Costa Rica beat Japan 1-0

Costa Rica beat Japan 1-0

The Costa Rican side claimed their first three World Cup points today after beating Japan 1-0, in a match of the second round of Group E of the FIFA World Cup being played in Qatar. The Costa Ricans achieved this long victory with a goal scored by right fielder Keysher Fuller in the 81st minute … Read more

The man was found shot inside a car in Manhattan

The man was found shot inside a car in Manhattan

Authorities are investigating after officers found a man with a gunshot wound in Manhattan this morning… The uniformed officers arrived at 143rd Street and Broadway in the Harlem sector at about three in the morning. There they found the victim inside a vehicle with a gunshot wound to the chest. Emergency services transported him to … Read more

A fire leaves twenty injured

A fire leaves twenty injured

At least twenty people were injured in a fire at a NYCHA building in Brooklyn, including many in critical condition. Images from the Citizen app captured the scene of the crash. Authorities say the fire broke out around 11pm yesterday in a 14-story building near Gold and York Streets. Flames appear to have developed in … Read more

They create the world’s largest gingerbread in the city

They create the world’s largest gingerbread in the city

The world’s largest gingerbread village returns to Essex Market in Manhattan. The artisan behind these magnificent creations is Jon Lovitch, who holds the Guinness World Record for the largest gingerbread village. It takes 1,000 pounds of gingerbread, plus 8,000 pounds of icing, to make 1,500 individual houses using ginger. Each of these houses will be … Read more

‘Very satisfied with the purchases, I bought many things’

‘Very satisfied with the purchases, I bought many things’

María Garay and her daughter Angelina were able to shop in peace at the Atlantic Terminal shopping center in Brooklyn, taking advantage of the Black Friday offers. Nothing to do with the usual images of queues and crowds of other years on this day of offers. “Very satisfied with the purchases, I bought many things … Read more

The police and the Good Samaritan rescue a man from the subway tracks

The police and the Good Samaritan rescue a man from the subway tracks

Two police officers and a Good Samaritan rescued a man who had fallen onto subway tracks at a Harlem station on Thanksgiving, according to police reports. The fact was captured in shocking body camera footage of an NYPD officer. “The heroism of NY’s Finest always amazes me. For the @NYPD25Pct officers who rescued a man … Read more

“She was a special girl,” close, on the fire victim

“She was a special girl,” close, on the fire victim

A Hispanic family in the Bronx suffered an unimaginable tragedy on Thanksgiving, losing two of their members in an apartment building fire. Two other relatives are hospitalized in critical condition. The accident occurred in Morris Heights. Authorities identified the first victim as 20-year-old Odalys Aramboles. The other deceased is his father, Perfecto Aramboles, 60 years … Read more

Grateful for my family and all the blessings

Grateful for my family and all the blessings

The 96th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade was wonderful, full of joy, giant balloons like Snoopy dressed as an astronaut, SpongeBob, Goku, Picachú and others that took up the New York sky for 2.5 miles and almost three hours of travel. Local authorities have predicted the presence of three million people in Central Park West or … Read more

Immigrants celebrate the first Thanksgiving

Immigrants celebrate the first Thanksgiving

“I am grateful because God has given me a new opportunity for me and my family.” Dozens of newly arrived immigrant families celebrated their first Thanksgiving with a hot lunch at a Washington Heights cultural center. A tradition that the Arce Morales family, who arrived from Ecuador two and a half months ago after traveling … Read more

Two dead and several injured in Bronx fire

Two dead and several injured in Bronx fire

Two people are killed and two others are seriously injured after a fire in an apartment building in the Bronx. Firefighters responded to an emergency call around 5:30 a.m. Thursday. The incident began on the second floor of the building located at 1730 Harrison Avenue in the Morris Heights sector. Four people were taken to … Read more