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March 18, 2010

From the Motherlands to El Barrio: New York’s Latino Immigrant Experience – The American Museum of Natural History – Saturday and Sunday, March 20 and 21, 1–5 pm –

March 17, 2010

Jose Peralta becomes 3rd Dominican to reach N.Y. State’s top echelon – beats Hiram Monserrate for state senate seat – after judges Rolando Acosta, of the Court of Appeals, and Diccia Pineda, of the Supreme Court.

NYC Latin events, March 17-30

March 16, 2010

Race for Monserrate’s Old Senate Seat Winds Down

Rubby Pérez lanza a todo lujo en Nueva York su nuevo disco

March 15, 2010

Berta Castañer has been hired by Cablevision as Assistant News Director for News 12 Bronx and News 12 Brooklyn.

March 12, 2010

The Revolutionary Puerto Rican Woman – NYC Event – Friday March 19th at 7pm

March 10, 2010

Convicted abuser Hiram Monserrate announces his campaign to reclaim his Senate seat

NYC Latin events, March 10-16

See Cuba bloom in Bronx – New York Botanical Garden’s orchid show – “Cuba in Flower” a tropical explosion in the Bronx of thousands of orchids and lush greenery on view through April 11.

March 9, 2010

A Sneak Peek at Zengo, the Latin-Asian Behemoth restaurant in Midtown, NYC – owned by Mexican chef Richard Sandoval and opera man Placido Domingo

Supporters of ousted state Sen. Hiram Monserrate say Jose Peralta is puppet of ‘rich gay fanatics’

March 8, 2010

Puerto Rican Day Parade giving boot to Captain Morgan Rum

South Bronx store Casa Amadeo remains go-to spot for Latin music fans

Eddie Palmieri Performs at Lincoln Theatre – March 20th, 2010

Julián Zugazagoitia Named Director of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City – has served for the past 7 years as the Director/CEO of El Museo del Barrio in New York

March 5, 2010

A Latino Democratic state senator Ruben Diaz Sr. of the Bronx is urging black leaders to delay any action to push embattled New York Gov. David Paterson to resign.

Santa Barbara Youth Mariachi Headed to Lincoln Center

March 4, 2010

Special Election Profile: Jose Peralta – NYC Queens

Restaurant in New York serves ceviche sandwich – the N°7 Sub Shop

March 3, 2010

Dominican Jose Peralta, Puerto Rican Hiram Monserrate in heated face off for NY State bench – (mas Latino vs Latino)

42nd Street Mural by Sofia Maldonado – NYC – (looks cool)

NYC Latin events, March 3-9

March 1, 2010

Dominican Consulate in NYC improves services, official says

February 25, 2010

Yes we can! Ousted state Sen. Hiram Monserrate using President Obama’s slogan in bid to regain seat

February 22, 2010

Puerto Rican-Born New Yorkers Have To Get New Birth Certificates as well

February 17, 2010

NYC Latin events, Feb. 17-March 2

Omara Portuondo back in NYC after decade’s absence

The new Cornell Center for Behavior Intervention Development in New York City aims to cut obesity and obesity-related deaths in the city’s African-American and Latino communities with a $6 million grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.

The New York International Latino Film Festival Calls for Submissions and Announces a Contest to Produce the Commercial for the 11th Installment of the Festival, Which Runs From August 03 to August 08 – The Festival also announces the hire of Tanya Bravo, in the new position of Managing Director

Latinos in NYC Embrace Census And Push Immigration Reform – Rather than play a high-stakes game around the U.S. Census in March, immigration activists in New York are poised to play a crucial role in the federal debate on immigration law reform.

February 16, 2010

The New Generation Latino Consortium hosting the ‘NGLC Media, Marketing & Entertainment Conference’ at the Harvard Club of NYC on Monday April 5, 2010.

