Shekar Krishnan He will become the first Hindu-born Democratic councilman for District 25 representing the Jackson Heights and Elmhurst neighborhoods in January. “I am therefore totally grateful to the entire community for this support, together we made history”, says Krishnan. Shekar lives in Jackson Heights with his wife and two children. He is the son … Read more
“I need them to come out to support me and raise a flag so that I can regain energy.” This is Beverly Ramos, a Puerto Rican Olympic competitor who participated in the 50th New York City Marathon. He ran the city marathon in 2015 but this time managed to break his previous record, crossing all … Read more
Emmanuel is 9 years old and nervous because he is waiting to get the Pfizer vaccine, recently licensed for children between 5 and 11 years of age. The boy and his mother were shopping for the pantry in Sunset Park, when they saw that the vaccination bus on Fifth Avenue was offering vaccines for minors … Read more
In Brooklyn, the city government is promoting organizations that are dedicated to finding owners of used objects. Volunteers ordered thousands of books in Brooklyn Book Bodega, a non-profit organization aims to place a book in the hands of every child in the city. This was part of the first day of the event called New … Read more
The infrastructure bill will bring billions of dollars to New York to help fund transportation projects statewide. This includes about $ 10.5 billion dollars earmarked for the MTA. Meanwhile, in a statement, Governor Hochul responded to the bill’s passage, saying, “New York will be able to make critical investments in our roads, bridges and transit. … Read more
Today is election day in our city. The voting booths will be open until 9pm. The most important contest of the day is that of the Mayor of the city, disputed by the Democrat, Eric Adam, and the Republican, Curtis Sliwa. New Yorkers will also elect the next city comptroller, ombudsman, five borough presidents, district … Read more
Camila Grande is 9 years old and was the first to train online to be vaccinated against COVID-19 at Elmhurst hospital: “I just felt like it and left,” said the little girl. While the mother of the recently vaccinated woman has other reasons to inoculate it: “It has less chance of it being infected. So, … Read more
Councilman Carlos Menchaca’s office has organized collection banks for donations of clothing and personal hygiene products for families displaced by the November 3 fire at 43rd Street and Fifth Avenue in Sunset Park. The incident affected 34 residents, including elderly adults and at least 12 children, mostly of Mexican origin or like Heidi, who came … Read more
The Sunset Park community is coming together to help residents of a building affected by a fire on Wednesday. The flames, caused by an electrical failure, spread throughout the property, located on 43rd Street, on Fifth Avenue. Currently, the affected building is under a total eviction order. 34 residents and 2 business premises were affected … Read more
Several business owners in the Woodside sector are concerned about the recent approval of an affordable housing complex, as their stores could disappear with the construction of the new building. There are several businessmen and workers located between 62nd and 63rd streets on Roosevelt avenue who say they do not agree with the plan to … Read more