%20ES%20MN%20$100%20Families%20with%20Children%20CLEAN_127796032_324 "New York State to Provide 0 Economic Support Payment to Low-Income Families with Children")
“100 dollars is 100 dollars,” said Fabio Vásquez. If you are a resident of New York State, have minor children, and qualify as a low-income person, you may be eligible to receive this extra help, as Governor Kathy Hochul announced this week that the state has $12 million in federal funds to deliver a one-time … Read more
%20(5PM)%20ES%20MN%20Woman%20Pushed%20on%20Tracks%20CG_127806595_1847 "Rising Concerns for Safety on Public Transportation in New York City")
“I take public transportation Monday through Friday and at this time you are practically running to get to work safely,” said Erika Figueroa, a subway user. In the middle of rush hour on Wednesday, a 30-year-old woman was pushed at the West 53rd Street and Fifth Avenue station by a man who fled. Authorities confirm … Read more
A 68-year-old woman loses her life after falling and being hit by a van in Brooklyn. Police found the victim unconscious yesterday morning at the intersection of Broadway and Flushing Avenue in the Bedford-Stuyvesant area. Investigators believe he tripped and fell in front of a pickup truck. Emergency crews took her to the hospital, where … Read more
New York City is on track to complete about 11,000 new housing units this year. This is a much lower figure than what is necessary to meet the municipal government’s ambitious plans to build 500,000 homes in the next ten years. And this is according to a new report released by the New York Building … Read more
%20ES%20QNs%20Rite%20Aid%20Chapter%2011%20CG_127797385_672 "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
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
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
%20ES%20MN%20Asylum%20Families%2060%20days%20CG_127786295_833 "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
%20BK%20Menahan%20St%20Fire%20CG_127787835_1217 "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
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