Starting Monday, those earning the minimum wage in the city and state will receive a raise. The minimum wage here in the city, Long Island and Westchester will have an increase of one dollar, going from 15 to 16 dollars an hour. IT MAY INTEREST YOU: “Starting New Year’s Day, New York’s minimum wage will … Read more
%20Bk%20Bridge%20Vendors%20PKG%20CG_128494531_2341 "Mayor Eric Adams Announces Ban on Brooklyn Bridge Street Vendors Starting January 3, 2024")
Every day thousands of people walk across the Brooklyn Bridge, the normal back and forth flow is cut off about 100 meters from the Manhattan side, on this stretch street vendors set up their tables with merchandise of all kinds. In some parts there are wheelbarrows, chairs, and according to Mayor Eric Adams, they do … Read more
Before the New Year celebrations, the city has reinforced police measures to detect those who drive while intoxicated. The police will be on the lookout for people who drive recklessly and irregularly. Officers will be stationed along highways, avenues and side streets, including areas where bars and restaurants are located. Officials recommend people prepare ahead … Read more
Pro-Palestinian demonstrations continue here in our city and in other parts of the country. Yesterday in Lower Manhattan, a group of protesters took to the streets, calling for an end to the attacks on the people of Gaza. Participants carried loudspeakers and signs, and released smoke of various colors, calling for a ceasefire as they … Read more
Starting next year, the city’s Department of Transportation will prohibit the presence of street vendors on the sidewalks and bicycle lanes of the city’s bridges, including the Brooklyn Bridge, the Department of Transportation reported Friday. Sellers have until Tuesday, January 2 to leave and enforcement will begin on Wednesday, January 3. The new rule, which … Read more
City officials are taking steps to ensure that all spectators who plan to spend New Year’s Eve in Times Square can do so safely. It is a previous celebration to welcome 2024. Confetti and joy flooded this part of Times Square, where tourists already fill every corner, and on Sunday hundreds of thousands are expected … Read more
On Christmas Eve this Sunday, thousands of New Yorkers were at St. Patrick’s Cathedral for the annual midnight mass. This celebration is a Christmas tradition that dates back to 1879. Cardinal Timothy Dolan was in charge of delivering the sermon, making it his fifteenth midnight mass as archbishop of New York. Dolan prayed not only … Read more
A few days before the iconic New Year’s celebration in Times Square, they unveil the ball that this year will light up the sky at midnight on January 1st. This year the sphere will have a lighting pattern that will reflect bowties. And this in honor of the figure formed by the two triangular plazas … Read more
Hundreds of New Yorkers arrived early at Queens Center Mall this Sunday to do last-minute Christmas shopping and take advantage of discounts of up to 50 percent in different stores. Like every year, stores open and close early the day before Christmas to welcome those who are waiting for the last moment to finish their … Read more
Asylum-seeking families receive gifts just in time for Christmas, during an event held by the Department of Social Services and several nonprofit organizations at a Manhattan hotel. The event seeks to provide migrant families with a space to celebrate this Christmas and for children to feel the best of the Christmas spirit in what will … Read more