A proposal to convert public office buildings to affordable housing was discussed Tuesday in the City Council’s Land Use Committee, which Mayor Eric Adams said would create at least 20,000 new homes in the city. Councilor Carmen De La Rosa believes it is necessary to address this issue: “Most or many New Yorkers live in … Read more
Restarting his life and career in the capital of the world was not easy for 28-year-old Juan Beltrán, who, thanks to a New York State program, was able to fulfill his dream of working here. “Wow, I’m in New York working in advertising, which was Juan’s dream of five years ago,” Beltrán said. Coming from … Read more
Food stamps that reach the 42 million SNAP recipients in the country have been significantly reduced since March. New York is part of the 32 states that until February continued to receive emergency funds to buy food with coupons from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which sought to reduce the economic blow caused by … Read more
Romina Williams is living her dream. The New Yorker of Argentine origin is the first at the New York Metropolitan Museum to offer guided tours in Spanish, the only one when she started. “I feel like it’s a totally different experience than what one studied or what one can read about seeing the colors of … Read more
Police are on the trail of a subject who allegedly raped a young woman on the Upper West Side. Images of the suspect have been published by the uniformed. The incident occurred yesterday at about 1:20 a.m., when a subject followed a 21-year-old woman into a building near West End Avenue and West 65th Street. … Read more
In order to get them kits of food to people over 60 years of age and with the greatest food need in the city, several volunteers met this Saturday under the call of Food Bank NYC organization. “This work is very necessary, it is an honor to help people who need the most, and especially … Read more
Little by little, hundreds of young people gathered in Foley Square in Manhattan to set up the banners, practice their slogans and talk about their same passion, which is to fight against climate change, the use of fossil fuels and to send a clear message to the authorities of the state, the nation and the … Read more
Jackson Heights is known for its delicious food and its Colombian culture. But the neighborhood has also become a headquarters for high-powered politicians. Woodside, has seen massive political progress in the last ten years as activists and immigrants have been elected as local legislators. “Now we have people like Councilor Shekar Krishnan, like myself, who … Read more
A woman is killed and a man injured after being struck by a hit-and-run car in Brooklyn. According to police, the incident occurred yesterday at about 9 p.m. at the intersection of West 24th Street and Mermaid Avenue in Coney Island. The woman was taken to the Coney Island hospital where her death was certified. … Read more
Hamburg/Cologne (dpa) – Premature end for the band Frida Gold in the German preliminary round for the Eurovision Song Contest: Alina Süggeler, the singer of the band, is so ill that she no longer has a voice for the performance on Friday evening, like the North German broadcast in Hamburg. The band from the Bochum … Read more