Governor Kathy Hohcul yesterday signed a new public health law that cracks down on tobacco sales in New York State. The legislation seeks to make cigarettes and tobacco products less accessible by prohibiting their sale at stands, vending machines and in buildings in New York state. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, … Read more
Green, white and red were present in the Annual Parade of Mexico, regarding its independence day. It is the largest outdoor celebration in this country in New York City. Alejandro Gómez, attending the parade says: “It’s very cool to see all the people who are here, all the representation that is done. We are proud … Read more
An elderly adult loses his life after being shot in the head this morning in the Bronx. Officers patrolling the streets reportedly heard gunshots at the intersection of West 168th Street and Ogden Avenue in the Highbridge area. Upon arrival, officers found an 80-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the head. The victim was … Read more
Governor Kathy Hohcul yesterday signed a new public health law that cracks down on tobacco sales in New York State. The legislation seeks to make cigarettes and tobacco products less accessible by prohibiting their sale at stands, vending machines and in buildings in New York state. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, … Read more
Efforts to make subway stations more accessible are paying off in the city. Such is the case of the East 149th Street stop of the “6” train in the Bronx, which now has two new elevators. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority indicated that this marks the completion of its fifth accessible station project so far this … Read more
It will be difficult to stay afloat if we continue to receive this number of people said the city’s deputy mayor for health and humanitarian services, Anne Williams-Isom. This during the presentation with the asylum application help center about the state of the migration crisis in the city. According to the director of the mayor’s … Read more
As its name implies, Governors Island is a small 172-acre island in the center of New York City Harbor, just over a half-mile away from Lower Manhattan. The first reference that exists about the island is from 1624, when the colonists of the Dutch West India Company decided to set up camp on the island, … Read more
A delegation led by New York congressmen Nydia Velázquez, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and Adriano Espaillat visited the reception center installed in the Roosevelt Hotel, one of the first points of contact for asylum seekers when they arrive in the city, to see how is working. But the press conference after the tour of the facilities … Read more
The city council voted in favor of legislation 949-A, the first electric bike battery exchange program. This is to control the sale of non-certified lithium-ion batteries and reduce fires caused by their overcharging. “What we’re trying to do is eliminate batteries from the market that don’t work,” said Manhattan Councilwoman Carmen De La Rosa. Through … Read more
Friends, family, colleagues and elected officials gathered in Brooklyn on Tuesday to celebrate the life and legacy of beloved NY1 anchor Ruschell Boone. Ruschell, an Emmy Award-winning journalist and our beloved colleague at our sister station NY1, died on September 3 due to complications related to pancreatic cancer. She was 48 years old. Speaking at … Read more