According to the MTA, work is being done on the tracks of the F and M trains that run between Queens and Manhattan, which will cause interruptions and some changes. With them, they seek to make the train service more reliable for some 150,000 users who use these lines daily. The works are related to … Read more
Eating healthy food and getting adequate nutrition is essential to improving a student’s academic performance, which is why the city’s Department of Education is preparing a nutritious menu to welcome students this school year. Elaine Sánchez, school food supervisor in the NYC Department of Education indicates: “Our recipes are prepared, all taking into account all … Read more
Both the city’s mayor Eric Adams and public schools chancellor David Banks publish an action plan that would help families in the event of a possible strike by the Amalgamated Transit Union. The potential strike could affect nearly 4,400 routes in five counties and nearly 80,000 students. If the bus strike takes place, it could … Read more
NEW YORK — The man arrested Tuesday in connection with the disappearance of a 5-year-old girl in Queens faces multiple charges including kidnapping and criminal sex act, according to police. Franz Vila, 75, was arrested on charges of kidnapping, criminal sex act and unlawful imprisonment, the New York Police announced Wednesday. Information for the Manhattan … Read more
NEW YORK — The New York City Police Department began a search Tuesday for a missing girl in a Queens neighborhood. The girl was identified as 5-year-old Hennessey Inamagua. She was last seen near the corner of 79th Street and 37th Avenue at a Foodtown supermarket, according to police. See more 🚨MISSING: Have you seen … Read more
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Carmen Castro lives in Queens and takes two trains and one bus every week to get to church in Brooklyn. “And sometimes when we travel at night it takes us two hours to get from Brooklyn to Queens,” Castro said. Carmen is excited about the MTA’s project to open a direct train line that will … Read more
“Sad, very sad, powerless because we can’t do anything.” Mercedes Vivar, mother of two daughters, is one of the more than 80 street vendors who were evicted from Plaza Corona by the city’s Cleaning Department almost three weeks ago for operating without a permit. “Well, I’m at nothing, because I already have to pay the … Read more
A 29-year-old man loses his life after being shot in Brooklyn. The incident reportedly occurred early Saturday morning inside the Vernon Houses housing complex in Bedford-Stuyvesant. When the emergency services arrived on the scene they found Dawuand Darrien with a gunshot wound to the chest. So far no arrests have been made in connection with … Read more
With her 11-month-old daughter, Marizol goes out to sell fruit in the busy South Conduit, near JFK airport. “The same and it’s work. I think, it’s not right, but I have to work anyway to get ahead,” Marizol said. Mother of five children, Marizol crossed the border from Guatemala to New York City five months … Read more
Thousands of Ecuadorians, Latinos, residents and visitors from other cultures gathered in the streets of Queens this Sunday to enjoy from beginning to end the 40th edition of the annual Ecuador parade, organized by the Civic Committee of this country in NY. Janet Molina, who has attended the parade for 30 years, comments: “Today there … Read more