Snow has finally arrived in New York! And while it was less than three inches — falling between Monday and Tuesday — in places like Sunset Park in Brooklyn most residents we spoke to were happy. “She’s pretty, pretty, pretty. Yesterday we went out to see how night was falling and it looks good. It’s … Read more
The city will install five public restrooms in separate city parks at a cost of approximately $5.3 million, according to the Parks department. These five new toilets are part of a pilot project and their installation coincides with an initiative by several city legislators to increase the number of places where New Yorkers can relieve … Read more
In Jackson Heights, Laura Siciliano Rosen is the go-to guide for all things food. And in this neighborhood, that includes Latin cuisine. “I was always in the middle of so many different cultures and was able to explore food. I just take the love of food to another level,” said Siciliano Rosen. IT MAY INTEREST … Read more
Beginning Monday, the new Grand Central Madison Terminal provides full Long Island Railroad service to the east side of the city. Something that users living in Queens and Long Island had been waiting for for many years. “Usually, it takes me about an hour and it cut my time to almost 30 minutes,” said Helen … Read more
Welcome to the Jackson Heights neighborhood, which for residents like Roberto Ramírez who has lived here for eleven years, there are many reasons that make it unique. “All the stores are within reach, the trains, the buses are close, there is more movement in commerce, the gastronomy more than anything there is from different countries,” … Read more
California is facing extreme winter weather after a powerful storm ripped through that region over the weekend, leaving thousands of homes without power. The Golden State experiences freezing temperatures and rain, plus the first snowfall in Los Angeles since the 1980s. Flash flood warnings have been in effect for areas around the city, and roads … Read more
Located south of the equator, Zaruma is a magical town, where its people, gold and coffee are part of the charm. Three thousand miles away, we found a little piece of this land in Brooklyn. This is the Zaruma Gold Coffee cafeteria. After years in New York, Diana Aguilar had decided to return to Ecuador … Read more
United for the same cause, council members and other elected officials along with ordinary New Yorkers raised their voices for social justice on the steps of NYC City Hall. One of the main voices is that of councilor Pierina Sánchez. “We are going to fight for a country and a city that responds and attends … Read more
Two women were shot as they left their Brooklyn apartment early this Saturday morning. The shooting occurred shortly after 1 a.m. in a residential building located off Blake Avenue in East New York. In some images captured by Citizen App, police activity in the area can be seen. According to the uniformed, a person who … Read more
The alligator rescued over the weekend from a frozen New York lake had swallowed a bathtub stopper, according to authorities. The nearly 5-foot-long female was torpid and exposed to the cold when she was found Sunday in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park lake, according to a spokesman for the Bronx Zoo, where she is recovering. After being … Read more