Pianist Arturo O’Farrill and the Pleneros de la 21 will open Christmas
The Latin jazz led by the pianist and composer Arturo O’Farrill and thebomba and plena (musical genres from Puerto Rico) performed by the Pleneros de la 21, a well-known group formed in New York, will come together to celebrate the beginning with a great party of Christmas. “Una Navidad Nuyorkina” is presented this December 2 […]
House expels New York Republican Congressman George Santos
The House of Representatives voted Friday to expel Republican Rep. George Santos of New York following a critical ethics report into his conduct that accused him of converting campaign donations for his own use. He was only the sixth member in House history to be ousted by his colleagues. The vote in favor of expulsion […]
They demand to approve laws for more taxes on the richest
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Loudly, dozens of protesters, ordinary New Yorkers and elected officials joined together to demand that the state legislature pass six bills that would force the rich, the very rich and multi-millionaires to pay more taxes. The extra money would be included in the 2024 state budget. “Unfortunately, we are living in a time where there […]
Mayor’s initiative to improve safety at street crossings
Mayor Eric Adams unveils a new plan to improve safety at thousands of intersections across the five boroughs, seeking to reduce the number of road deaths that continue to rise nationwide. Under the program, current efforts will be doubled, making improvements to at least two thousand intersections per year. Of those intersections, one thousand will […]
Lighting of the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree begins
The air of the Christmas season is already felt in our city, and proof of this is the lighting of the famous Rockefeller Center tree that comes to life on Wednesday night. For people who wish to enjoy this popular celebration, the tree will remain lit every day from this Wednesday until January 13 from […]
Bus users: some agree about how slow it is, others satisfied
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“I walk to work and I get there before them,” Luis Pinales said of the MTA buses. According to an analysis by the AMNY newspaper, buses operated by the MTA, or the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, traversed the streets of the Big Apple at a snail’s pace during the first 10 months of the year at […]
Band Aterciopelados begins ‘El Dorado’ tour of the US – will be in NYC
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The Colombian rock band Aterciopelados began this Monday in the United States the ‘El Dorado’ tour, an album that catapulted the Bogotá duo to fame almost three decades ago, and will bring classic songs from their repertoire to the stages of nine cities such as ” Florecita rockera’, ‘Maligno’ or ‘Bolero fallacious’, the organization reported […]
Veteran New York journalist Pablo Guzmán dies
Veteran CBS journalist Pablo Guzmán has died. Guzmán was 73 years old. The reporter was known for covering stories from around the city, whether crime, politics or courts. The CBS network posted a message on social media about Guzmán’s death. “Sad news to share: we mourn the loss of Pablo Guzmán, a legendary voice of […]
Tensions between newcomers and more established immigrants
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In New York, immigrants in a city-run shelter complain that relatives who moved in before them refuse to offer them a bed. In Chicago, a provider of mental health services for people in the country illegally focused on new arrivals sleeping in a police station across the street. In South Florida, some immigrants complain that […]
Thousands of New Yorkers prepare to travel this holiday weekend
At Penn Station, the festive spirit of Thanksgiving is in the air, with thousands of people arriving and leaving the city. In the middle of the crowd, we met Christina Turcios, a third-year literature student at SUNY Albany, who undertook a more than four-hour train and bus journey from Albany to reunite with her family. […]