Nida Rivera, is also known as La Nena, but in reality she is the true queen of beans with candy in Washington Heights. “Here people are crazy, crazy, crazy. Wherever the men cry, saying that the joy of Manhattan is gone, that the joy of here is gone,” says Rivera, explaining how the neighbors have … Read more
Helen Arteaga is the first Latina woman to assume the general management of Elmhurst Hospital, an institution that provides medical care to a large immigrant community. “I feel very proud, I feel like (that) I have come home, because Elmhurst Hospital has always been part of my life starting in my youth until now when … Read more
The new Essex Street Market on the Lower East Side is home to a surprise for Mexican food lovers: the only tortilla shop in Manhattan. Its owner, Fernando Ruiz, details how he received the invitation to put the first tortilla shop in this popular neighborhood of the Big Apple: “The nice thing was that this … Read more
Playbill is the publishing company in charge of producing the hand programs for all the plays on Broadway. His work spans more than a century and his influence has been such that, in these times, Playbill has become an international news portal about the world of theater in New York. The informative coverage of Playbill … Read more
Adolfina Martínez chooses clothes for students from a school who need help in Sunset Park. It has been a week since he opened this store on Fifth Avenue to sell the donations that the neighbors give him. The money that is raised is destined to different altruistic causes in Brooklyn and in other countries. Martínez … Read more
Community leaders gathered at the Bronx Community College Hall of Fame to make a special appeal. Mobilize a second day of aid for the victims of the recent natural disasters in Honduras. Charito Cisneros, president of the Cosmetology Chamber of Commerce in New York, referred to the effort: “People are sick: they need help, they … Read more
A group of dancers practice during their rehearsals in Brooklyn. What you hear are steps derived from the pride of your curves and a few extra pounds. Wanda Amaya, is a dancer in this group and she thinks about it: “I love my body and I love to dance with Pretty Big Movement”. These dancers … Read more
Inside the chapel at Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery, Dominican artist Scherezade García places the last details of her latest work of art. Surrounded by the atmosphere of nostalgia, is the installation of an offering in honor of the Mexican tradition of the Day of the Dead. “The idea of the tradition of celebrating life and honoring … Read more
The Day of the Dead will be celebrated next weekend, but this Friday an exhibition was inaugurated at the Green-Wood Cemetery, in Brooklyn It is shown by a large altar, designed by the Dominican artist Scherezade Garcia, full of offerings. In this way, the historic national cemetery joins the party that brings together family members … Read more