Following Governor Kathy Hochul’s announcement that public transportation fares will remain unchanged, thanks to the infrastructure package, some users have welcomed it. “Sounds great to me because right now we are in a very terrible situation. We are just starting to get ahead,” said one user. While someone else added: “As a city and good … Read more
Some families in Brooklyn no longer have to go far to access their next meal. Heart of America and its corporate sponsors opened a new food pantry at PS 398 Walter Weaver Elementary School. – The national non-profit organization transforms spaces to help children achieve their full potential. In this case, an old living room … Read more
New Yorkers over the age of 18 can get a booster dose of the Covid vaccine if they believe they are at high risk of infection. The announcement was made this Monday during the mayor’s briefing. A third dose of # COVID19 vaccine is now available and free to eligible New Yorkers at any NYC … Read more
Aurelia Suchilt, a mother of three, traveled from the Bronx to the Madre Cabrini organization on the Lower East Side to find her Thanksgiving dinner. “Two hours, eventually, the traffic, well we came by train but what you expect, you walk from one station to another and everything but we already have the turkey for … Read more
The Catholic Charities organization is holding three vaccination events this Sunday in the Bronx. Doses of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines will be distributed to people 12 years and older at St. Simon Stock Church in the Fordham Heights sector; in the church of San Antonio de Padua, in Morrisania, and in the church of the … Read more
A Christmas tradition of the city is getting closer and closer and that is that this Saturday morning the tree that will adorn the Rockefeller Center arrived. Norway spruce arrived from Maryland early today. This is the first time the city has received a tree from that state for its annual celebration. RELATED STORIES: The … Read more
A bus providing health services in Upper Manhattan gives New Yorkers a reason to smile. The Columbia University School of Dental Medicine cut a ribbon to launch a new mobile clinic. The 35-foot-long bus is equipped with two medical chairs for patients, a space for dental health education and x-ray equipment. – The seats are … Read more
Immigrants and activists march through the streets of New York demanding that the immigration reform promised by the Democratic party be fulfilled. The 11-mile march, which began in the morning at the statue of Frederick Douglass located on 110th Street in Harlem and extended to Times Square, will end in the afternoon at Grand Army … Read more
Police arrested the suspect in the rape of a 27-year-old woman in Central Park. 25-year-old Paulie Velez faces multiple charges, including rape, strangulation and battery. RELATED STORIES: The uniformed woman assures that Vélez is helpless. The sexual assault took place on Thursday around 7:30 in the morning. Since then, the police presence in the park … Read more
With music, solemnity and civic spirit, about 300 marching units, 30 floats, and 25,000 attendees returned to Madison Square Park to commemorate the 100-second annual Veterans Day Parade. “We cannot forget the men and women who gave their lives in the service of this country, of the Navy, the Navy, the Air Force,” said a … Read more