As New York City Struggles to House Migrants, Local Advocates Cry Foul

Organizers say local officials have violated the city’s right-to-shelter law and doubled down on ineffective strategies for sheltering asylum seekers.

  • Aug 17, 2023
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A Migrant Family’s Journey from Venezuela to New York City

Yormaly Bulanger, a 26-year-old former accounting student from Venezuela, arrived in New York three months ago with her partner and their 5-year-old son — part of a group of 22,000 migrants, mostly Venezuelans, that have arrived in the city since April.

  • Nov 28, 2022
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New York City Poised to Give Voting Rights to Noncitizens

The proposal would allow noncitizens who have been lawful permanent residents of the city for at least 30 days, as well as those authorized to work in the U.S., to help select the city’s mayor, city council members, borough presidents, comptroller, and public advocate.

  • Dec 8, 2021
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How a Chilean Dog Ended Up as a Face of the New York City Subway Protests

Stickers bearing the dog’s image jumping a turnstile appeared on subway walls and trains.

  • Jan 8, 2020
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New York City Jury Finds El Chapo Guilty on All 10 Counts

The jury deliberated for over a week as they considered a staggering amount of evidence in the case against Guzmán.

  • Feb 13, 2019
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Queens Organizers Hold Multilingual ‘No Amazon’ Day-Long Event as Retail Giant Reconsiders New York City HQ2

Organizers said they provided frontline communities with information around issues that often get lost in translation.

  • Feb 12, 2019
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Immigrant Advocates Host ‘No Business With ICE’ Actions in Boston, New York City and Grand Rapids

Demand counties, companies and all institutions end contracts with federal immigration agency.

  • Oct 1, 2018
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VIDEO: Boricuas for a Positive Image in New York City

Originally posted on NYC LATINO POLITICS. Boricuas for a Positive Image will join the NYC Chapter of  the Labor Council of Latin American Advancement on Thursday January 12 at 5:30 pm at the front of the ABC Building on 66th and Columbus in New York City. Here is a video of the initial demonstration from […]

  • Jan 11, 2012
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Audience Declines in Traditional U.S. Latino and Black Media Continue

Spanish-language networks Telemundo and Univision suffered audience losses in the past few years. Newspaper distribution rates were also negatively impacted.

  • Sep 8, 2023
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María and Maui (OPINION)

“As I watched TV coverage of the wildfires incinerating Maui… a single thought raged in my head: Colonialism is a brutal, never-ending story… The footage triggered memories of Hurricane María, which devastated Puerto Rico in 2017 and transformed the archipelago into a rich man’s paradise—and a no man’s land for many Puerto Ricans.”

  • Aug 21, 2023
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The Party’s Over in Puerto Rico (OPINION)

With a generational shift against the status quo, a growing reluctance among Puerto Ricans to see their islands become part of an increasingly authoritarian nation, and now a battle between its two leading figures —Gov. Pedro Pierluisi and Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González-Colón, a Trump supporter— the ruling pro-statehood New Progressive Party’s days seem numbered.

  • Aug 14, 2023
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In ‘Only Murders in the Building,’ Selena Gomez’s Latinidad Is Beside the Point (REVIEW)

Cozy murder is back! Season three of the Hulu mystery series ‘Only Murders in the Building’ returns Tuesday, August 8, with stars Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez reprising their roles as unlikely sleuths Charles, Oliver and Mabel.

  • Aug 8, 2023
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Cumbia Music, Originally From Colombia, Takes Many Forms Across US

Total sales revenue generated by Latin recorded music in the U.S. surpassed $1 billion in 2022, according to data from the Recording Industry Association of America. And as Latino music continues to dominate the mainstream, cumbia is one genre that embraces its tradition while exploring new interpretations.

  • Jul 27, 2023
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Group Inspires Latinos to Enjoy Outdoors, Protect Green Spaces

During Latino Conservation Week, which ended Sunday, July 23, the organization Latino Outdoors held a series of events aimed at encouraging communities to get outside and preserve natural areas.

  • Jul 26, 2023
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Long COVID a Growing Threat to Latino Communities

The prevalence of long COVID among Latinos —who are more likely to report symptoms of long COVID compared with non-Latinos— could worsen longstanding health inequities and force families to make tough decisions around treatment.

  • Jul 19, 2023
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Immigrants in NYC Resume Education Thanks to Local Group, Student Volunteers From Mexico

CREA, an organization founded in 2013 that offers formal schooling to Spanish-speaking adults across the city, aims to bolster education levels among Latino immigrants by helping them achieve elementary and middle-school proficiency in multiple subjects.

  • Jul 10, 2023
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‘People’s Church’ in East Harlem Provides a Haven for Asylum Seekers

First Spanish United Methodist Church has a history of supporting the Latino communities that have called East Harlem home for 100 years. Over the past nine months, it has added to that legacy by creating a safe haven and resource hub for migrants arriving from the southern border.

  • Jul 6, 2023
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The Toll of Drag Bans on Latino Performers

State legislatures across the country have recently passed bills banning or restricting an essential cultural manifestation for the LGBTQ+ community: drag shows. For communities of color, particularly the Latinos, drag has been a means of sustenance and salvation.

  • Jun 28, 2023
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How Nuevayorkinos Is Amplifying a New Interpretation of Immigrant Voices

Dedicated to documenting Latino and Caribbean communities in New York, the multi-platform archive project embraces immigrants’ journeys through their new exhibition, El Camino: Stories of Migration

  • Jun 16, 2023
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Losing Puerto Rico, One Moonshot at a Time (OPINION)

This is the story of two Puerto Ricos—a phantasmagorical island cooked up by Pierluisi and the one Boricuas endure daily.

  • May 23, 2023
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Puerto Rican Pastor Spews Hatred From the Pulpit (OPINION)

During a recent “sermon,” the head pastor of an evangelical church in Puerto Rico denounced people of color as racist, slammed the LGBT community, and complained that the Black actress starring in Disney’s remake of ‘The Little Mermaid’ was ugly.

  • May 9, 2023
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