Annual Walk to Prevent AIDS Draws Thousands in Central Park

Annual Walk to Prevent AIDS Draws Thousands in Central Park

A river of people of about 10 thousand people participated on Sunday in the 41st edition of the Annual Walk to prevent AIDS. They traveled 4.5 miles around Central Park in this meeting that seeks to raise funds to continue working on the prevention of the virus. Jacqueline Finch, participant of the event says: “When … Read more

Police Detain Driver of Stolen Car After High-Speed Chase & Bridge Jump in the Bronx

Police Detain Driver of Stolen Car After High-Speed Chase & Bridge Jump in the Bronx

The police detain the driver of a stolen car that after trying to escape from them jumped into the Hutchinson River in the Bronx. The incident occurred yesterday at around 12:30 a.m., when officers saw 23-year-old Adam Hernandez driving a black Honda Accord on Hutchinson River Parkway. He was accompanied by another man. The rear … Read more

Brooklyn Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Jesús Pérez: Identity Confirmed by Authorities

Brooklyn Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Jesús Pérez: Identity Confirmed by Authorities

They identify the man who died after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in Brooklyn. This is Jesús Pérez, a 49-year-old Brooklyn resident. The event occurred on Friday around 12:30 noon at the intersection of Cinco Sur and Keap streets, in the Williamsburg sector. Police arrived at the scene alerted by a 911 call for … Read more

Tragedy Strikes: Second Missing Minor Found Dead in Hudson River

Tragedy Strikes: Second Missing Minor Found Dead in Hudson River

A tragic denouement in a story that we have been following for days. The police have confirmed that they found the lifeless body of the second of the two minors who had disappeared for more than a week. Authorities reported this Saturday that they found the body of the 11-year-old boy Alpha Barrie in the … Read more

New Yorkers March Across Brooklyn Bridge to Protest High Rents and Demand Tenant Protections

New Yorkers March Across Brooklyn Bridge to Protest High Rents and Demand Tenant Protections

Shouting “Rent is too expensive,” hundreds of New Yorkers marched from Cadman Plaza to Foley Square, across the Brooklyn Bridge. Brooklyn renter Maria Gil says: “We need Major Adams to listen to us. We are already suffering a lot with very high rentsso with this that they want to go from a very high percentage, … Read more

“The Weigh and Sinking of New York City: Implications for Natural Disasters”

“The Weigh and Sinking of New York City: Implications for Natural Disasters”

How much do you think New York City weighs? Believe it or not, there is a real answer: The “Big Apple” weighs approximately 1.7 trillion pounds. This value results from the combination of the weight of all the buildings that compose it. And according to a new geological study published in the journal “Earth’s Future,” … Read more

Brooklyn Nurses and Mount Sinai Resident Physicians Vote to Go on Strike

Brooklyn Nurses and Mount Sinai Resident Physicians Vote to Go on Strike

Nurses at Brooklyn’s Presbyterian Methodist Hospital vote to go on strike. This, after their employment contracts expired on April 30. More than 12,000 nurses have been negotiating with the medical center for months. They demand a new agreement that includes the hiring of more health personnel and that offers greater protections, both for them and … Read more

“Thirteen-Year-Old Boy in Critical Condition After Being Shot in Staten Island Park”

“Thirteen-Year-Old Boy in Critical Condition After Being Shot in Staten Island Park”

A thirteen-year-old boy is in critical condition after being shot in the head in a Staten Island park. According to the investigations, the incident occurred yesterday afternoon at the intersection of Warren and Gordon streets, near the Stapleton Houses public housing complex, in the Stapleton sector. Sources inform us that the minor is a student … Read more

Researchers Complete First Full Digital Scan of Titanic Wreck in Unprecedented Detail and Clarity

Researchers Complete First Full Digital Scan of Titanic Wreck in Unprecedented Detail and Clarity

Deep-sea researchers have completed the first full digital scan of the Titanic, showing the entire wreck in unprecedented detail and clarity, the companies behind a new documentary on the wreck reported Thursday. Using two remotely-operated submersibles, a team of researchers spent six weeks last summer in the North Atlantic mapping the entire ship and the … Read more

Migrants Brave Cold and Kidnap Attempts to Register for Asylum in New York City

Migrants Brave Cold and Kidnap Attempts to Register for Asylum in New York City

For months, regardless of the cold, the rain or the wind, thousands of migrants like Nismerio Paz have spent the night in the street in front of the Federal building where all asylum seekers have to go, either to register with an official from ICE or appear before an immigration judge. “For fear of not … Read more