“Because there I can make more friends and learn so many things,” says Andy, a participant in this initiative. The return to school is approaching and community organizations such as Se hace camino NY carry out activities to support boys and girls in their return to school. “We have a lot of need in the … Read more
Central Park is not only one of the most famous and visited parks in the world, and an ideal place to exercise used by many New Yorkers. It is also a space that offers cultural attractions and entertainment for the whole family. One of those attractions is the Delacort Theater, where works by authors from … Read more
Central Park is not only one of the most famous and visited parks in the world, and an ideal place to exercise used by many New Yorkers. It is also a space that offers cultural attractions and entertainment for the whole family. One of those attractions is the Delacort Theater, where works by authors from … Read more
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Carmen Castro lives in Queens and takes two trains and one bus every week to get to church in Brooklyn. “And sometimes when we travel at night it takes us two hours to get from Brooklyn to Queens,” Castro said. Carmen is excited about the MTA’s project to open a direct train line that will … Read more
With great agility, speed and harmony, the young tennis players move around the tennis court. Showing off their sporting skills, they competed in a tournament at Crotona Park in the Bronx on Wednesday. “I love this sport,” says Adriana Padilla, 11, who has participated in the New York Junior Tennis and Learning after-school program for … Read more
America’s business leaders have finally accepted that remote work is here to stay. But a new study from the New York Federal Reserve finds that working from home has more negative effects on businesses than positive ones. Most of the companies surveyed said that remote work has hurt the culture in the workplace, lack of … Read more
The Colombian singer Carlos Vives has tried to remain “genuine” and “authentic” throughout his 30-year career, a milestone that he will celebrate with a concert tour that starting this Saturday will take his “happy music” throughout United States, according to what he said on Wednesday. “I wanted to be Colombian but modern, my dreams have … Read more
“Sad, very sad, powerless because we can’t do anything.” Mercedes Vivar, mother of two daughters, is one of the more than 80 street vendors who were evicted from Plaza Corona by the city’s Cleaning Department almost three weeks ago for operating without a permit. “Well, I’m at nothing, because I already have to pay the … Read more
The city will begin cracking down on overweight trucks on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, better known as the BQE. Aldo Marín, a truck driver, indicates: “It won’t damage the highway other cars and well, I think that it will also help with time because just as they made more lanes in the George Washington, here it … Read more
A 29-year-old man loses his life after being shot in Brooklyn. The incident reportedly occurred early Saturday morning inside the Vernon Houses housing complex in Bedford-Stuyvesant. When the emergency services arrived on the scene they found Dawuand Darrien with a gunshot wound to the chest. So far no arrests have been made in connection with … Read more