_ES_BK_Affordable_Housing_Greenpoint_CG_129414204_2080 "New Affordable Housing Development in Brooklyn Offers Luxurious Living for 374 Families")
“It is a tremendous opportunity for these 374 families who are going to live in a luxurious space, beautiful for children, for the elderly, for families. This is such a positive thing.” With great pride, city officials, together with the developers of Park Tower, made official the opening of 35 Commercial Street, on the waterfront … Read more
April 22 is Earth Day and our city wants to be part of that transformation to help the planet. The Department of Transportation held a press conference on Tuesday to announce the annual celebration of Earth Day. To commemorate that day, sections of 53 New York streets will be free of traffic throughout the day … Read more
The municipal government will begin testing the use of new technology to detect firearms in the subway system. This as a measure, as they explain, to reinforce security in public transport. Subway riders we spoke to at the 74th Street and Broadway station in Jackson Heights are in favor. “I would feel good because he … Read more
Fifth Avenue is filled with extravagant hats in one of the city’s most peculiar traditions. The annual Easter Bonnet Festival and Parade is back in Manattan. New Yorkers flocked to Midtown wearing a variety of elaborate and ornate hats. The event takes place on Fifth Avenue between 49th and 57th Streets, and the best places … Read more
F and M train service will finally return to normal starting tomorrow. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) says they will make “regular stops in Manhattan and Queens starting at 5 a.m.” Service was suspended in August to improve infrastructure, including a major track replacement project. Additionally, the MTA improved the 57th Street stop. He installed … Read more
The honors began with hundreds of motorcycle police escorting Officer Jonnathan Diller’s casket. Later, the sound of bagpipes and drums created an atmosphere of sadness and solemnity presenting the honors and saying goodbye to the murdered 31-year-old young police officer, while the hearse with his body entered the Santa Rosa de Lima church in Long … Read more
_ES_MN_Nuyorican_Cafe_Renovations_CG_129358544_3184 "Nuyorican Poets Café Receives Million for Renovation and Expansion: A Cultural Institution Revived")
Full of inspiration and with the rhythm that only poets give to words, Caridad de la Luz or better known as the “Witch” spoke about the rehearsals, classes, art exhibitions and poems that she will return na resonate in this space that has been home and temple for Nuyoricans. “This is why all these years, … Read more
A man dies after an apparent dispute over a parking lot in Brooklyn. The incident occurred around 8:45 p.m. last night, at a gas station located at 1143 Clarkson Avenue, in East Flatbush. Upon arrival, officers learned of a fight between two men. According to police, one of them, 30, punched Thomas, 61, Carlyle, in … Read more
New York mourns the death of Bernardo Palombo who, with his music, activism and work, especially with the immigrant community, left a deep mark on our city. Palombo, born in Argentina, but based in New York since the late 1960s, died of cancer at the end of last month shortly before his 76th birthday. He … Read more
Fifty Peruvian cajones played in The Bronx in a unique tribute to the guitarist Paco de LucÃa, who masterfully introduced this instrument to flamenco. The “cajoneada” is an initiative of the New York Flamenco Festival, which this year celebrates its twenty-third anniversary since its creation. The tribute took place on Saturday at the Rincón Criollo, … Read more