Crowds took to the streets of Jackson Heights yesterday for a very colorful celebration. That was the scene at this year’s thirty-first “New Queens Pride Parade” in Jackson Heights. It is the second largest LGBTQ pride march in the city just after the one in Manhattan. The day-long party features music, performances, local businesses, and … Read more
Angel Betances is one of the dozens of fathers who participated in the Affirming fatherhood event, or reaffirming paternity, organized by the city’s youth community development department together with different non-profit organizations in Jamaica Queens. Angel Betánces, Affirming Fatherhood participant says: “To educate myself a little more, to find out about all the programs and … Read more
Following up on a story we told you a few days ago, we have new information After remaining in critical condition, a cyclist loses his life after being hit by a car in Brooklyn. The victim has been identified by the authorities as Edgar Torres Hernández, 35 years old. Initially the authorities were trying to … Read more
The authorities ask for the help of the community to identify the victim of an accident in Brooklyn, it is a Hispanic cyclist who is hospitalized in critical condition. These are some of the images of the person in question who suffered the accident last Friday at the intersection of “R” and Nostrand avenues, in … Read more
Memorial Day weekend arrives and with it the city’s beaches open to the public for the summer season. Fourteen miles of sand and sea will be available for New Yorkers to enjoy through September 10. They include the beaches of Rockaway, Coney Island, and Orchard. But due to the shortage of lifeguards, this weekend only … Read more
“Well, the normal thing is to always have the documents up to date and arrive early, always arrive early, a ‘snack’ for the child so that he is calm and enjoy the process,” said Paola Rosario. With the unofficial arrival of summer and marking the celebration of Memorial Day, this year more than 42 million … Read more
This Saturday the city’s beaches open, a moment awaited by many. “Happy, happy, we are already waiting for this day to open earlier because the temperatures are already hot,” said Melecia Rendón, a Rockaways resident. It is expected that it will be sunny and that the temperatures will be pleasant. “Well, we are ready, we … Read more
Tens of millions of Americans like Monica Castro, heading from LaGuardia Airport to Atlanta, Georgia, are already preparing to travel on Memorial Day weekend, which marks the unofficial start of summer. -How do you do the whole process? Are you coming early to the airport? “Oh no, yes, like two hours before, for whatever reason, … Read more
A proposal to build a casino near Citi Field in Queens has been blocked for now. The plan requires approval by the state legislature, but Sen. Jessica Ramos has said she has no intention of introducing a bill before the current session in Albany ends in a few weeks. Ramos notes that more than half … Read more
This Monday, the community organization dedicated to the empowerment of immigrant workers in New York, or Nice as it is known in Jackson Heights, is receiving dozens of immigrants seeking asylum, recently arrived in our city. Among them, Alexis Salas, 29, who after being in the military for five years in Venezuela decided to leave … Read more