New York + New York Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)
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
Puerto Ricans in New York Struggling…Still – Puerto Ricans are some of the most prominent figures in New York politics and culture, so some people are surprised when they hear that, overall, Puerto Ricans are among the poorest and least educated New Yorkers. Almost a third in New York are living in poverty.
November 20, 2009
Do Long Island Police Ignore Hate Crimes?
November 18, 2009
Grammy Award Winner, Luis Fonsi, to Perform at the Patchogue!
November 16, 2009
Speaking Out: Students Support Latino Studies Program – Cornell University
Fernando Bermudez Wrongfully Jailed For 18 Years, Finally Gets Justice – New York
November 13, 2009
Western New York Native Thomas Perez has earned a high post in the U.S. Justice Department. – Friday, Perez will be sworn in as head of the department’s Civil Rights Division. He’ll report directly to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder.
November 12, 2009
DA probes allegations of Latino bias in Long Beach case – New York
November 10, 2009
A Guatemalan designated as one of the world’s biggest drug kingpins has been convicted of cocaine importation and distribution charges by New York jury
Hofstra University Cultural Center Bilingual Conference on Jorge Luis Borges, Argentinian Writer, Philospher and Poet, to Attract International Scholarly Participation
November 9, 2009
Puerto Ricans in Buffalo Boxing History: Believe it or not!
Remembering Marcelo Lucero : Images and Thoughts from Vigil in Patchogue, Long Island
NY village gets new voting system to aid Hispanics – A federal judge imposed an unusual election system on a suburban village Friday
November 5, 2009
Dominican-born judge wins bench in N.Y. State Supreme Court – Diccia Pineda-Kirwan
November 4, 2009
Life’s a real beach for New York Latino politicos
November 2, 2009
Personal Stories Highlight fifth annual Long Island Latino International Film Festival
Democratic Party leaders meeting at a pre-election dinner Thursday announced their endorsement of Assemblyman Jose Peralta over Monserrate in the 2010 primary – NY
October 29, 2009
New Study Shows that for Latinos in NYC, The Recession is a Depression
October 17, 2009
White Plains Hispanic parade, festival on Sunday, rain or shine
“The Great Inca Road,” a photo exhibition (of the famous Incan Capaq Ñan) organized by the Consulate General of Peru in New York, is currently open to public at the American Museum of Natural History.
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 14, 2009
New York Needs More Immigrants, Says Bloomberg
October 13, 2009
Parents of victims furious to learn that DWI mom Carmen Huertas mocked her own daughter’s pleas to be careful – NYC
LISTA’ Jose Marquez and Judge Sonia Sotomayor to Recieve 2009 New York State Department of Labor and JSEC Rising Star Awards.
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
Annual Hispanic American parade steps off in NYC
Interview with Sueños chef Sue Torres in NYC
Interview with George Mendes, owner and chef of Aldea in NYC
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
From Mexico to NYC stage – For director and choreographer Edgardo Lar, the challenges he faced were many when staging a musical in Spanish about a 16th-century French massacre with a cast of 25 high school and college students from Mexico. – “Anjou, A Tale of Horror”
ESMERALDA SANTIAGO, ELVIRA LINDO, ANNECY BAEZ AT THE NEW YORK TIMES – OCTOBER 13 (6 – 8 P.M.) – panel discussion “Women’s Voices in a Latino New York”
October 5, 2009
University of Rochester’s Memorial Art Gallery hosts celebration of vibrant Hispanic culture
October 2, 2009
Rochester Hispanic Business Association honors Jacklyn Ortiz as business person of year
September 30, 2009
Latin Events, Sept. 30-Oct. 6 in NYC
Peter W. Davidson of Brooklyn, described as “an experienced dealmaker and executive in the private sector,” has been named to a key post in the state’s economic development agency – will be executive director, the No. 2 person, at the Empire State Development Corp., or ESD – Many of his businesses have been geared toward the Hispanic community, including El Diario/La Prensa.
September 29, 2009
Sonia Sotomayor Throws a Strike at Yankee Stadium
MSG.com’s Latin Music Hub Is Live! – Madison Square Garden in NYC – (but no Spanish option interestingly enough)
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
Rita Moreno, Star of Stage, Screen, and Television to Deliver 14th Annual Burian Lecture, October 7, 2009
Brooklyn family keeps Latino-Jewish traditions alive – Moshe and Chanaleah Nunez are Latino Jews who were raised in Christian homes
September 22, 2009
DON”T MISS the Third Annual Hispanic Digital and Print Media Conference this Thursday September 24 in NYC. The industry’s signature event will explore the latest trends and opportunities in the Hispanic digital and print media markets. The event annually gathers more than 200 key players in Hispanic advertising and media through an exciting line-up of speakers and panelists.
