New York City to Close 53 Streets for Earth Day Celebration – Full List of Closures

New York City to Close 53 Streets for Earth Day Celebration – Full List of Closures

April 22 is Earth Day and our city wants to be part of that transformation to help the planet. The Department of Transportation held a press conference on Tuesday to announce the annual celebration of Earth Day. To commemorate that day, sections of 53 New York streets will be free of traffic throughout the day … Read more

NYC Subway To Test New Gun Detection Technology Amid Security Concerns

NYC Subway To Test New Gun Detection Technology Amid Security Concerns

The municipal government will begin testing the use of new technology to detect firearms in the subway system. This as a measure, as they explain, to reinforce security in public transport. Subway riders we spoke to at the 74th Street and Broadway station in Jackson Heights are in favor. “I would feel good because he … Read more

Fifth Avenue Easter Bonnet Festival and Parade: A Peculiar Manhattan Tradition

Fifth Avenue Easter Bonnet Festival and Parade: A Peculiar Manhattan Tradition

Fifth Avenue is filled with extravagant hats in one of the city’s most peculiar traditions. The annual Easter Bonnet Festival and Parade is back in Manattan. New Yorkers flocked to Midtown wearing a variety of elaborate and ornate hats. The event takes place on Fifth Avenue between 49th and 57th Streets, and the best places … Read more

Actress María Isabella Rojas and Soraya Sussman Discuss Opening Doors for Latin Artists with TCWKTP Theater Company

Actress María Isabella Rojas and Soraya Sussman Discuss Opening Doors for Latin Artists with TCWKTP Theater Company

Actress María Isabella Rojas and her mother, producer Soraya Sussman, talk about The Company We Keep Theater Productions, a theater company that seeks to open doors for Latin artists. “More actors, more Hispanic talent and leaving that door wide open to continue rising and succeeding in the art here in New York,” says Soraya Sussman, … Read more

F and M Train Service Resumes Normal Schedule Tomorrow: MTA Completes Infrastructure Improvements

F and M Train Service Resumes Normal Schedule Tomorrow: MTA Completes Infrastructure Improvements

F and M train service will finally return to normal starting tomorrow. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) says they will make “regular stops in Manhattan and Queens starting at 5 a.m.” Service was suspended in August to improve infrastructure, including a major track replacement project. Additionally, the MTA improved the 57th Street stop. He installed … Read more

Honors and Farewell for Officer Jonnathan Diller: A Heartbreaking Tribute at Santa Rosa de Lima Church

Honors and Farewell for Officer Jonnathan Diller: A Heartbreaking Tribute at Santa Rosa de Lima Church

The honors began with hundreds of motorcycle police escorting Officer Jonnathan Diller’s casket. Later, the sound of bagpipes and drums created an atmosphere of sadness and solemnity presenting the honors and saying goodbye to the murdered 31-year-old young police officer, while the hearse with his body entered the Santa Rosa de Lima church in Long … Read more

The Collapse of the Baltimore Bridge Unleashes Wave of ‘Fake News’ and Conspiracy Theories

The Collapse of the Baltimore Bridge Unleashes Wave of ‘Fake News’ and Conspiracy Theories

The danger is right there. The collapse of the Baltimore bridge has surprised image experts and social analysts due to the enormous flow of ‘fake news’ it has unleashed. And the monitoring of millions of people who have viewed them. There are hundreds of hoaxes and there are all kinds of them. The most hackneyed … Read more

Nuyorican Poets Café Receives $24 Million for Renovation and Expansion: A Cultural Institution Revived

Nuyorican Poets Café Receives  Million for Renovation and Expansion: A Cultural Institution Revived

Full of inspiration and with the rhythm that only poets give to words, Caridad de la Luz or better known as the “Witch” spoke about the rehearsals, classes, art exhibitions and poems that she will return na resonate in this space that has been home and temple for Nuyoricans. “This is why all these years, … Read more

Amazon’s $4 Billion Investment in Anthropic: Dominance in AI Landscape Strengthened

Amazon’s  Billion Investment in Anthropic: Dominance in AI Landscape Strengthened

In a strategic move aimed at maintaining its dominance in the fast-changing artificial intelligence (AI) landscape, Amazon announced it is investing an additional $2.75 billion in AI startup Anthropic. This new capital injection adds to Amazon’s initial $1.25 billion investment in Anthropic in September, bringing the total commitment to $4 billion. The move underscores Amazon’s … Read more

Man Dies in Brooklyn Parking Lot Dispute: Arrest Made as Investigation Continues

Man Dies in Brooklyn Parking Lot Dispute: Arrest Made as Investigation Continues

A man dies after an apparent dispute over a parking lot in Brooklyn. The incident occurred around 8:45 p.m. last night, at a gas station located at 1143 Clarkson Avenue, in East Flatbush. Upon arrival, officers learned of a fight between two men. According to police, one of them, 30, punched Thomas, 61, Carlyle, in … Read more