February 11, 2010

Suicide prevention program Life Is Precious is lifeline for young Latinas – NYC

February 10, 2010

NYC: 12 Year Old Latina Arrested for Doodling on Her Desk

Hiram Monserrate EXPELLED: NY State Senate Votes To Expel Queens Lawmaker After Assault Conviction

Colombian Senator Armando Benedetti Visits New York

Latin events, Feb. 10-16 – NYC

Latino speed-dating events in the East Village – NYC

Visual artist Sofia Maldonado and her cast of Afro-Caribbean Latinas that will inhabit a giant mural to go on display on 42nd St., between Broadway and Eighth Ave., on Feb. 24. – NYC

February 8, 2010

Battling Hispanic shock jocks – Luis Jiménez struggles to overtake El Vacilón – NYC

Push to Force Monserrate Expulsion Vote in the Senate – NY politics

A Latino Bronx Tale – movie “Falling Awake”

The percentage of Hispanic students accepted in NYC’s elite public high schools dipped slightly this year

February 5, 2010

Mega TV Continues to Expand in Key Markets – New Affiliation Agreement in New York Brings the Network’s Reach to nearly 6.5 Million Households

February 3, 2010

NYC Latin events, Feb. 3-9

AVENTURA & JUAN LUIS GUERRA @ MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

February 2, 2010

The Hispanic Federation slammed possible Democratic Senate candidate Harold Ford Jr. on Monday, alleging that his record on immigration isn’t up to par for New York City.

No Vote, No Voice: Impact of Disenfranchisement on Communities of Color – February 3, 2010 CUNY School of Law

January 28, 2010

Where the Women Wait, an Unwritten Code Is Rewritten – day laborers looking for work cleaning houses in NYC

NYC Police have a new second in command, and it’s the highest post ever held by a Hispanic – Rafael Pineiro

January 27, 2010

NYC Latin events, Jan. 27-Feb. 2

Salsa singer Tito Rojas, who suffered a mild heart attack on New Year’s Day in Puerto Rico, will return to the stage this Saturday for Lincoln Center

January 25, 2010

Hiram Monserrate likens himself to murdered civil rights workers as he steps up Senate fight

A Show of Solidarity in Puerto Rico – 5 NYC Council members travel to San Juan in wake of brutal anti-gay murder – Jorge Steven López Mercado

January 22, 2010

Jail Protest by Immigrant Detainees Is Broken Up by Agents – Varick Federal Detention Center in Lower Manhattan

January 20, 2010

Aventura hits Lady Gaga out of the park, headlining 4 MSG shows – who are they? – – Lady Gaga and Aventura both perform in New York this week, but they’ve on track to sell three times the number of tickets she can.

January 19, 2010

After 30 years in the television industry, Anna Carbonell is retiring – VP, Press & Public Affairs for NBC-4 and Telemundo 47 NYC

January 18, 2010

Honduras chef Eleazar Martinez brings Western touch to Korean cuisine in NYC

January 17, 2010

Edward Juarez, president of two Manhattan immigration service nonprofits, allegedly defrauded thousands of people to finance a high-flying lifestyle.

January 14, 2010

Ofelia Castiblanco is the new Director of Community Affairs for WNBC-4 and WNJU-47 in New York

Mark your calendars! LAMC 2010 will once again be in New York City at the Roosevelt Hotel July 6-10th.

NYC Fundraiser for Haiti at Nuyorican Poet’s Cafe This Sunday

Evidence mounting of shady dealings by NY Sen. Pedro Espada Jr.and his companies, court papers claim

U.S. Census Bureau figures show immigrant workers put $215 billion into NYC’s economic activity – make up almost 1/2 of the workforce & churning almost a 1/3 of its income

January 13, 2010

NYC Assembly Member Felix Ortiz To Open Statewide Exploratory Committee, Comptroller Or Senate Run In Play

The music of two legends who pioneered the fusion of jazz and Latin sounds will reverberate this weekend when bassist Carlos Henríquez leads the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra in a tribute to Dizzy Gillespie and Tito Puente.

