Los Angeles (AP) – The election of this year’s Oscar winners is over, but nobody knows the outcome of the vote. By Tuesday evening (local time), the ballot papers from the more than 9,500 Oscar jurors had to be received at the Beverly Hills Film Academy. Until the 95th trophy gala on Sunday, employees of … Read more
Vilma Daza, a librarian who has dedicated more than two decades to helping the community, especially the immigrant community, retires from her work. “I want to say that I am already happy because I have already sown the seeds, I have cultivated many plants and I have collected some fruits, but I am letting these … Read more
Authorities arrest two suspects in the shooting of a pair of students near their high school in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. The first individual was identified as Ousmane Diallo. He faces charges of attempted murder and criminal possession of a weapon. Diallo has prior arrests and was on parole for attempted murder in 2022. A 16-year-old … Read more
It’s been nearly three decades since Juvenal Núñez opened a hardware store in Washington Heights and has struggled to keep it afloat ever since, despite high rents and the pandemic. But something he did not count on was a scaffolding that has been on the sidewalk for more than three years, affecting his business. “It’s … Read more
Following the increase in the number of fires caused by electric bicycle batteries, Bronx Congressman Ritchie Torres, together with officials from the Fire Department, presented a bill to regulate the sale of electric bicycle batteries at the federal level. “The time has come for the United States Congress to take action,” Torres said. The legislation … Read more
Hundreds of people filled the sidewalk in front of City Hall on Tuesday. Parents, students, teachers and elected officials expressed their support for a proposal by Gov. Kathy Hochul that would increase the number of charter schools in the city. Cynthia Estevez graduated from MESA, a charter school in Brooklyn. “When I entered a Mesa … Read more
“Thank you for my late night sandwich. For your warm smile. You were a pillar in this community.” These phrases of affection and gratitude on the facade of a grocery store in Manhattan say the last goodbye to a 67-year-old grocer, who according to the police, was shot in the head by the man in … Read more
Kathryna Sablina has only been in New York City for a short time, the first thing she did since arriving from the Ukraine was donate blood, and she does it constantly. “I started donating blood here in this country and the city because I think it is so important to save lives, today for you … Read more
Mayor Eric Adams announces a series of measures that seek to coordinate efforts to help new immigrants arriving in the city. In a press conference on Tuesday, the mayor said that the Asylum Seeker Operations Office will be created to focus on the resettlement process, and legal services. The plan also includes job training, connection … Read more
It was kind of fate that the Blackstock twins ended up being doctors. “Our mother was raised in Brooklyn, not given many opportunities. She worked hard, had fortune and luck, escaped her circumstances somehow. After finishing Harvard Medical School she returned to New York and committed to working in her community said Uché blackstock, founder … Read more