The NYPD has tightened security in the Hell’s Kitchen area of Manhattan, following a string of crimes against members of the LGBTQ community. Authorities say the victims were drugged, assaulted and robbed of thousands of dollars as they frequented neighborhood bars. At least two people died, one of them Julio Ramírez, the son of immigrants … Read more
“Right now the authority is facing a billion-dollar shortfall,” said Danny Pearlstein, director of Policy and Communications for Riders Alliance. A recent economic report shows that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has large debts that put the system at risk. The report was released by Reinvent Albany and argues that the MTA faces a “fiscal cliff” … Read more
Police release new images and ask for the public’s help to locate three men and a woman in connection with a major robbery of a Manhattan jewelry store. The incident occurred on October 26 at approximately 11:00 am at the Metro Pavilion located at 125 West 18th Street in Chelsea. The three on-screen subjects appeared … Read more
The police enlist the help of the community to find the whereabouts of multiple vehicle thefts in Brooklyn and Queens with the same modus operandi. At least four incidents occurred between 15 and 27 October. In all cases, the attackers’ car collided lightly with a vehicle from behind. When the driver of the crashed vehicle … Read more
Many Hondurans packed a federal courtroom today in New York where its former president, Juan Orlando Hernández, (2014-2022), faces trial next year, who has been shouted “drug trafficker” and other epithets . Hernández, who appeared at the hearing in a prisoner’s khaki uniform, faced his second hearing today after being extradited last April on charges … Read more
A large group of people gathered on the steps of City Hall on Tuesday to demand an increase in the minimum wage. “And that will benefit many people, people in the restaurant industry, in the medical sector, in all sectors where the minimum wage is paid,” said Álvaro González, Organizer, Local 79. The minimum wage … Read more
New York is preparing to celebrate in style next year the 50th anniversary of the birth of hip-hop, which originated at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx, and went from a forbidden street genre to a global music and a million company of dollars. For this 12-month celebration in 2023, which will expand to all … Read more
The violence doesn’t stop in the city. One person dies and two others are injured after a shooting last night in Manhattan. The incident occurred shortly after 10pm in front of 541 West 25th Street in Chelsea. Police found a 42-year-old man with multiple gunshot wounds at the scene. He was pronounced dead at Bellevue … Read more
A report from the Municipal Control Office assures that the public school system was not prepared to welcome all the immigrants who arrived. This is due to previous school budget cuts. A situation that Mabel Ramos, a Venezuelan immigrant, mother of two students, experienced at the beginning of this school year, having no resources available … Read more
“Hopefully that’s true and that the problem can be solved because it’s very difficult.” According to José Ciprián, who has been collecting trash in Washington Heights for more than 22 years, the crowded sidewalks and overflowing dumpsters on every corner appear to have gotten worse since the pandemic. “Mice live by eating car wires. Every … Read more