According to the trends of the official results, Antonio Reynoso will become the first Latino Brooklyn president in history. Preliminary figures showed Reynoso ahead of his Republican rival, Manachem Raitport, early on. “Very happy, very proud. I hope that Dominicans and Latinos are celebrating with me for the work that has been done and having … Read more
About 9,000 city municipal workers were placed on unpaid leave for refusing to comply with the COVID-19 vaccine mandate that took effect Monday and thousands of city firefighters have declared themselves ill in an apparent protest over the requirement, as reported by Mayor Bill de Blasio. About 9 out of 10 city workers covered by … Read more
Activists and residents of the Lower East Side will hold a protest march to the municipal East Side Coastal Resilience (ESCR) project, which involves the destruction of several trees and green spaces in East River Park. The march will cover the distance from Tompkins Square Park to the East River Park Amphitheater and will begin … Read more
Today is the vaccination deadline for New York City government workers. Employees, including police and firefighters among others, have until 5 in the afternoon to receive their first dose of the Covid vaccine or they will be discharged from Monday with the consequent loss of salary. Because there are employees who have not been vaccinated, … Read more
The New York mayoral candidates accused each other in their second debate of hanging out with gangsters and acting like children or clowns, but the encounter ended on a surprisingly sweet note of cats and veganism. A week before the city of 8.8 million people vote to elect a new mayor, Democrat Eric Adams and … Read more
A New York judge on Wednesday refused to suspend the application of the COVID-19 vaccine to municipal workers in the city, scheduled for Friday and denied the police union’s request for a temporary restraining order. Judge Lizette Colon said the mandate may go into effect as planned, while ordering city officials to appear in court … Read more
A married couple of Guatemalan origin went to the polls to vote in advance. They have lived in the city for more than fifty years and believe that security should be a high priority for the next representative candidate. “Very important. You cannot go out, you have to take so many precautions, you have to … Read more
A considerable mobilization of people came to the mayor’s yard to support an initiative that could significantly change local elections in New York. Alana Cantillo, Vice President of Campaigns for the NY Immigration Coalition: “We expect a lot of support, a lot of testimony in favor of this legislation and the power of the community, … Read more
Hundreds of families in New York and other parts of the United States will be able to count on free legal help in immigration cases, thanks to a new fund collected by the Hispanic Federation. “It provides legal assistance in immigration cases such as asylum or other humanitarian benefits that immigrants can apply,” explained Yamilka … Read more
“I grew up in Williamsburg, in Los Sures, my entire life”: From this neighborhood came who could become the first Brooklyn Borough President of Latino descent. It is Antonio Reynoso, of Dominican immigrant parents. “My mother and my father came here 40 years ago from the Dominican Republic. They were poor: Food Stamps, Well Fare, … Read more