The city is preparing to remember a painful anniversary. Tomorrow marks 22 years since the terrorist attacks of September 11. Almost three thousand people died during these attacks on the World Trade Center. The first plane hit the North Tower at 8:46 in the morning. Seventeen minutes later, at 9:03, another plane hit the South … Read more
Mayor Eric Adams is asking city agencies to reduce their budgets by 15% by next spring. This, he says, to compensate for the increasing costs due to the massive arrival of immigrants in recent months. These are some of the most drastic municipal budget cuts in years. The municipal government estimates that the immigration crisis … Read more
The number of deaths rises after the 6.8 magnitude earthquake that occurred in Morocco on Friday. According to the latest reports, more than 2,000 people have lost their lives as a result of the tragedy. Another 2,000 people were injured, about 1,400 of them seriously. Authorities expected the number of victims to continue rising as … Read more
Our city is full of cultural attractions that do not receive much publicity, despite the high quality of their offerings and the enormous importance they have. One of those secrets are Treasures of the New York City Public Libraryin Manhattan, which has a new exhibition this year. This is the Polonsky Exhibition, with hundreds of … Read more
Law enforcement is investigating a shooting that occurred on a busy Sunset Park road Thursday afternoon. A 19-year-old man was injured and police are still searching for those responsible. The shooting occurred shortly before 5:30 pm around Fourth Avenue and 59th Street in Sunset Park, a busy street near a subway stop and a playground … Read more
 "Cuban Performance Artist Carlos Martiel Receives Maestro Dobel LatinX Art Award from Tequila Brand")
The Cuban “performance” artist Carlos Martiel was honored this Thursday with the first Maestro Dobel LatinX Art Award given by this brand of tequila and the Museo del Barrio in New York, the main Latino cultural institution in the United States, where he has been invited to present an exhibition in 2024. With this award, … Read more
A native Hispanic from The Bronx assumes the role of Director of Diversity and Inclusion for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. This is Lourdes Zapata, who during the administration of former Governor Cuomo served as Director of Diversity for the State of New York. “With her wealth of experience, Lourdes is the ideal person to oversee … Read more
The sound of the drums was the constant throughout the journey of the different bands, floats and dancers. Like these girls from Trinidad and Tobago, who gave free rein to their movements, filling the Eastern Parkway with color and lots of flavor. And that is the essence of the parade, coming together as one culture … Read more
A man dies after receiving a gunshot wound in Bushwick. Police say they received the emergency call around 4 a.m. Saturday at 1525 Myrtle Ave. Upon arrival, officers found a 33-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the head. The victim, identified as Javier Sánchez, is a resident of the area where the shooting occurred. … Read more
Changes to Long Island Rail Road service begin tomorrow. The MTA says it plans to increase service to Penn Station and more direct service to the Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn. This comes as some travelers have struggled to adjust to time changes brought on by the opening of Grand Central Madison earlier this year. Some … Read more