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Some are opting out; others are doubling down. As sponsors and participants continue to pull out of this year’s Puerto Rican Day...
The Parade Polemic
Dilema del Desfile
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The Parade Polemic
Rise Up
Nuevo Clamor
“¡Trump escucha; estamos en la lucha!”. Pidiendo al presidente Donald Trump "escuchar", miles de inmigrantes y simpatizantes...
Boon for Betances
Ayuda para Betances
There’ll be many “bonches” to come at Betances. City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA)...
Crystal Clear
Clara como el cristal
This Puertorriqueña is packing. The latest comic book superhero is fighting foes and taking names – in English and Spanish. She’s...
El embeleco EGOT
Los éxitos le siguen llegando a Lin-Manuel Miranda. Con su nominación al Oscar el martes por la mejor canción original de "How Far I Will Go", de la película de animación Moana...
“This is what democracy looks like”
“Así es como luce la democracia”
A day after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States, hundreds of thousands of women descended upon Washington, D.C. on January 21...
Ringing in the Resistance
Anunciando la resistencia
Fue un juramento de oposición. Mientras Donald Trump se preparaba para prestar juramento en Washington, D.C., el viernes 20 de enero, el recién electo congresista Adriano Espaillat...
Call on the Cards
Call on the Cards
No deal on the "dismembering." State Assemblymembers Ron Castorina and Nicole Malliotakis, who are suing to block the city from purging...
Express Purpose
Propósito expreso
The evening before Trump took office, artists unveiled a complex response to his election. Conceived and curated by Washington Heights artist Andrea Arroyo...
Talking the Bronx – 01.25.17
Hablando del Bronx – 01.25.17
Beba mimosas y escuche música en vivo en el Museo Mansión Bartow-Pell el sábado 11 de febrero de 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. El renombrado conjunto de vientos Quinteto de las Américas...
Faith and the Force
Fe y fuerza
The top brass came to explain its tacks. Leaders of the New York Police Department (NYPD), including Commissioner James O’Neill and Chief of Department Carlos Gómez...
Homeless “Horrors”
“Horrores” en refugios
Peligrosos y sucios. Esas son las condiciones bajo las cuales la ciudad está hospedando a los neoyorquinos en hoteles y en sitios de refugio...
Common Ground
Make way for WHEDco. Strewn with gravel and broken concrete, the sprawling vacant lot at Brook Avenue and East 163rd Street has sat neglected for decades...
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Priming the pipeline Abriendo acceso
It's the "best" program the department's ever had. Denise Williams, principal at Pelham Gardens Middle School, thinks that highly of the College Access for All initiative...
Libre Oscar López Rivera
Viene a casa. Después de 35 años en una prisión federal, el nacionalista puertorriqueño Oscar López Rivera tuvo su sentencia conmutada el martes por el presidente Barack Obama...
Salve for the Scammed
Alivio para los estafados
Think of it as a bit of coin for the conned. Nearly 350,000 people who lost money running Herbalife businesses will be getting reimbursement checks from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)...
Here to Protect You
Aquí para protegerlos
NYC ha sido y siempre será una ciudad que dé la bienvenida a todos. Como neoyorquinos, nos enorgullecemos de nuestra diversidad y nuestra amabilidad...
“The school is not where it should be” “La escuela no está donde debería estar”
There was little cheer in this school match. Instead, a Bronx school superintendent faced off against an angry group of parents and teachers...
Frontlines at Fonfrède
Vanguardia en Fonfrède
January 1 marked the 213th year of Haitian independence. Before independence, slaves cooked a delicious soup joumou made of squash, carrots, celery and beef for their masters...
Talking the Bronx – 01.18.17
Hablando del Bronx – 01.18.17
Sumérjase en el mundo del manga en la Biblioteca Sedgwick el martes 24 de enero a las 4:00 p.m. Manga is a Japanese style comic...
Llegó Espaillat
Es una lucha por el alma de nuestra nación. Eso es lo que Adriano Espaillat, quien fue juramentado como representante de los Estados...
The Charm of Chucho
El encanto de Chucho
Fue una vez parte del movimiento New Wave ("Nueva Ola") de la música pop de los años 60. Y este mes, el veterano artista puertorriqueño...
“More than 100 x 35”
“Más que 100 x 35”
It’s a global thing. The financial institution Banco Popular de Puerto Rico partnered recently with the Acacia Network to host a screening of...
Value Verified
Valor Verificado
No change. That’s what Mayor Bill de Blasio has vowed in regards to the “city’s values” and his administration’s commitment to protecting...
Bull in the Bronx
Bull en el Bronx
It’s stickball – with a bottle cap twist. Get ready to hear an umpire yell, “Play bottle cap!” this weekend. The Clásico de Vitilla, hosted by...
The Gift of Game
Juegos de regalo
It was the day of the dominoes. Dozens of Bronx seniors were awash in smiles as their senior centers were recently provided with...
Imperiled still: Immigration detainees
Todavía en peligro: Inmigrantes detenidos
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) will be ending its contracts with private prisons, but watchdog groups point out that the Department of...
March of the Mujer
Marcha de la Mujer
Fue la vía de la mujer. Durante unas horas, el pasado domingo 14 de agosto, la sexta avenida fue el bulevar de elección de...
“Every child matters”
“Cada niño importa”
The City Council has announced it will provide an additional $1.5 million in funding to the Immigrant Health Initiative to support...
Talking the Bronx – 08.17.16
Hablando del Bronx – 08.17.16
El martes 23 de agosto, únase al naturalista Paul Keim para aprender cómo las criaturas nocturnas se encuentran mutuamente...
The Triumph of 27
El triunfo de 27
The tune of 27? Bachata, merengue, perico ripiao, reggaeton, salsa and more...
Talking the Bronx 07.27.2016
Hablando del Bronx 07.27.2016
Join professional dance instructors and performers Carolina Jaurena and Andrés Bravo to experience the tango, the famed Argentine dance...
The Swing Set
Juego de movimientos
Prepárense. Están abiertas las inscripciones para la segunda sesión de golf de la Fundación de Parques de la Ciudad...
City urges immigrants: Seek aid, use caution
Ciudad insta a los inmigrantes: busquen ayuda, tengan cuidado
We’ve got your back. To those disappointed in the recent decision by a divided Supreme Court that struck down...
Free Learn-to-Swim Programs Expanded
Programa gratuito ampliado para aprender a nadir
New York State will provide free Learn-to-Swim programs to approximately 3,000 children this summer...
Cutting for a Cure
Corte por una Cura
Sit for snip, stay for the screening. 2016 Cutting for a Cure Health Fair and Marathon will start this Fri., July 15th...
