People + New York City Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)
November 18, 2009
Hispanics who have distinguished themselves in different fields such as music, politics, technology, banking, business and education were honored at the 8th Annual Latino Trendsetter Awards Gala, presented by Defining Trends Magazine at U.N. headquarters in New York.
November 13, 2009
Final Lineup for the Latino Trendsetter Awards Announced!
November 2, 2009
Dr. Eliscer Guzman From The Mount Sinai Hospital Among Comunilife Honorees
October 30, 2009
Queens, NYC State Senator Hiram Monserrate : Once a Community Defender, Now an Attacker?
Jose Morales Promoted to Vice-President of Content for
Telemundo 47
October 26, 2009
One lucky chef: Ricardo Cardona cooks up winning meals for hungry Yankees
October 17, 2009
Hugo Balta, news director for Telemundo’s WNJU-47 in New York, also got pink-slipped during the company’s latest round of cuts.
October 15, 2009
Mexican Illegal Immigrant (Mario Vera) Badly Beaten In Brooklyn – Devastated Wife Asks For Witnesses To Come Forward; Woodhull Hospital Under Fire Over Initial Treatment – (yet another apparent hate crime called “bias attack” – $12k reward for info) + video
October 12, 2009
Beyond the Barrio, With Growing Pains – El Museo del Barrio reopens with a new glass facade, a redesigned courtyard and modernized galleries, including one devoted to its permanent collection in East Harlem, NYC – Rafael Montañez Ortiz
October 7, 2009
A conversation with Oscar Hijuelos and Esmeralda Santiago – Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at El Museo del Barrio – New York City
For a decade, Congressman Jose Serrano has worked to bring financial support to one the nation’s poorest neighborhoods – the South Bronx
October 5, 2009
Top 100 Influential Hispanics List taps Dominicans on Wall Street
October 1, 2009
Hiram Monserrate’s Gal Breaks Down While Defending Her Man – Her testimony expected to weight heavily on verdict
September 28, 2009
Mark Sanchez is the face of the New York Jets’ franchise and a symbol of success to the Mexican-American community he has warmly embraced.
September 24, 2009
Brooklyn family keeps Latino-Jewish traditions alive – Moshe and Chanaleah Nunez are Latino Jews who were raised in Christian homes
September 18, 2009
A Victim Treats His Mugger Right – Julio Diaz in NYC
September 17, 2009
More than 60 authors will participate in the third annual Hispanic/Latino Book Fair of New York this weekend in Jackson Heights, Queens. The fair is dedicated to Pulitzer Prize winner Junot Díaz.
Mark Sanchez’s poise creates excitement for N.Y. Jets
September 14, 2009
The Mutineer Becomes the Captain – Pedro Espada Jr – NY state politics
September 2, 2009
50 years makes a difference – Polito Vega
August 27, 2009
Polito Vega Has Been Keeping Radio’s Latin Music Hot for 50 Years
August 25, 2009
Gov. Luis G. Fortuño of Puerto Rico endorsed Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s re-election bid on Tuesday
August 21, 2009
Polito Vega marks 50 years in radio with star-studded MSG bash
August 18, 2009
A Q& A with Ed Morales about documentary “Whose Barrio?” covering the gentrification or the selling of NYC’s Spanish Harlem, El Barrio
Immigration Reform Postponed ’till 2010: FI2W’s Diego Graglia on WNYC’s The Brian Lehrer Show
August 14, 2009
Polito Vega celebrates 50 years on the Radio in NYC
August 13, 2009
Sen. Pedro Espada’s son to quit 6-figure gig after attorney general launches probe
New York State Senate coup participants raking it in Espada’s son gets $120K job with Senate majority; Hiram Monserrate gets new workers
August 12, 2009
Pratt student Eduardo Sanchez still in coma almost a week after savage beating by gang of teenagers
August 10, 2009
10 Classic Nuyorican Authors & Poets
August 6, 2009
Douglas Rodriguez OUT at Nuela, Chatting with Nieporent – Nuevo Latino pioneer chef in NYC
August 5, 2009
Univision anchor Rafael Pineda enjoys 41-year anniversary of WXTV/Ch. 41
August 3, 2009
Bronx group honors gridlock-causing Pedro Espada as ‘Senator of the Year’
July 20, 2009
Ensconced in the Bronx – José Diaz-Oyola
Ready to Celebrate: Nuyoricans, Hispanic Media Look to Sonia Sotomayor’s Confirmation to the Supreme Court
July 16, 2009
Photographer Carlos Alvarez Montero
July 14, 2009
General Mills’ Rodolfo Rodriguez to Present Keynote Speech at Portada NYC Conference
June 17, 2009
Two undocumented workers from Mexico and one from Ecuador injured in construction accidents in New York were awarded settlements totaling $3.85 million in the past two weeks, lawyers said on Wednesday.