September 21, 2009
NY Senator Serrano Report: Immigration Reform Starts Here
September 18, 2009
10 Reasons To Attend The Seventh Annual Hispanic Television Summit
A Victim Treats His Mugger Right – Julio Diaz in NYC
September 17, 2009
The brother of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor will deliver the keynote address at opening ceremonies Friday for the Central New York celebration of Hispanic/Latino Heritage Month.
Mark Sanchez’s poise creates excitement for N.Y. Jets
The 12th edition of Lincoln Center’s Latinbeat Film Festival is underway at the Walter Reade Theater, featuring 21 films, more than half of them from the healthy movie industries of Argentina and Mexico.
September 15, 2009
New York City Latino Voter Forums Reveal Poor Quality Candidate Outreach
Dr. Eliscer Guzman, with The Mount Sinai Medical Center, Join Forces to Celebrate the Community Diabetes and Cardiovascular Care Program’s Graduation Ceremony on September 16th
September 14, 2009
Latino HIV/AIDS Crisis Demands Attention – Health Care Professionals from Across the United States Gather in New York City for National Conference on Latinos and AIDS to Address Concerns
The Mutineer Becomes the Captain – Pedro Espada Jr – NY state politics
September 9, 2009
New York State Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada, Jr. (D-Bronx) held a press conference on Tuesday to cast a spotlight on rights violations against farm workers
Nueva York celebra a México – Gracias al festival Celebrate Mexico Now en Estados Unidos se puede conocer más de la cultura y gastronomía nacionales
September 8, 2009
In a strange twist, police busted a Hispanic man for tossing a bottle and a piece of wood at parishioners of a Hispanic church in an area of Long Island long plagued by racial strife — and charged him with a hate crime. (wt!@$)
Christhian Munguia Garcia
September 3, 2009
This Week’s Latin Events, Sept. 2-8 in New York City
Celebrate Mexico Now! festival returns Sept. 8-20 to New York City
September 2, 2009
Pedro Espada Jr. Fires Aide Onix A. Sosa Over Real Estate Woes – NY
Burglary probed at Latino church in Patchogue – Long Island, NY
Police: Anti-Hispanic Notes Left at Suffolk Church – Long Island, NY
Video – NYC Dominican Day Parade 2009 featuring Charlie Villanueva and La Mega 97.9 DJ Lobo
A celebration of Puerto Rican culture in Central Park – Fiesta Folklorica – NYC
Violent Anti-Immigrant Climate in Suffolk County, NY
September 1, 2009
Another Latino targeted in Patchogue “hate crime” – Long Island, NY
August 27, 2009
Un inmigrante ecuatoriano está filmando una película que aborda un tema oportuno en la isla de Long Island: crimen por prejuicios.
August 26, 2009
Rookie Mark Sanchez was named the New York Jets’ starting quarterback Wednesday
August 25, 2009
Gov. Luis G. Fortuño of Puerto Rico endorsed Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s re-election bid on Tuesday
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
August 17, 2009
A Hispanic man told investigators he was beaten and robbed in a racially charged attack in a Long Island community where another Hispanic was killed in an alleged hate crime last fall, police said.
1,000 get update on health at Latino fair in Rochester, NY
August 16, 2009
Focus sharpens on Saratoga’s Latinos – Photo shows an intimate look at track workers, community – New York
New NYU Press Series: Citizenship and Migration in the Americas
August 14, 2009
Polito Vega celebrates 50 years on the Radio in NYC
Long Island immigrants fight to win wages they say they are owed
August 13, 2009
Maria Connie Castaneda takes personal pride as mayor of Brockport, New York
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
Immigrant Neighborhoods in New York Continue to Reel From Mortgage Forclosures and Job Losses
August 12, 2009
Pratt student Eduardo Sanchez still in coma almost a week after savage beating by gang of teenagers
August 11, 2009
In 2008, police arrested Latinos for pot possession at four times the rate of whites, and blacks at seven times the rate of whites in NYC
August 4, 2009
All Ranks Salute Olga Méndez, Political Trailblazer
Latinos In Social Media Heritage Tour! (#LatISM) First national tour – NY, TX, FL – during Hispanic Heritage Month
August 3, 2009
Univision is celebrating its 41 years of broadcasting tomorrow, Tuesday, August 4, 2009 from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. in the boogie down Bronx Joyce Kilmer Park 161st & Grand Concourse & Walton Avenue right in front of the Court House Bronx, NY Join Zon del Barrio as we bring the Bronx down with this birthday celebration!
