Community Relies on Rite Aid Pharmacy on Junction Blvd: Implications of Closure

Community Relies on Rite Aid Pharmacy on Junction Blvd: Implications of Closure

María Marmolejos and Plubio José have been buying their medications for years at a Rite Aid pharmacy located on Junction Blvd and say that if it were closed, the community would suffer a lot. “For the neighborhood it would be a problem because they would have to move far from the neighborhood to acquire the … Read more

City Council Considers Legislative Package to Address Excessive Noise in NYC: Pros, Cons, and Potential Solutions

City Council Considers Legislative Package to Address Excessive Noise in NYC: Pros, Cons, and Potential Solutions

This Monday, the City Council heard the pros and cons of a legislative package to combat a problem that all New Yorkers are accustomed to: excessive noise. Another goal is to regulate the issuance of fines to establishments, which until now can be imposed not by inspectors, but by city residents like Dietmar Detering, from … Read more

Grand Opening: Wegmans Supermarket Chain Debuts New Store in Manhattan

Grand Opening: Wegmans Supermarket Chain Debuts New Store in Manhattan

This Wednesday a new store of the well-known Wegmans supermarket chain opened in Manhattan. This morning before opening you could already see a long line of customers in front of the establishment. The company reported that more than 600 new employees will seek to create a unique shopping experience for its customers. “We have an … Read more

Concerns and Challenges Surrounding the Relocation of Asylum-Seeking Families in New York City

Concerns and Challenges Surrounding the Relocation of Asylum-Seeking Families in New York City

Dozens of families wait for the arrival of the school bus outside the former Hotel Row in Midtown, one of the shelters for asylum seekers in the city. For many, the recent policy change announced by the Mayor’s Office – in which they will have a maximum period of two months to relocate – is … Read more

Damage Inside Apartment Revealed After Fire Caused by Electric Scooter Battery

Damage Inside Apartment Revealed After Fire Caused by Electric Scooter Battery

Video shows damage left inside an apartment where a fire broke out Tuesday morning. “I heard an explosion,” said neighbor Esther Rodríguez. All of this happened around 5 a.m. in a seven-story building on Menahan Street in Bushwick. Rodríguez lives on the second floor of the apartment next door. She showed us how the force … Read more

Reflecting on the Past: The Museum of the City of New York’s Centennial Exhibition Explores Its Origins

Reflecting on the Past: The Museum of the City of New York’s Centennial Exhibition Explores Its Origins

The Museum of the City of New York celebrates one hundred years of founding with an exhibition that reviews its own history of origin. Located at 1220 Fifth Ave at 103rd St, they present objects and photographs that tell what the city was like at the time of its creation, in the 1920s. At that … Read more

New York City Limits Stay in Shelters for Immigrant Families with Children to 60 Days Due to Increased Arrival

New York City Limits Stay in Shelters for Immigrant Families with Children to 60 Days Due to Increased Arrival

The City of New York reported that it will limit the time that immigrant families with children can stay in shelters to 60 days, a decision that according to Mayor Eric Adams is due to the fact that the city does not have enough spaces for the thousands of people who continue to arrive. from … Read more

Construction Worker Suffers Spinal Injuries After Falling from Building in Manhattan

Construction Worker Suffers Spinal Injuries After Falling from Building in Manhattan

A construction worker suffers spinal injuries after falling from a building in Manhattan this morning. In Citizen App images you can see the scene of the event that occurred shortly before nine in a building on Eighth Avenue between West 45th and 46th streets. The city Department of Buildings says the accident site is a … Read more

Annual “Advancing Breast Cancer” Walk Raises Funds and Awareness in NYC Parks

Annual “Advancing Breast Cancer” Walk Raises Funds and Awareness in NYC Parks

Cancer survivors, family members, doctors and friends participated this Sunday in city parks for the annual walk “Advancing Breast Cancer.” Hundreds of attendees gathered wearing pink in Central Park, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens and Midland Beach on Staten Island. The goal is to raise money for research, progress in treatments and inform New Yorkers … Read more

City Enhances Security Measures amidst Middle East Conflict and Potential Protests

City Enhances Security Measures amidst Middle East Conflict and Potential Protests

The city beefs up security in response to the conflict in the Middle East and possible protests in the city on Friday. Mayor Adams met with Jewish leaders Thursday to discuss public safety. “In the wake of the barbaric attacks carried out by Hamas in Israel and the messages of hate and violence around the … Read more