The Blood is the Life, Mr. Lopez
By Nicholas Lopez A volunteer at the Immune Deficiency Foundation, Joanna Tierno was born without a whole immune system. She receives weekly blood infusions to …[read more]
Livery Drivers Say Green Cabs Put Them in the Red
By Laurie Cherenfant A large group of livery drivers assembled near the corner of Broad and Beaver Street on Tuesday to protest the new rule …[read more]
Yonkers Plumber Faces Many Gun Charges
By Samantha Grillo and Samuel J. Paul The federal trial of a Yonkers plumber with a long rap sheet accused of possessing an arsenal of …[read more]
Union Leaders on Trial for Racketeering
By SHAKIRA SEALEY A trial date was set for September 24th in Manhattan Supreme Court for two union leaders of a minority labor coalition who …[read more]
Trial Date Set for Teen Attempted Rape Suspect
By Lauren Keating A September 25 trial date was set on Tuesday in Manhattan Supreme Court for Brooklyn teen Amauri Azcona who is charged with …[read more]
Women Protest Street Harassment
By REBECA IBARRA Twenty-year-old Tahira Huff was walking to her Bedford-Stuyvesant home late one night when a man tried to chat her up. “What up …[read more]
Three Mexican Women Transition into America
BY ELIZABETH ELIZALDE Growing up, I was forced to lie about my identity my ethnicity, my culture…everything that has helped to make me the woman …[read more]
Latin at Midwood: “It’s So Noble, Refined and Exquisite”
BY STEPHANIE RAMSARUP At 7:59 A.M the bell rings at Midwood High School. The halls are filled with silence, except for the sound of Pachelbel’s …[read more]
Local Rockaway Store Comes Back
BY GINA MARIE GREENWALD It has been eight months since Hurricane Sandy hurdled through the Rockaway peninsula, leaving many people in the area picking up …[read more]
Community Schools Model Serves Students and Families
BY LAUREN KEATING Many schools offer more than just academics. But at a “community school,” like the Salomé Ureña de Henríquez campus schools in Washington …[read more]