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After singing the national anthem of Ecuador on Wednesday night, more than one hundred Ecuadorians advocated for peace in their country. Ecuador is experiencing an internal armed conflict against drug trafficking mafias that have spread terror in the streets. The most recent act of violence claimed the life of a prosecutor who was investigating corruption … Read more
Over the holiday weekend, in honor of the legacy of social activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., organizations such as the United Jewish Appeal Federation and Repair the World – led the Annual Day of Service event to encourage acts of service in the community. “It is important because we are doing it in honor … Read more
Police are investigating after several businesses were robbed in Williamsburg. On Friday night, four businesses within five blocks of each other were looted. Security footage obtained exclusively by NY1 shows an individual breaking the glass panel of the front door of Lavender Lake, a bar near the Williamsburg Bridge. Police say an unknown man broke … Read more
After a fire that occurred this morning in a home in Queens, eight people, including civilians and police, were transported to the hospital. The incident occurred shortly after 2 in the morning on the second floor of 164-40 73rd Avenue, in the Hillcrest sector. It took the work of about 60 firefighters to control the … Read more
We now move on to talk about the difficult situation experienced by many asylum-seeking families who this week have had to leave the shelter where they were located due to a municipal rule that came into force on Tuesday. These families with children received a notification that has forced them to leave the shelter where … Read more
Reports indicate that the Adams administration would be considering imposing a curfew on migrant shelters throughout the city. This comes after some neighbors complained that migrants go door to door asking for food, clothing and money. During a closed-door briefing on the immigration crisis with local lawmakers on Thursday, the mayor’s director of Asylum Seeker … Read more
Yesterday, Parks Department officers cleared almost all of the souvenir vendors from Washington Street in Dumbo. This is the second eviction of vendors since the order to evacuate bridges and tunnels came into force on January 3. IT MAY INTEREST YOU: Residents of this section of Brooklyn complained about the arrival of these vendors, pointing … Read more
The announcement made by Mayor Eric Adams this Friday restores the cuts that were made in November to summer rising programs. “I am happy that we will be able to restore funding and invest city money in the programs that help children succeed so much,” the mayor said. “Through responsible fiscal management, we can restore … Read more
“A lot of garbage and they are not giving it the priority they gave it before,†said Angela Rodriguez. The garbage problem in New York is a headache shared by many, if not all, New Yorkers. Thus, Mayor Eric Adams announced on Friday that his administration would reverse the 40% cuts to the Department of … Read more
Since the measure proposed by the Department of Transportation went into effect on January 3, which prohibits the presence of street vendors on the city’s bridges, several have moved to the Washington and Prospect streets section in Dumbo right next to the stairs that take you to the Brooklyn Bridge, a very popular point for … Read more