Top Theater Shows and Events in NYC This Week: LEMPICKA, Broadway Belts, Leslie Uggams, Orfeh, and More

Top Theater Shows and Events in NYC This Week: LEMPICKA, Broadway Belts, Leslie Uggams, Orfeh, and More

Frank Dillela, host of On Stage on our sister network NY1, shares his list of shows and plays that he recommends for this week. Iconic painter Tamara de Lempicka is the subject of an exciting musical titled LEMPICKA. Broadway favorite Eden Espinosa stars in this New York premiere that follows Lempicka from arriving as a … Read more

ICE Agents in Five Cities to Wear Body Cameras Under New Policy

ICE Agents in Five Cities to Wear Body Cameras Under New Policy

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in five cities will begin wearing body cameras when interacting with the public under a new policy announced Wednesday. The acting director of the agency known as ICE, Patrick J. Lechleitner, said the agency has 1,600 body cameras that will be provided to agents and officials in Baltimore, Philadelphia, … Read more

Tenants United to Demand Repairs in Rent-Controlled Bronx Apartments | TOPA Law Advocates Speak Out

Tenants United to Demand Repairs in Rent-Controlled Bronx Apartments | TOPA Law Advocates Speak Out

United for the same cause, and force the owner of the property where they live, to fix the damages in the majority of the rent-controlled apartments, located at 124 East 176th Street in The Bronx. Or else… this is what they send him as a message…: “The united people will never be defeated… “Unfortunately, the … Read more

Breaking the Age Discrimination Barrier: City Commissioner Lorraine Cortés-Vásquez on Valuing Older Adults

Breaking the Age Discrimination Barrier: City Commissioner Lorraine Cortés-Vásquez on Valuing Older Adults

In our Pura Política segment, we spoke with the City Commissioner for Elderly Care, Lorraine Cortés-Vásquez, about the importance of valuing our older adults. “It is important to ensure that we have a link between the young population and older New Yorkers,” says Lorraine Cortés-Vásquez. Age discrimination is one of the last ones left in … Read more

Restaurant Industry Mourns Loss of Thousands to Covid-19 in New York City Vigil

Restaurant Industry Mourns Loss of Thousands to Covid-19 in New York City Vigil

The restaurant industry was the second most affected in cases of death during Covid 19. Four years into the pandemic, advocates and workers came together to pay tribute to those who died in 2020. New York state told them their income was too low to receive benefits like unemployment insurance, said Saru Jayaraman, the president … Read more

Breaking News: First-Generation Doctors Overcome Obstacles to Fulfill Dreams of Residency Acceptance

Breaking News: First-Generation Doctors Overcome Obstacles to Fulfill Dreams of Residency Acceptance

Who would think that an envelope could change the destiny of several young people who on Friday found out which residency program they were accepted into. “I’m going to Columbia, and that was my ‘first choice,’ I’m very, very grateful,” said Stephanie Peña, medical student, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. “We stayed in … Read more

Federal Government Grants New York City $106 Million for Immigrant Shelter Expenses – FEMA Approves Reimbursement Request With Senator Chuck Schumer’s Support

Federal Government Grants New York City 6 Million for Immigrant Shelter Expenses – FEMA Approves Reimbursement Request With Senator Chuck Schumer’s Support

The federal government will give New York City $106 million for expenses incurred to provide shelter to newly arrived immigrants. This is the first sum that the city receives for this purpose. The Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, with the support of Senator Chuck Schumer, sent a team to New York to help with the … Read more

Community in East Elmhurst Honors Memory of 8-Year-Old Boy with Prayers and Mariachi Music – Driver Charged in Tragic Accident

Community in East Elmhurst Honors Memory of 8-Year-Old Boy with Prayers and Mariachi Music – Driver Charged in Tragic Accident

With prayers and mariachi music, the East Elmhurst community honored the memory of the eight-year-old boy who lost his life hit by a truck this Wednesday. The vigil was held on Thursday at the intersection of 100th Street and 31st Avenue, where the incident that ended the life of Bayron Palomino Arroyo occurred. The driver, … Read more

Spring Preview: High Temperatures Reach 70 Degrees – Why It’s so Hot and How Long It Will Last

Spring Preview: High Temperatures Reach 70 Degrees – Why It’s so Hot and How Long It Will Last

A spring preview will occur on Thursday. High temperatures are coming and we could reach 70 degrees. Here’s why it will be so hot and how long it will last. Temperatures in the 70s in March are not common, but they do happen. We typically see steady readings in the 70s as we reach Mother’s … Read more

City’s Public Transportation Workers’ Concerns Over National Guard Deployment in Subway and MTA’s Crime Solutions Criticized

City’s Public Transportation Workers’ Concerns Over National Guard Deployment in Subway and MTA’s Crime Solutions Criticized

The city’s public transportation workers questioned the deployment of the National Guard in the subway, as well as the MTA, which they accuse of failing to implement practical solutions to reduce crime in the system. TWU Local 100 alleges that Gov. Kathy Hochul’s plan to order the National Guard is a tacit acknowledgment of the … Read more