Following up on a story we told you a few days ago, we have new information After remaining in critical condition, a cyclist loses his life after being hit by a car in Brooklyn. The victim has been identified by the authorities as Edgar Torres Hernández, 35 years old. Initially the authorities were trying to … Read more
Teresa Racua Canales has been staying at this hotel since September of last year when she sought asylum when she arrived from Peru with her two children. “A little nervous because I hope that one day they will tell me: ‘Look, Teresa, we are going to help you this far and then I will have … Read more
Starting June 21, rental unit owners must provide information indicating whether their properties are located in a flood-prone area. They must also specify if said property has been affected in the past by floods. And this as part of a law enacted by Governor Kathy Hochul last year, which seeks to provide tenants with more … Read more
More than a thousand nurses at New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital prepare to start a strike on June 12. Health workers have delivered a notice of work stoppage to the medical center. They voted to stop their duties in two weeks. This comes after their employment contracts expired on April 30. They demand a new … Read more
The city is expected to announce today that it will begin requiring residents to separate their leaf debris and other organic-type material such as those collected from yards from other trash. With the measure, the administration of Mayor Adams seeks that this compostable material be collected as it is done with bottles, cans and cardboard. … Read more
Dancers from the Ballet Hispánico graced the New York City Center stage last year. Now they are preparing to return in a few days. “Thursday, June 1, is going to be the opening of our season at New York City Center,” said Eduardo Vilaro, artistic director and CEO, Ballet Hispánico. Vilaro tells a little about … Read more
Pizza for decades has made a space in the hearts of many around the world, especially New Yorkers and children who are no exception. With their hands covered in flour and staining everything in their path, and at the same time excited, several five-year-old children carried out the process step by step for almost an … Read more
Police have arrested a man suspected of pushing a man onto train tracks in Brooklyn. The incident occurred after 10 a.m. Tuesday at the 25th Street and 4th Avenue station in Sunset Park. The subject was detained at the 36th Street station. The 50-year-old victim suffered several but none serious injuries and was helped by … Read more
Benjamín Almonte is one of several workers in charge of the maintenance and transformation of a building that was formerly the Lincoln Correctional Facility in the state of NY, where prisoners who were about to complete their sentence in state prisons were transferred before being released. Now it will be the temporary home for newly … Read more
Mayor Eric Adams announces the new head of the city’s Housing Department. This is the vice mayor and former housing commissioner María Torres-Springerwho will now not only oversee the City’s Housing Authority NYCHA but also run the Department of Housing Preservation and Development, as well as the Office of Housing Recovery, among other functions. His … Read more