June 16, 2009
One On 1: Civil Right Attorney Cesar Perales Discusses The Latino Struggle – In 1972, he helped start the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund, now called Latino Justice PRLDEF
June 11, 2009
Polito Vega still andando – Radio legend marks 50 yrs. on the air, has no plans to retire
June 6, 2009
Crossover Dreams of a Bronx Bachatero – Anthony Santos the frontman of Aventura, a quartet that specializes in the slinky Dominican ballad style called bachata
May 30, 2009
Art Review | Camilo José Vergara Harlem in Time-Lapse Photography
March 24, 2009
A Dream Delayed for Latino Laborers
March 16, 2009
This week, Jesse Hoffnung-Garskof, the author of “A Tale of Two Cities: Santo Domingo and New York after 1950” (Princeton University Press, 2008), will be answering selected readers’ questions about how New York has been transformed by the Dominican settlement and how Dominicans’ lives here have affected life in their native country.
March 14, 2009
Watchdog group calls for investigation of Adolfo Carrion, Bronx pres. tapped as Obama’s urban czar
February 16, 2009
Joe Cuba: The Father of New York Boogaloo has passed
January 28, 2009
Antonio Pagán, advocate for gays & Latinos, dies
December 28, 2008
Even in a borough that’s seen its share of political scandal and run-ins with the law, the sight of Councilman Hiram Monserrate in handcuffs last week was enough to shock even the most cynical political observer. Two weeks shy of his ascension as a leading Latino voice in the state Senate, Monserrate (D-Corona) was arrested and charged by the NYPD early Friday morning for allegedly slashing his girlfriend in the face with a broken bottle or glass during an argument.
December 18, 2008
Several hundred Hispanics gathered Wednesday in the New York borough of Queens to say their last goodbyes to Ecuadorian Jose Osvaldo Sucuzhañay, the victim of a hate crime.
December 15, 2008
Ecuadorean Man Dies From Beating Before His Mother Arrives to See Him – Jose Sucuzhanay
Family Of Bias Attack Victim To Fly Body Home – José Sucuzhañay
Hundreds protest New York immigrant’s fatal beating – Jose Sucuzhanay
December 10, 2008
New York beating victim dies, police say – Authorities open a homicide investigation into the attack on an Ecuadorean immigrant whose assailants reportedly shouted anti-gay and anti-Latino slurs.
Los médicos que atienden al ecuatoriano José Sucuzhanay, víctima de una paliza por supuestos motivos de odio racial, han declarado su muerte cerebral, aunque continúa con respiración asistida – NYC
December 9, 2008
Attack on Ecuadorean Brothers Investigated as Hate Crime – NYC
A Self-Leaking Nominee? Adolfo Carrion Jr. for a cabinet post? :: Bronx Borough President, Democrat of Puerto Rican descent, serves as president of the National Association of Latino Elected Officials(NALEO) + a not to complimentary website adolfocarrion.com
December 5, 2008
Pedro Espada will take office as majority leader of the New York State Senate in January. – 33rd Senate District – Bronx, NYC
December 3, 2008
Ramon Velez larger than life, for good and for ill
December 2, 2008
Anti-poverty baron Ramon Velez, 75 – NYC
Hiding in Plain Sight For an undocumented family, life in a sanctuary city is feeling less safe all the time. – NYC
Lucero family spokesman is high-profile NYC activist – Fernando Mateo, president of a nonprofit group called Hispanics Across America
November 21, 2008
Diego Jiménez: La ‘muralla’ de los Red Bull
November 18, 2008
New York State Senator-elect Pedro Espada knows how to crash a party—in the Bronx and in Albany. Known for bucking political bosses, Espada recently bumped Efrain Gonzalez from the 33rd Senatorial District. He is one of three legislators withholding their support of State Senator Malcolm Smith, who is vying to become Senate Majority Leader.
November 11, 2008
Homeless Hispanics in New York Face Somber Future
October 27, 2008
Secret of their 6-cess: Queens couple Victor and Digna Carpio share story delivery of sextuplets – believed to be the first sextuplets born to a Hispanic couple in the U.S.
September 23, 2008
Vicious bat attack leaves radio host blind in one eye – Dominican Pelagio de la Cruz – (video included)
September 22, 2008
From New York Soil, the Taste of Home – Agustín Juárez maintains Mexican traditions on his labor of love, a small plot in Staten Island where he grows the vegetables and herbs of home.
September 15, 2008
Top New York Latino Officials announce support for Obama
September 10, 2008
Queens Resident Bryant Panora Receives Hispanic Scholarship Award From Briarcliffe College
September 3, 2008
A three-way contest for an obscure judgeship in Tuesday’s primary election has sparked a major rift among Bronx Democratic leaders, one that could signal the end of party boss Jose Rivera’s eight-year reign.
August 10, 2008
De Brooklyn a Beijing, por México – Francisco Bautista es uno de los tres atletas mexicanos que participarán en la Maratón Olímpica
August 8, 2008
It’s a Living: Acting Like a Freak and Getting Shot – Jose Pico on Coney Island
July 28, 2008
For East River North Renewal president Albert Medina, lifting Spanish Harlem a labor of love
July 24, 2008
Just a couple of months after WCBS/Ch. 2 correspondent Pablo Guzman cheated death in a car crash, he’s now recovering from a heart attack. – New York City
Pequeñas maravillas – La habilidad de un orfebre para reproducir la cultura aborigen latinoamericana en miniatura – Ramón Cabrera
Roberto Ayala isn’t really a big fan of boxing. He and his brother, Jorge, own La Fonda Boricua restaurant in Spanish Harlem. Six years ago, Ayala was introduced to WBA welterweight champion Miguel Cotto and immediately became a Cotto fan.