A funeral is being held Monday for former New York state Sen. Olga Mendez. She was the first Puerto Rican woman elected to a state legislature in the mainland United States.
FDNY written exams excluded hundreds of black and Hispanic firefighters, federal judge rules
July 29, 2009
Olga A. Méndez, First Puerto Rican Woman Elected To U.S. State Legislature, Dead At 83
July 22, 2009
Shauna Page and Fernando Ruiz searched over a decade for fresh masa in New York. In December the couple took matters into their own hands. On a side street in Corona, Queens, they opened Tortillería Nixtamal, apparently the only place in the city that makes and sells masa; it also sells fresh tortillas, tacos, tamales and other dishes.
New York International Latino Film Festival founder Calixto Chinchilla marks 10th anniversary
July 20, 2009
30-year-old Jacklyn Ortiz wins Hispanic Business Person of the Year award – Rochester, New York
July 15, 2009
Sen. Hiram Monserrate spent about twice as much money as his raised over the past six months and used $14,500 worth of campaign cash to cover legal bills as he fights felony assault charges, according to his most recent filing with the state Board of Elections.
July 14, 2009
Hispanic politics can be a tricky business inside the NYPD.
July 13, 2009
Latin Alternative Music’s Movers and Shakers Meet
July 9, 2009
Senator Pedro Espada Returns To Democrats, Ending New York Senate Stalemate – Espada and fellow Democratic Sens. Ruben Diaz and Hiram Monserrate said the end of the standoff is a victory for Latinos, providing them a greater voice in Albany
June 24, 2009
Time Warner Cable, the second largest cable operator in the US, has tapped New York-based advertising agency Gotham Inc. for the metropolitan launch of its new bilingual entertainment brand, El Paquetazo
Local members of the New York Chapter of the National Society of Hispanic MBAs who recently completed graduate degrees were honored Tuesday by the chapter and the city of Rochester
June 22, 2009
Nathalia Ortiz has joined the team of “Currents,” the new NET NY television show as a reporter and fill-in anchor.
Agency Chain Vies for Latino Buyers – (Casa Latino makes the NY Times)
Traitor New York State Senator Hiram Monserrate likens himself to Jesus – (strong words all around)
June 19, 2009
New York City Mayor Bloomberg Names Hispanic BIC Web Site Integral Part of City’s Five Hispanic Business Initiatives
June 18, 2009
After searching since March for a new executive director, the Hispanic Resource Center is confident that Bronx native Zoe Colon will excel in the position – Mamaroneck, New York
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 15, 2009
More than $1.3 million in scholarships was awarded to 35 area Hispanic students tonight at the 14th Annual Gala and Scholarship Awards at the Hyatt Regency Rochester. – Rochester Hispanic Business Association – New York
June 12, 2009
La cantante Olga Tañón canceló el viernes su participación en la Parada Nacional Puertorriqueña en Nueva York que se celebra el domingo y en la que sería reconocida como la madrina nacional del evento.
COORS LIGHT JOINS THE PARADE Official Beer Sponsor Celebrates Puerto Rican Summertime Festivities While Supporting Educational Endeavors
June 11, 2009
Lin-Manuel Miranda might have risen to fame, thanks to his role as the Dominicano Usnavi in his Tony-winning musical “In the Heights,” but he is, of course, a pureblood Boricua. Miranda will be showing his pride Sunday at the parade aboard the American Airlines float. – NYC Puerto Rican Day Parade
Salsa star Víctor Manuelle wrapped up two concerts in Mexico last weekend before heading to New York this week to be crowned Puerto Rican Day Parade King of the Parade.
Latino-Black Rivalry Helped Fuel G.O.P.’s Takeover of New York State Senate – re: Pedro Espada Jr. new president of the Senate and Hiram Monserrate
Quarterback Mark Sanchez signs a five-year contract with Jets
June 8, 2009
Thousands watch Long Island’s Puerto Rican/Hispanic Day parade
June 3, 2009
La actriz y cantante Angélica María, conocida como “la novia de México”, recibirá un homenaje en la próxima edición del Festival Hola México, que se celebrará en Nueva York del 23 al 28 de junio, informaron hoy los organizadores.
