The Benefits and Controversies of Expanding Outdoor Dining Sheds in Jackson Heights

The Benefits and Controversies of Expanding Outdoor Dining Sheds in Jackson Heights

Jorge Franco, manager of Las Margaritas restaurant in Jackson Heights, says the business and its employees are in the best interest of the city government’s decision to expand the emergency order that allows business owners to maintain these outdoor dining sheds. “We create more jobs by having more service work abroad. It has benefited all … Read more

New Policy Introduced for Asylum Seekers Arriving in New York City: 60-Day Shelter Limit and Welfare Services

New Policy Introduced for Asylum Seekers Arriving in New York City: 60-Day Shelter Limit and Welfare Services

Mayor Eric Adams unveiled the new policy that will apply to asylum seekers who continue to arrive in the city. Shelter stays for single adult applicants will now be limited to 60 days. After that time they will have to find alternative housing, or reapply for shelter at the city arrival center just as new … Read more

Joining the Fight Against Noise: Gabriela Ruiz and the WaHI-Inwood Task Force on Noise

Joining the Fight Against Noise: Gabriela Ruiz and the WaHI-Inwood Task Force on Noise

Aware that noise can be harmful, Gabriela Ruiz found the group against noise ‘WaHI-Inwood Task Force on Noise’ on social networks, and joined the fight. “To face the impact that noise has in this area of ​​the city, for those of us who live and work here,” Ruiz explained. And while New Yorkers are used … Read more

Real Estate Brokerage Activities and Services According to the New System | Al-Marsad Newspaper

Real Estate Brokerage Activities and Services According to the New System | Al-Marsad Newspaper

Al-Marsad newspaper: The Real Estate General Authority announced the start of applying work in brokerage activities and real estate services according to the real estate brokerage system, which was approved by the Council of Ministers. The corrective period granted to real estate brokers to organize and correct their situation expired on Tuesday. The system includes … Read more

New York City Implements Housing Changes to Accommodate Increasing Immigrant Population

New York City Implements Housing Changes to Accommodate Increasing Immigrant Population

The city of New York announced this Wednesday that it will give adult immigrants who have been in shelters for a long time a period of 60 days to find alternative housing in order to have space for families with children who have continued to arrive non-stop since last year. past, Mayor Eric Adams reported. … Read more

New York City: Affordable and Free Activities for Tourists on a Budget

New York City: Affordable and Free Activities for Tourists on a Budget

New York, one of the most expensive cities in the world but also one of the most visited, does not give up attracting tourists with the most modest budgets, with an offer of free activities and others at lower prices than those usually found. in the Big Apple. “When we come to New York City, … Read more

Controversial Funding for the Department of Defense: A Heated Debate in the House of Representatives

Controversial Funding for the Department of Defense: A Heated Debate in the House of Representatives

Funding for the Department of Defense is one of the most controversial issues in the House of Representatives these days. This time, the approval of a military budget has generated a heated debate. Juan Manuel Benítez talked about this and other topics with the congresswoman from Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens, Nydia Velázquez. 2023-07-18 14:06:00 #Congresswoman … Read more

Department of Education Launches Initiative to Support Minority and Women-Owned Businesses in NYC Public Schools

Department of Education Launches Initiative to Support Minority and Women-Owned Businesses in NYC Public Schools

This Monday, Education Chancellor David Banks opened a meeting of public school principals and employees from the five boroughs with organizations, entrepreneurs and service providers from minority communities and small businesses launched by women and people of color. “Our women- and minority-launched businesses are parent-owned businesses of our students,” explained Karine Apollon, general manager for … Read more

New Ultrasound Technology Provides Answers for Normal or High-Risk Pregnancies

New Ultrasound Technology Provides Answers for Normal or High-Risk Pregnancies

Is this a normal pregnancy or not? This is one of the questions to which, according to the president of the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics at the Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, they will be able to answer with the advanced technology of the new ultrasounds. “We are expanding our early pregnancy testing center,” … Read more

City Issues Advisory as Air Quality Reaches Harmful Levels Due to Canada Wildfires

City Issues Advisory as Air Quality Reaches Harmful Levels Due to Canada Wildfires

Once again, the city’s Health and Emergency Management departments issued an advisory as due to the wildfires in Canada, the air quality index in the city once again reached harmful levels: this Monday it reached 120 when the number of what is considered healthy is 50. “Sometimes I wear a mask, but not all the … Read more