July 23, 2008
NY State Assembly has 1st Dominican representing part of Bronx – Nelson Castro
July 17, 2008
Spanish Voice of the Mets Pleased at Growing Number of Latino Players
July 15, 2008
Senator Plans Run as Democrat — and Republican – New York State Senator Ruben Diaz Sr
Charles Rice-Gonzalez aims to boost Bronx in art
June 17, 2008
Guiding Hands Help Immigrant Artists Connect – New York
June 5, 2008
Emilio Navarro an ageless ambassador – At 102, Navarro is the oldest living professional baseball player and the first Puerto Rican to play in the Negro Leagues.
June 4, 2008
Latin music icon Mike Amadeo gets overdue recognition
Luis Jiménez vows to keep the party going at the parade – NYC
The Puerto Rican Murder Club – The just-released thriller “Revenge Tango,” Jerry Rodríguez’s follow-up to his acclaimed “The Devil’s Mambo”
May 28, 2008
Meet Charles Juhasz-Alvarado’s Giant Termite – The Puerto Rican sculptor gets buggy at Exit Art – NYC
May 20, 2008
Day Delgado, Night Delgado Are Different Hitters – Mets’ Carlos Delgado
Rebellion is escalating against Bronx’s Dem chief Jose Rivera
May 14, 2008
Beto Cuevas will showcase unreleased songs in his NY solo debut
May 12, 2008
Cielo Latino leader carries on tireless, personal fight against AIDS – NYC
May 8, 2008
Arthur Aviles: Boricua tai chi
May 6, 2008
Union Boss Dennis Rivera To Lead NYC’s Puerto Rican Day Parade
WCBS-TV reporter Pablo Guzman injured in Yonkers car accident
April 14, 2008
El shock jock lifts WCAA radio – Luis Jimenez in New York
March 13, 2008
Long overdue second act for Queens theater pioneer Silvia Brito
Polk Native Called ‘Astonishing’ in Broadway Musical – Karen Olivo in “In the Heights”
March 5, 2008
Antonio Skarmeta Offers Wisdom at Hispanic New York Class – Columbia University
On Local Radio, an Accent on Spanglish – Rocio Trujillo on WBON 98.5 FM, La Nueva Fiesta in New York City
February 25, 2008
Manny Vega and His ‘Hip Hop Byzantine’ Art
February 21, 2008
Jacky Teplitzky, New York City’s Top Latina Residential Real Estate Broker, is Ranked Number One in 2007 by Real Estate Powerhouse Prudential Douglas Elliman
February 14, 2008
Adolfo Carrión Jr. to Name Campaign Chairmen – New York City
February 11, 2008
Dominican heads Bronx Latinos in rally for Obama – Haile Rivera
January 24, 2008
Sought-after Peruvian conductor debuts at Carnegie – Miguel Harth-Bedoya
January 16, 2008
Luis Jiménez is back and kicking – King of Latin airwave disses ‘Vacilón’ ex-colleagues and says he has no rivals in N.Y. morning radio
December 3, 2007
Luis from Seward – Did you know one of Hollywood’s most celebrated Puerto Rican stars (Luis Guzman) lives on Grand Street?
November 14, 2007
The Latin Americanist: Luis Miranda of Casa las Americas NYC Dies
October 16, 2007
Arturo O’Farrill – Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra – His Latin Beat Goes On, in a New Home
October 3, 2007
Colombian Contractor Works Hard To Send Money Back Home – New York City
October 2, 2007
Music Maker Marches To The Beat Of His Own Drum – Caly Rivera – New York City
September 19, 2007
Scott Gomez will be a hit with the Rangers in the big New York sports market (NHL)
August 20, 2007
Family, Friends Of Murdered Bodega Owner (Bolivar Cruz) Gather For March in Queens, New York
July 16, 2007
Joseph Pantigoso Appointed VP Managing Director, Bromley New York
July 11, 2007
Longtime Advocate for Immigrants Now Faces Deportation – Victor Toro
March 30, 2007
José Rivera, “Mayor of Clinton St.,’ dies at age 63
February 22, 2007
NYPD elevates Hispanic to top post – Assistant Chief James Tuller
January 28, 2007
Manuel J. Rivera to head new commission on public higher education in New York instead of superintendent of Boston
January 22, 2007
Dominican hero in NYC fire rescue
January 14, 2007
Slaying of Beloved Doc Shakes North Fordham – Dr. Leandro Lozado – NYC
January 10, 2007
Lin-Manuel Miranda: Scaling the Heights, First Person
January 8, 2007
Shocker in doc slay – Dr. Leandro Lozada – New York
January 5, 2007
Bronx Hispanic doctor, Leandro Lozada, slain in his Yonkers home specifically targeted, possibly robbed
January 2, 2007
Badillo’s World, One Tenement’s Tale and Eau N.Y.C. – New York City
