‘I’m ready for the third shot’: New Yorker

‘I’m ready for the third shot’: New Yorker

Given the publication of three clinical studies – including one with residents of our state – that showed a reduction of around 11 to 20% in the effectiveness of vaccines against COVID-19 infection, the federal government presented a national plan to distribute a third booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines for the fall. … Read more

NYC prepares to administer a third dose of the vaccine

NYC prepares to administer a third dose of the vaccine

This Tuesday, Mayor de Blasio announced that city authorities are ready to massively administer a third dose of the coronavirus vaccine. The statement comes just days after the FDA authorized its emergency application for people with weakened immune systems. In the opinion of Sixto Caro, an internist at NYU Langone: “Patients who do not have … Read more

MTA Announces Changes to Brooklyn Subway Line D

MTA Announces Changes to Brooklyn Subway Line D

Three months of changes in subway service is what awaits users of Line D, south of Brooklyn. This, because the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) will make repairs to make the road more resistant to storms and floods. Subway line D service between Bay 50th Street and Coney Island-Stillwell Avenue stations will be suspended between September … Read more

Neighbors alarmed by shooting in public housing complex

Neighbors alarmed by shooting in public housing complex

Lourdes Quezada’s car was shot after the shooting in the backyard of the Eleanor Roosevelt public housing homes in Brooklyn. “Last night there was a shooting and then my car when I go to the hospital this morning has two shots there and the glass is broken,” said Lourdes. And it is that the police … Read more

March against gun violence in Bushwick neighborhood

March against gun violence in Bushwick neighborhood

“What do we want? We want peace!” Shouting these slogans in chorus, dozens of people marched against the violence with weapons that the city is experiencing and that, according to them, impacts the well-being of youth, deserving of a better future. Joanna Fuentes, founder of Community Dialogue NYC, expressed in this regard: “The only way … Read more

Vaccination mandate goes into effect for New York

Vaccination mandate goes into effect for New York

The new vaccination mandate imposed by the city will take effect from Monday, August 16. New Yorkers will have to show evidence of at least one dose of the vaccine to enter most establishments. Among the places that will require proof of vaccination are restaurants, gyms and venues for artistic performances. RELATED STORIES: Mayor de … Read more

celebrations for recovery begin in the city

celebrations for recovery begin in the city

NYC Homecoming week kicks off today and will bring more than 100 arts, cultural and entertainment events to communities in all five boroughs. This series of events celebrates the city’s resilience in the aftermath of the pandemic and runs through August 22. The main event is a concert in Central Park, to be held next … Read more

New Yorkers say they would get third dose of vaccine

New Yorkers say they would get third dose of vaccine

Mobile vaccination centers like this one could soon be putting up a third dose of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, if the federal government’s Food and Drug Administration approves, as expected, a booster dose for people with immune problems. New Yorkers like Rosa Díaz who received the Pfizer vaccine, or Manuel Calle who received the … Read more

TPS National Alliance seeks ‘Tepesians’ to join the fight

TPS National Alliance seeks ‘Tepesians’ to join the fight

Oscar Rodríguez remembers when he arrived in the United States 24 years ago due to the bad economic situation that he lived in Honduras, today he is a cargo truck driver. “He was quite young, he had a son, he was married, he had gone through agricultural production and the market was quite low,” said … Read more

Los Angeles Azules celebrate their 40th anniversary in New York

Los Angeles Azules celebrate their 40th anniversary in New York

The blue Angels They are the Mexican musical group that has earned the recognition of the public as the creators of the urban cumbia in the Aztec country. Originally from Mexico City, the Mejía Avante family turns 40 and celebrates them with an international tour of various cities in the United States. Under the title … Read more