“I think it is the best thing they have done to give us all these options.” Rosa is one of the voters who plans to exercise her right to vote in the election to elect the next president in the early voting centers, which will be open from this Saturday until November 1. This is … Read more
NEW YORK – Strand Book Store, the famous independent bookstore loved by New Yorkers, is asking for help due to the economic consequences of the current health crisis. Nancy Bass Wyden, owner of Strand, published a letter asking for help and addressing the bookstore’s dire financial situation. “Strand’s revenue is down nearly 70% compared to … Read more
“Of course we do, we are stable here by the middle of next year,” said Freddy. Freddy is one of the New Yorkers who thinks that despite predictions that the worst of the virus is yet to come in winter, the city will recover soon. And Freddy is not the only one. A survey by … Read more
NEW YORK – The US Department of Justice announced Wednesday that it has reached an agreement worth $ 8.34 billion with the pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma, maker of the highly addictive opiate drug OxyContin, to close the civil and criminal cases it has had for years with the company and its owners, the Sackler family. … Read more
A majority of New Yorkers believe that Governor Andrew Cuomo and the state Department of Education should take over New York City schools and take control of them from Mayor Bill de Blasio, according to a Spectrum News poll / Ipsos. Sixty-one percent of those surveyed were in favor of Cuomo and NY State having … Read more
The One World Trade Center skyscraper or the iconic Grand Central station are some of the buildings that tonight will be lit up in purple in different parts of New York to denounce sexist violence and commemorate what is known as “Wear Purple Day”, a national initiative to raise awareness about this scourge. In addition … Read more
NEW YORK – The observatory on the tallest skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere will reopen after being closed for more than six months due to the pandemic. The One World Observatory announced Wednesday that it will reopen to the public on Sunday, November 1 and again on Saturday, November 7. The Observatory will resume two-day … Read more
Serial moves, unemployment, rising crime: the pandemic has plunged New York into a multifaceted crisis, worrying for some, but that others see as an opportunity for this city symbol of dynamism to reinvent itself, for the better. “We are going through perhaps one of the most painful, the most exceptional moments in our history, (…) … Read more
What you should know Forgotten for 18 years, nearly nine miles of abandoned railroad tracks running from Hudson County to Essex County could eventually become a long greenway – similar to Manhattan’s renowned High Line elevated park. The Open Space Institute (or Open Space Institute as it is known in English) has gathered support from … Read more
The annual tradition of Winter Village o The Winter Village at Bryant Park in Manhattan has some changes this year due to the pandemic. The popular attraction will open on Friday, October 30. All visitors must wear a mask. So those who want to take advantage of the only free-entry skating rink in the city, … Read more