Hello !, says the city of the new assistance center which will welcome 500 new immigrants to Randall Island starting this Wednesday and which Mayor Eric Adams hopes will be a relief for a humanitarian crisis lasting several months. The day before, the authorities had offered a press tour showing where the food will be … Read more
A complex of giant tents built on an island will open Wednesday as New York City’s last temporary shelter for the influx of migrants arriving on buses from southern border states. Randall’s Island Rescue Center is intended to be a temporary transit station for single adult men – many of them from Venezuela – arriving … Read more
A moment of anger ended the dreams of a 48-year-old Hispanic man from Jamaica, Queens, when he had a fight with a subject at the Jackson Heights subway station about accidentally bumping into him, according to police. According to the authorities, following the accident, the 50-year-old individual with whom he had the altercation was upset … Read more
“‘So’ this is the new room we have for the babies, here are the cribs and here are the one-year-olds,” explained Ashley Rodríguez, assistant administrator at Bronx Community College’s childcare center. Bronx Community College will offer its students free or low-cost childcare for the first time in a new space designed and furnished for approximately … Read more
The continuing wave of burglaries in Bay Ridge puts its residents, especially small business owners, on high alert. “Well, they brought in some cash from the cash register and the kids’ payment, well, and what came out on Sunday,” said Pedro Tlapa, owner of Fantastic Bagels and Tacos. Tlapa, originally from Mexico, opened Fantastic Bagels … Read more
There are many senior centers in New York, but few are characterized by the joy of Sunset Park United Senior Center. Olga Lebrón, a member of the Sunset Park United Center for the Elderly, talks about what she feels about this place: “I love food, people and I love to dance! I don’t know what … Read more
Police are looking for suspected thieves linked to the robbery of a jewelry store located in midtown Manhattan earlier yesterday. The suspects were recorded by surveillance cameras. The robbery took place at Cellini Jewelers on Park Avenue near 56th Street. Police say a group broke the glass doors at the store’s entrance with a sledgehammer, … Read more
Police shoot one man to death and injure another; group of subjects rob a jewelry store in Manhattan A man was shot dead after four police officers opened fire in Washington Heights early this morning. The shooting took place at three in the morning this Sunday in Dyckman Street and Nagle Avenue. According to police, … Read more
A teenager died Friday of a gunshot to the chest while traveling on the subway in Queens, according to police reports. The 15-year-old was traveling on a southbound Line A train, and the incident occurred between 25th Street Station and Far Rockaway-Mott Avenue Station around 4pm, according to police. Two groups of young people got … Read more
Since 2008, Maria López has lived in the NYCHA Holmes Towers housing development on the Upper East Side with her daughter, who is autistic, and says she is grateful to those who finally allowed two community refrigerators to be installed this Thursday in her building, as the cost of food has risen. Maria Lopez, resident … Read more