Let’s go see my mom, happiness. Fernando Hoyos and his brother Humberto hurry to catch the train to happiness, they said. And it is that for three days they will be able to stay with their 92-year-old mother, who is waiting for them in Virginia, with the table set. Fernando Hoyos travels to Virginia and … Read more
Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso announces that 500 families will receive childcare supplies over the next month. Families that have been selected by the Maternal Health Task Force, they will receive diapers, baby wipes, nursing pads and other baby-friendly products. Reynoso says this lottery is possible thanks to a $100,000 grant they received for their … Read more
With Thanksgiving upon us, some New Yorkers are starting to leave the city to spend the holiday with loved ones. Nearly 55 million people are expected to travel at least 50 miles from home during the holiday season. These numbers are close to pre-pandemic levels. Now, if you’re thinking about driving, think twice. Tomorrow and … Read more
New York City is one of the top tourist destinations in the world. Luisa Vélez is visiting the city for the first time and we asked her if it met her expectations. “The city is much nicer, the architecture is very nice. We consider it very clean and the people have been very friendly,” says … Read more
Three women were found dead with neck injuries in a Queens home, according to police reports. The victims were 26, 47 and 68 years old and were found in the house located in the Springfield Gardens area. The bodies were discovered on Friday morning. The 68-year-old woman would be the mother of the 47-year-old victim … Read more
NYPD investigates a shooting in which a man died during a drug bust last night in Upper Manhattan. The incident occurred during an undercover operation, around 8:30 am, by local police, state police and federal agents. Law enforcement officers were attempting to arrest two men on the first floor of a building located on Vermilyea … Read more
Concerned about the mental health crisis affecting many New Yorkers, the New York City Public Defender today provided several recommendations to Mayor Eric Adams’ administration inside this Chambers Street train station. Many of them had already been offered in 2019. However, he insisted that the city can improve even more. “Three years ago there was … Read more
Police have released surveillance video capturing the moment a man knocks a 77-year-old woman to the ground in Brooklyn. Now they are trying to find out where he is. This came after the woman entered her apartment building on Kossuth Avenue at around half past eight yesterday morning. The suspect approached her from behind and … Read more
“This is called precious, and is meditating with the Puerto Rican culture, and there has the national tree of Puerto Rico, the Flamboyán, the national flower and nose that is well known and the African culture of Bomba and Plena which is part of the our blood”. For the past seventeen years, the National Artisan … Read more
“I’m not leaving without my turkey.” Thanksgiving Day or as we Latinos call it ‘El Día del Pavo’ is just around the corner and thousands of New Yorkers don’t have the resources to afford dinner. This is the case of Mercedes Guillén, 75, who is a widow and lives alone in Washington Heights, but celebrates … Read more