The president of the City Council, Adrienne Adams, together with other council members and representatives of different non-profit organizations announced the “Welcome NYC” initiative, Welcome to the city of New York. The initiative has a budget of 2.2 million dollars destined to help with the needs of migrants seeking asylum in the city. Adams posted … Read more
Dozens of animated children had the opportunity to interview the popular actress, comedian and presenter Sherri Shepherd at the Public Library’s headquarters in Murray Hill. “Feeding children’s curiosity is giving them the world,” Shepherd said. The students of Harlem Village Academies, who are between 8 and 12 years old, listened attentively as Shepherd read “Lost … Read more
Al-Marsad Newspaper: A video clip documented the start of the locust selling season in Buraydah, which is the spring season in which wild trips abound to practice the hobby of catching and eating locusts. The video showed a person selling a quantity of locusts, while another person was buying from him. It is worth noting … Read more
Finally, Long Island Rail Road service is available at Grand Central Madison offering more frequent trains on that route. However, this also presents some headaches for the MTA regarding the changes implemented on that, and other routes. On the second day of the new service, some problems have already been reported for travelers trying to … Read more
Snow has finally arrived in New York! And while it was less than three inches — falling between Monday and Tuesday — in places like Sunset Park in Brooklyn most residents we spoke to were happy. “She’s pretty, pretty, pretty. Yesterday we went out to see how night was falling and it looks good. It’s … Read more
The city will install five public restrooms in separate city parks at a cost of approximately $5.3 million, according to the Parks department. These five new toilets are part of a pilot project and their installation coincides with an initiative by several city legislators to increase the number of places where New Yorkers can relieve … Read more
In Jackson Heights, Laura Siciliano Rosen is the go-to guide for all things food. And in this neighborhood, that includes Latin cuisine. “I was always in the middle of so many different cultures and was able to explore food. I just take the love of food to another level,” said Siciliano Rosen. IT MAY INTEREST … Read more
Al-Marsad Newspaper: Al-Ekhbariya channel showed clips of the Jarwal neighborhood, which is targeted for removal, close to the Great Mosque of Mecca. The channel’s correspondent said, “Part of the neighborhood will be removed after months,” noting that the neighborhood was targeted by the National Program for Community Development, and it is about half a kilometer … Read more
Beginning Monday, the new Grand Central Madison Terminal provides full Long Island Railroad service to the east side of the city. Something that users living in Queens and Long Island had been waiting for for many years. “Usually, it takes me about an hour and it cut my time to almost 30 minutes,” said Helen … Read more
Welcome to the Jackson Heights neighborhood, which for residents like Roberto Ramírez who has lived here for eleven years, there are many reasons that make it unique. “All the stores are within reach, the trains, the buses are close, there is more movement in commerce, the gastronomy more than anything there is from different countries,” … Read more