there are so many people … Read more

The mayor signs a bill to ban TS weapons

The mayor signs a bill to ban TS weapons

Mayor Eric Adams today signed the bill that establishes the limits of the Times Square area in which the carrying of weapons will be prohibited even for those with a permit. The regulation therefore responds to the enumeration of exceptional places where the carrying of weapons is restricted, after a federal judge ruled in July … Read more

MTA bus passenger stabbed to death

MTA bus passenger stabbed to death

Inside a bus on the MX19 line … and in the Mott Haven neighborhood of the Bronx, a 55-year-old man was stabbed by another man and woman after an argument, according to police. In the car, which remained in place this morning since yesterday, Sunday, around 20:22 when the event occurred, the traces of what … Read more

Tents set up on Randall’s Island for a temporary shelter

Tents set up on Randall’s Island for a temporary shelter

Mayor Eric Adams’ plan to house asylum seekers in tents on Randall Island has been implemented. The tents were set up on Sunday at the new location after the mayor last week demolished his plan to house immigrants in Orchard Beach in the Bronx due to flooding and transportation problems. Adams continues to face criticism … Read more

Plan to reduce vehicle congestion in parcel deliveries

Plan to reduce vehicle congestion in parcel deliveries

“They say they can’t walk in their neighborhoods because there are a lot of parcels for home deliveries, you need to do something better, this is chaos.” These are some of the complaints received by the President of the Borough of Manhattan Mark Levine and for this he indicates an action plan called “Campaign to … Read more

Customs and traditions united by the Spanish language

Customs and traditions united by the Spanish language

Cervantes’ language was the protagonist of the return of the Hispanic Heritage Day parade to New York, a city where 2.5 million Spanish-speaking people live, mixing customs, traditions and a common history. It is the only parade along Fifth Avenue that started in Spain and is followed by all of Latin America. Antonio Morales, president … Read more

Proposal to increase taxi fares by 23%

Proposal to increase taxi fares by 23%

Transportation in yellow cabs or “liveries” may be more expensive for New Yorkers. A public hearing was held this Thursday on a proposal from the Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) that seeks to raise fares. “Our members are very proud of all the demonstrations we have made in the street to invoke the urgency of … Read more

The subway user dies after being stabbed at the station

The subway user dies after being stabbed at the station

A 38-year-old man who was stabbed multiple times as he exited a Bronx subway station on Thursday night died, authorities said Friday. The incident occurred shortly before 9 p.m. Thursday as the victim was exiting train 4 northbound at the 176th Street and Jerome Avenue station in Morris Heights. In a surveillance video, two men … Read more

The Panamanian Parade returns to the streets of Brooklyn

The Panamanian Parade returns to the streets of Brooklyn

The cold failed to deter tens of thousands of Panamanians who took to the streets of Crown Heights, Brooklyn on Saturday to celebrate independence from their neighboring Colombia. Enrique Small, president of the parade said: “Independence is November 3, but we do it a month earlier here in October, because there are some delegations from … Read more

10 injured in NYPD patrol car crash in Bronx

10 injured in NYPD patrol car crash in Bronx

Ten people were injured after a police patrol (NYPD) collided with another vehicle on Thursday and then climbed onto the platform, according to police reports. The police car was answering a call and hit six people standing on a curb, injuring bystanders, including a small child. Two people were in critical condition after the incident, … Read more