El Departamento del Trabajo y la organización comunitaria “Se Hace camino Nueva York” informaron hoy de un acuerdo con seis supermercados que les obliga a pagar 317,687 dólares en salarios a varios de sus trabajadores, un gran número de ellos inmigrantes latinos.
June 2, 2009
June is Puerto Rican party time in NYC
May 30, 2009
Art Review | Camilo José Vergara Harlem in Time-Lapse Photography
May 28, 2009
US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Region V to Host 2nd Annual Hispanic Business to Business Trade Show
May 7, 2009
Staten Islander arrested a 2nd time in alleged hate crime – accused of whipping a Mexcian immigrant with his belt, reportedly told police: “We did nothing wrong. … He’s an illegal immigrant. I’m an American citizen.”
April 10, 2009
New York will soon have a new daily Spanish-language newspaper. On April 20, NY Al Día will be launched
April 2, 2009
Comptroller Bill Thompson will receive the first formal endorsement of an elected official for his mayoral bid (NYC) this evening from Assemblyman Peter Rivera, the Legislature’s highest-ranking Latino elected official.
Growth in Hispanic students at Long Island colleges – (nice data)
Long Island colleges vie for Hispanic students
March 31, 2009
10th ANNUAL LATIN ALTERNATIVE MUSIC CONFERENCE ANNOUNCES PANEL TOPICS
March 25, 2009
Gov. David Paterson has appointed the first Latino presiding justice to the midlevel appeals court in New York. Associate Justice Luis Gonzalez
March 24, 2009
A Dream Delayed for Latino Laborers
Immigrants fearful English classes could be cut – New York
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
Siete artistas argentinos y chilenos aterrizaron en Queens para mostrar las últimas tendencias del arte del Cono Sur, bajo el título de “El Tigre Celeste”.
Las bodegas de Nueva York, en peligro de extinción
Watchdog group calls for investigation of Adolfo Carrion, Bronx pres. tapped as Obama’s urban czar
March 11, 2009
Inmigrantes de Nueva York exigen ayuda para superar la crisis
MTV’s ‘I’m a Nuyorican’ not getting El Barrio love – has only managed to spark a lot of drama.
Kinky brings galactic beats to Blender
Telemundo NY WNJU-47 cancels newscasts, lays off staff
March 10, 2009
Mayor Bloomberg hones Spanish skills to woo Latino voters
Alcalde de N.Y. afina su español para atraer a votantes latinos – Michael Bloomberg
March 4, 2009
2 Indicted in Fatal Beating of Ecuadorean Immigrant – The two suspects, Keith Phoenix, 28, and Hakim Scott, 25, are charged with second-degree murder, manslaughter and assault, all as hate crimes, for the Dec. 7 attack on the immigrant, Jose O. Sucuzhañay, and his brother Romel, who survived.
March 3, 2009
Hoping for a Latino Archbishop, Eventually – Latinos account for at least half of the Roman Catholics in New York
February 16, 2009
Joe Cuba: The Father of New York Boogaloo has passed
February 1, 2009
Latino Leaders Should Step Up – An editorial in New York’s Spanish-language El Diario/La Prensa calls on Latino politicians to take a stand against the recent appointment of Kirsten Gillibrand as the new U.S. Senator from New York. Latinos have come too far, editors write, to accept a senator who espouses the kind of positions that Latinos have been fighting against for years.
Top 15 Hispanic-owned Companies in New York
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand met with Latino lawmakers Sunday in Brooklyn in an effort to explain some of her positions on immigration
January 28, 2009
Antonio Pagán, advocate for gays & Latinos, dies
In Joe Torre’s Book, Alex Rodriguez Comments Stand Out
January 25, 2009
Metaleros’ journey: Meet N.Y.’s thriving Latino metal scene
January 23, 2009
Estudiantes de origen mexicano en Nueva York reciben atención insuficiente
January 21, 2009
The Mohawk Valley Community College board of trustees officially welcomed its first Hispanic trustee this week. – Anthony J. Colòn – New York
Manhattan’s Latino theatre company, INTAR, which was set to premiere Eduardo Machado’s In Paradise and Nick Norman’s She Plundered Him, may have to postpone its season after the sudden closure of the Zipper Factory.
