Kathryna Sablina has only been in New York City for a short time, the first thing she did since arriving from the Ukraine was donate blood, and she does it constantly. “I started donating blood here in this country and the city because I think it is so important to save lives, today for you … Read more
Mayor Eric Adams announces a series of measures that seek to coordinate efforts to help new immigrants arriving in the city. In a press conference on Tuesday, the mayor said that the Asylum Seeker Operations Office will be created to focus on the resettlement process, and legal services. The plan also includes job training, connection … Read more
It was kind of fate that the Blackstock twins ended up being doctors. “Our mother was raised in Brooklyn, not given many opportunities. She worked hard, had fortune and luck, escaped her circumstances somehow. After finishing Harvard Medical School she returned to New York and committed to working in her community said Uché blackstock, founder … Read more
A proposal to convert public office buildings to affordable housing was discussed Tuesday in the City Council’s Land Use Committee, which Mayor Eric Adams said would create at least 20,000 new homes in the city. Councilor Carmen De La Rosa believes it is necessary to address this issue: “Most or many New Yorkers live in … Read more
Restarting his life and career in the capital of the world was not easy for 28-year-old Juan Beltrán, who, thanks to a New York State program, was able to fulfill his dream of working here. “Wow, I’m in New York working in advertising, which was Juan’s dream of five years ago,” Beltrán said. Coming from … Read more
Food stamps that reach the 42 million SNAP recipients in the country have been significantly reduced since March. New York is part of the 32 states that until February continued to receive emergency funds to buy food with coupons from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which sought to reduce the economic blow caused by … Read more
Romina Williams is living her dream. The New Yorker of Argentine origin is the first at the New York Metropolitan Museum to offer guided tours in Spanish, the only one when she started. “I feel like it’s a totally different experience than what one studied or what one can read about seeing the colors of … Read more
Police are on the trail of a subject who allegedly raped a young woman on the Upper West Side. Images of the suspect have been published by the uniformed. The incident occurred yesterday at about 1:20 a.m., when a subject followed a 21-year-old woman into a building near West End Avenue and West 65th Street. … Read more
In order to get them kits of food to people over 60 years of age and with the greatest food need in the city, several volunteers met this Saturday under the call of Food Bank NYC organization. “This work is very necessary, it is an honor to help people who need the most, and especially … Read more
Little by little, hundreds of young people gathered in Foley Square in Manhattan to set up the banners, practice their slogans and talk about their same passion, which is to fight against climate change, the use of fossil fuels and to send a clear message to the authorities of the state, the nation and the … Read more