%20ES%20MN%20Siena%20College%20Poll%20CG_127226596_1796 "Immigrants in East Harlem: Progress, Perspectives, and Contrasting Views")
Over the last twenty years, immigrants have come to East Harlem in Manhattan from all sides. Puerto Rican Harrt Aponte, who has been working as a taxi driver for 47 years, says he has witnessed how many of his driver friends, Latin American immigrants, have progressed. “They have all their permits and they even own … Read more
Three children remain in critical condition after a large fire broke out in their Brooklyn home. The flames started yesterday morning at an apartment located in the Van Dyke housing complex in the Brownsville neighborhood. According to the fire department, the children ages 4, 5 and 8 were home alone when the incident occurred. Two … Read more
New York City is a city with great cultural treasures on a par with the great capitals of the world and offers an enormous number of options for lovers of art and culture in general. One of the little-known places, but which have a lot to offer, is “The Morgan Library & Museum” or “The … Read more
A mother died and her two children are in critical condition after being attacked with a hammer in Brooklyn by a man, according to police reports. The incident occurred shortly before 2:00 p.m. at 531 52nd Street, in the Sunset Park area. The mother was 43 years old, and her two children, a four-year-old girl … Read more
A woman riding a skateboard was struck by a car last night in Upper Manhattan. The incident occurred shortly after 9 a.m. at the intersection of Saint Nicholas Avenue and West 186th Street. In these Citizen App images you can see paramedics treating the victim at the scene. The woman was taken to the Harlem … Read more
A woman was found dead surrounded by blood in the driveway of her Brooklyn apartment. An emergency call reported shortly after 3 p.m. yesterday alerted authorities. Authorities went to 1625 Fulton Street, in the Bedford-Stuyvesant sector, where they found the victim, unconscious. His death was certified at the scene. The woman was identified as 58-year-old … Read more
The congestion charge issue causes passionate discussions and slogans on both sides; those who support the collection of a toll for drivers entering the commercial districts of Lower Manhattan from 66th Street, and those who say that paying an extra 23 dollars will affect their pocket. After interrupting the press conference, he was removed by … Read more
The overwhelming majority of New Yorkers view the influx of immigrants into the state as a “serious problem,” according to a new Siena College poll. The poll questioned more than 800 registered New York voters. Of these, 54 percent say they would describe the situation of migrants as “very serious.” Another 28 percent say they … Read more
%20ES%20Lantern%20Flies%20CG_127225810_145 "Spotted Lanternflies: A Growing Threat to New York State’s Plants")
Spotted lanternflies like the ones in the video are harmless to humans, but experts say they are a threat to 70 types of plants in New York state. “We are very concerned about the grape industry,” Chris Logue, director of the state’s Department of Agriculture and Markets for the grape industry, said during a demonstration … Read more
Aldo Vivas is a senior at Hamilton High School in Brooklyn, he, like 24 other young people, worked 6 weeks as interns at the Greenwood Cemetery in Sunset Park. “We were here restoring, excavating and cleaning the tombs, so that this place is better than it was before, around here more or less below we … Read more