Today begins the Lunar New Year and on this occasion the revered animal is the Rabbit. Some New Yorkers celebrated yesterday with a parade in Flushing, Queens. The parade attracted thousands of people in vibrant costumes, many floats, dances, and traditional Chinese celebrations. This Sunday, the Health Commissioner, Ashwin Vasan, published a message on twitter … Read more
Edilsa Ariza lives in one of the 250 apartments in the Grant Houses complex in Morningside Heights that has been completely without gas since January 9. According to NYCHA, there will be no service until July 31. The situation is due, according to the New York housing authority, to an underground leak that forced them … Read more
Ana Cabas, an employee at this Jackson Heights restaurant, says she always makes sure to give her customers the option of bringing plastic utensils. “We have deliverieswe have people come to pick up orders and we ask people if they want plastic utensils or not. But soon it could be the customer’s responsibility to ask … Read more
A 15-year-old boy was killed and another teenager wounded in a shooting Thursday night outside a Police Athletic League facility in The Bronx. According to police, the teens were leaving a community basketball game organized by police around 9 p.m. Thursday when an argument broke out between two groups of people. Police said a person … Read more
This year Manhattan will welcome its first public beach, open to all and suitable for sunbathing, but not for taking a dip… Hudson River Park Trust will build a 5 1/2 acre recreational park on the banks of the Hudson River. It will be located in the West Village not far from the Whitney museum. … Read more
The long-awaited trial for drug trafficking against the former Secretary of Public Security of Mexico Genaro García Luna will begin this Tuesday in New York, just over three years after he was arrested by the US authorities for allegedly cooperating with the powerful Sinaloa Cartel. The process will start with the selection of the jury, … Read more
The Mega Millions continues to rise and reaches an estimated prize of 1,350 million dollars. This is the second highest figure in the history of this lottery. The last draw, played last night, did not yield winners of the jackpot, however, a New Yorker got five numbers of the combination that was: 7, 13, 14, … Read more
The world’s largest airline fleet was grounded for several hours Wednesday due to a technical glitch in a government system that forced the cancellation or delay of thousands of flights across the United States. The White House initially said there was no evidence that it was a cyberattack. President Joe Biden indicated Wednesday morning that … Read more
In lower Manhattan there are hundreds of offices that continue to be closed in many buildings since many employees continue to work from home since the pandemic. The city’s Urban Planning department issued a plan recommendation to the state to expand the city’s low-use building renovation plan that is only allowed in this area to … Read more
“An error”, between quotes, has awakened the Puerto Rican fervor in the streets of Brooklyn! On Friday, the New York City Department of Transportation removed for no apparent reason the sign pointing to Graham Avenue, Puerto Rico Avenue, at the intersection with Moore Street on the Bushwick-Williamsburg border. Seeing what was happening, Radamés Millán took … Read more