Mayor Eric Adams and Department of Sanitation Commissioner Jessica Tisch on Thursday showed off the prototype of the new garbage truck that will be used in the city with automated side loading containers, which they assured is on its way to making of New York ‘the cleanest city in the United States’. “The new garbage … Read more
This year, the city will begin accepting new Section 8 applications for the first time in nearly 15 years. This was announced by Mayor Adams in his state of the city last week. Something that fills Blanca MartÃnez, a mother of four children who works as a domestic worker, with hope. Blanca Martínez, Far Rockaway … Read more
Members of the Consumer and Worker Protection Committee of the Municipal Council met in order to reconsider some legislation that was not approved last year, among them one that seeks for electric bicycle or scooter businesses to obtain a license to operate in the city. Something that Alejandro Grajales, who has been working as a … Read more
New York City Police Department Commissioner Edward Caban delivered his first State of the NYPD address on Wednesday, in which, as expected, he recounted the department’s achievements. Cabán assured that crime in general in the city, including shootings, deaths, robberies, rapes and others, decreased in 2023 thanks to the hard work of the uniformed personnel. … Read more
The City Council is expected to overrule Mayor Adams’ decision to veto the “How Many Stops” law on Tuesday. That’s legislation that would require police to document in detail every interaction with the public. IT MAY INTEREST YOU: Yesterday, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams handed out pamphlets in Brooklyn seeking to dispel misinformation that he claims … Read more
“We are going to prepare one of our favorite pizzas, which is chilaquiles, for which we use fresh mozzarella, since we are a fusion with Italian, some handmade tortilla chips, we use the sauce that is a recipe from my grandmother with my mother, avocados, of course the dough,” explained Xavier Roman Pacheco. Pacheco and … Read more
The MTA installs protective barriers at a second subway station. This is part of a program to prevent falls on the rails. Transportation Authority crews worked Friday night and Saturday to install these barriers at the Clark Street station on the 2 and 3 lines in the Brooklyn Heights area. This installation follows another made … Read more
Broadway theaters are known throughout the world as synonymous with quality, fun and culture for all ages. Although ticket prices may be high for many families, there are ways to get tickets at special prices. One of them is through the program “Kids Night on Broadway”, which returns next Tuesday, February 13. That day, children … Read more
An atmosphere of tension between Mayor Adams and the City Council has been generated in recent days after the president refused to enact legislation known as the ‘How Many Stops Act’. The measure, already approved by the Council, seeks greater transparency on the part of the police, by requiring that agents report on all their … Read more
At the nonprofit Little Sisters of the Assumption family support center in East Harlem, the children are happy, and so are their mothers. It was recess time and in the classrooms the teacher Wendy MejÃa focused through play on the emotional bond between parents and children. Teacher Mejía. “It is super important because that is … Read more