Lebrón Brothers and Luis (Perico) Ortiz in classic salsa encore at Lehman – NYC

Latin events, Jan. 13-26 in NYC

Hiram Monserrate To Be Censured Or Expelled From New York Senate: Report

January 7, 2010

Flavors of Mexico, Made Fresh in Manhattan – Las Palomas

January 5, 2010

It was a triple play combination – all for a good cause – as the New York Mets, Goya and City Harvest teamed up to donate 5,000 pounds of food to food pantries throughout the city.

January 4, 2010

Latin events, Dec. 31-Jan. 10 in NYC

Artist Gabriel Orozco, eager to disappoint New York

Hiram Monserrate’s Christmas Party Crashed By Gay Activists – NYC

December 25, 2009

The Top Christmas Weekend Parties in NYC

December 17, 2009

A Wall in East Harlem Speaks: Stand Up and Be Counted – a mural encouraging Latinos to participate in the 2010 census.

NYC Latin events, Dec. 16-26

Coquito Masters event at El Museo del Barrio NYC -Coquito is a creamy, rum & coconut-based Puerto Rican holiday drink that’s similar in consistency to eggnog

Mexican ‘Sufganivot,’ Anyone? New York Chef Gives New Meaning to Jewish Cuisine

December 16, 2009

NYC graft conviction dashes Dominican politico’s upward career – Miguel Martinez

December 14, 2009

The Choices? Rum and Rum – Roneria Caracas, which opened last month inside Caracas Brooklyn (the restaurant’s specialty: Venezuelan-style arepas), is the latest incarnation of what could be the next new thing in drinking: spirit-centric bars.

Sunday Routine | Francisco J. Núñez – founder and artistic director of the Young People’s Chorus of New York City, a youth choir as diverse as the city it calls home.

December 11, 2009

Puerto Rico Tourism campaign gets warm response in Big Apple debut

Carlos Carbonero Plays Significant Role in Queens Public Library Renovation

December 9, 2009

The holidays in Puerto Rico are about food, music, family and friends — and then more food. – Already getting into the spirit is Sazón, the seven-month-old restaurant in SoHo that has been seducing palates with authentic Puerto Rican cuisine.

Latin picks, Dec. 9-15 in NYC

Seamstress Claudia Díaz is a sew-biz star

December 8, 2009

MTA whistleblower breaks nose, loses teeth, needs stitches after alleged shove onto tracks – Juan de los Santos in NYC

December 7, 2009

Dance Review | Ballet Hispanico – Under New Management, a Troupe Stretches Its Boundaries

Museo del Barrio renames “Spic Up/Speak Out!” poetry series

Hispanic New Yorkers Find Novel Way to Mess Up their Offspring

December 3, 2009

Paraguay named an undocumented U.S. immigrant to run its consulate in New York, discovering his illegal status only when the man returned home to get his diplomatic papers and was denied a U.S. visa.

December 2, 2009

Troupe movements at Ballet Hispánico in NYC – debut of new director, Eduardo Vilaro. He took over in August from Tina Ramírez, who founded the ballet 39 years ago.

Folk singer El Topo (Puerto Rican folk singer and composer) + Yomo Toro, at Lehman in NYC

Latin events, Dec. 2-8 in NYC

December 1, 2009

“Whose Barrio?” by Ed Morales and Laura Rivera

Tribute to Tito Puente to Fund Latino Youth Programs

November 30, 2009

Uruguayan documentary “The Circle” makes its New York debut at El Museo del Barrio on Wednesday December 2nd.

November 21, 2009

Poetry Series Spurs Debate on the Use of an Old Slur Against Latinos – “Spic Up/Speak Out” — at El Museo del Barrio

Efrain’s Corner: A Response to….”Puerto Ricans in New York Struggling…Still” Comment

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