Before the intense heat in the city, pool time

If you’ve been waiting for the perfect moment to enjoy summer in New York, at the beach, pool, or park, the next seven days will give you that opportunity. The mercury will be above 90 degrees on Tuesday, higher on Wednesday, slightly lower on Thursday and higher again over the weekend. Of course, high temperatures … Read more

They distribute Covid test packages in Jackson Heights

Amparo Gaviria was one of dozens of Jackson Heights residents who took several free covid tests home this Monday. “This is here to stay, but you have to take care of yourself,” Gaviria said. Where Gaviria lives there are about eight tenants who rent rooms, and for her, who has lung problems, protecting herself, now … Read more

a dozen wounded and one dead

A dozen people, including two teenagers, were injured and one person was killed in multiple separate shootings across the city Sunday night, according to police reports. The first incident occurred in Brooklyn shortly after 6:30 p.m., when a 74-year-old woman was shot in the stomach while sitting on the patio of the Pink Houses in … Read more

Firefighter seriously injured responding to crash in Manhattan

A firefighter was seriously injured Sunday afternoon while responding to a car accident in Manhattan, the FDNY reported. The incident occurred around 3:15 p.m. as firefighters were trying to stabilize vehicles involved in a two-car crash at West 42nd Street and 11th Avenue. The FDNY said the two cars, a BMW and a Volvo, were … Read more

Cuban Parade returns to the rhythm of conga

Life is a party! To the rhythm of the conga and after four years, the Cuban Festival returned to New York. The pandemic and the withdrawal of former organizers had stopped it. Jessica González was queen in 2018. “Not only representing my country but growing as a person, growing as an artist and professionally as … Read more

Cameras to capture those who illegally dump garbage

The cameras help prevent people from illegally dumping in the Bronx. Due to its great effectiveness, this Friday Councilman Rafael Salamanca together with the commissioner of the city’s Sanitation Department, Jessica Tisch, announced the installation of 15 new cameras in the South Bronx. “We as New Yorkers and here in the Bronx want our streets … Read more

They raise funds to help the family of the delivery man ‘Tibo’

Friends, relatives and close associates of Tiburcio Castillo have come together from all over New York and even from Mexico to support his family. There are three pages created to raise funds through Gofundme and one led by the Quatorze restaurant, where he worked, already has more than five hundred donations. “Tibu’ was a sweetheart. … Read more

2 die, a child and a woman, when the boat capsizes

Two people, including a 7-year-old boy, were killed after a boat capsized in the Hudson River near the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum on Tuesday afternoon, Police Commissioner Keechant said. Sewell. “This is a tragic day for New Yorkers,” Sewell said at a news conference around 5:30 pm Tuesday. “In fact, it could have … Read more

Few people in Jackson Heights wear a mask

Both on the streets of Jackson Heights and in its businesses and even at the train station, few people follow the recommendations of the New York City Department of Health to wear masks in closed places due to the increase in Covid cases. Carmen Guava is one of them. “I released that in the band, … Read more

Paloma San Basilio delights New York with her music

Spanish singer, Dove St. Basilreturns to the stages of the United States and this time it does so with a tour entitled: I tell you with music. This interpreter arrives in the country after having performed at various venues in Latin American nations and explained why she greatly enjoys performing before the New York public. … Read more