Dozens of workers and activists are gathering in Manhattan to demand that the City Council pass the Safe Jobs Act, which would prohibit employers from firing workers without just cause. People who have been unjustly fired hope that the Mayor’s Office will not commit again what they describe as arbitrariness. They want city leaders to … Read more
Police try to track down a man in connection with the attempted kidnapping of a girl in Brooklyn. Surveillance footage shows the individual in question. The event occurred on Friday, May 26 at about 8:30 p.m., in front of number 8 Wyckoff Avenue, in the Bushwich sector. There a 36-year-old woman and her 7-year-old daughter … Read more
Angel Betances is one of the dozens of fathers who participated in the Affirming fatherhood event, or reaffirming paternity, organized by the city’s youth community development department together with different non-profit organizations in Jamaica Queens. Angel Betánces, Affirming Fatherhood participant says: “To educate myself a little more, to find out about all the programs and … Read more
Authorities confirm that the two men found dead in a parked car near a Brooklyn shelter were asylum seekers. The victims, ages 24 and 25, respectively, were discovered unconscious inside a 2005 Nissan at Flushing and Scott avenues. two minutes from the shelter in Bushwick where they were living. A spokesperson for the mayor’s office … Read more
“Everything in my apartment burned down…” This is how Aurora Vásquez’s apartment, located in the 4996 Broadway building on 212th Street, in the Inwood sector, was left after it caught fire at around one-thirty on Friday morning. “A cable line caught fire, and my niece’s room caught fire, ‘so’ she picked us up, we took … Read more
The Crown Heights Wise Deli and Grill was packed, doors wide open, as one worker always recounted, when a gunfight suddenly broke out Wednesday morning. “I heard about five shots, yes, this morning,” says Julia Núñez, a resident of the neighborhood. Neighbors from other nearby buildings said they heard between 5 and 6 shots, which … Read more
Even though it is June and a hot day is not surprising, Friday has been particularly hot with the addition that the air quality is bad. One of the hottest days of the year – when summer has not officially begun. At least in the afternoon showers are expected. The city has issued an air … Read more
An MTA worker is recognized for his heroic action. Angel Oquendo has been honored by his colleagues, through the union that represents them, for having rescued a passenger who fell onto the subway tracks in an incident on Tuesday. Union members affirm that what happened is a sample of the risks that these workers can … Read more
In front of the city hall, several elected officials, supported by organizations that watch over immigrants, raised their voices to demand that Mayor Adams grant 70 million dollars from the city budget so that newly arrived immigrants can carry out their legal procedures before they are too late. “We know that our new neighbors have … Read more
Shakespeare to the rhythm of reggaeton. The words of the Bard are today accompanied by original music on the streets of Harlem. “The energy is very different. People feel free to shout and have fun in ways that perhaps inside the theater they don’t feel free to do that and that’s why it’s more fun … Read more