Los tentáculos de Slim llegan al New York Times
BEYOND Mexico and the Caribbean, another “New World” of cuisine still awaits many New Yorkers. These three restaurants offer some surprising flavors from South America. – CAFECITO BOGOTA, URUBAMBA y WARUNG KARIO
It’s Official: New Times Company Gets $250 Million Cash Infusion From Carlos Slim
CNN correspondent Soledad O’Brien wants this dog gone. The newswoman and other members of a Chelsea co-op board are trying to evict a beloved family pet from a swanky loft building because they say the dog is smelly and slobbers.
January 15, 2009
New York City police stopped, questioned and frisked more than half a million people last year, 80% of them black and Hispanic, a civil-rights group said Thursday.
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 20, 2008
A top Hispanic advocate who runs the White-Plains based Westchester Hispanic Coalition is facing a misdemeanor driving while intoxicated charge, police said yesterday. Graciela Heymann, 49, the executive director of the Westchester Hispanic Coalition
December 18, 2008
Dos exposiciones de fotografías simultáneas reflejan en forma emotiva y vibrante la inquietud social y política que conmovió a Latinoamérica en las últimas décadas. En “Cornell Capa: fotógrafo sensible” los trabajos expuestos datan a partir de 1953 en Guatemala, y hasta 1973 en Honduras. La segunda muestra es “Susan Meiselas: en la Historia”, y entre los países fotografiados figura Nicaragua, a quien dedicó mucho tiempo a partir de 1978 – NYC
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.
Gaytino!, written and performed by Dan Guerrero, will make its Off-Broadway premiere in January 2009 at the Zipper Factory Theater.
A ‘West Side Story’ With A Different Accent – The Broadway-bound revival, staged by co-creator Arthur Laurents, rethinks the musical from top to bottom. Some characters sing in Spanish, for one thing. And those lovable gang thugs? They’re angrier now.
December 17, 2008
Los mexicanos serán para el año 2025 el grupo más grande de hispanos en la ciudad de Nueva York, según arrojó un estudio del Centro de Estudios para Latinoamérica y el Caribe (CLACLS), difundido ayer aquí.
December 15, 2008
Ecuadorean Man Dies From Beating Before His Mother Arrives to See Him – Jose Sucuzhanay
Brooklyn congresswoman Nydia Velazquez has taken herself out of contention as a potential successor for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Killing Haunts Ecuadoreans’ Rise in New York
Hundreds protest New York immigrant’s fatal beating – Jose Sucuzhanay
December 12, 2008
James Castro-Blanco to Launch Campaign for Yonkers City Council President
Fundar hace cuatro décadas el Teatro Rodante Puertorriqueño fue un “gran reto que valió la pena” y, aunque se han cosechado muchos éxitos, aún queda un largo camino que recorrer, según su fundadora, la actriz Miriam Colón Valle, homenajeada hoy en Nueva York.
Mexicanos en Nueva York mantienen la fe guadalupana
December 10, 2008
Live from NYC: Best Latin music moments of the year
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.
New York Real Estate Power Players Join Casa Latino Real Estate
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
John Leguizamo is featured in a new online ad campaign launching today from The New York Times – video
December 9, 2008
Since 2000, the Dominican Republic, China and Mexico have sent the most people to New York: 81,000, 77,000 and 69,000
Since 2000, the Dominican Republic, China and Mexico have sent the most people to New York: 81,000, 77,000 and 69,000
Attack on Ecuadorean Brothers Investigated as Hate Crime – NYC
An Ecuadorean immigrant was in critical condition Monday after being brutally beaten by four attackers who authorities say may have mistaken him and his brother for gay men. – New York City
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 8, 2008
Ambiente de cabaret, boleros con pasión y despecho, trajes de lentejuelas, guantes de seda y el pasado torciendo el presente están en “La caja de Pandora”, a presentarse del 10 al 14 de diciembre en Roy Arias Studios & Theatres.
December 6, 2008
Dieciséis cónsules latinoamericanos han unido fuerzas para coordinar la ayuda a la comunidad hispana del nordeste del país y se reunirán la semana que viene con el gobernador de Nueva York para tocar temas que afectan a los inmigrantes.
December 5, 2008
Lucía González and Lulu Delacre, author and illustrator of The Storyteller’s Candle / La velita de los cuentos, celebrate the remarkable efforts of New York City’s first Latina librarian, Pura Belpré, in her native Puerto Rico.
Pedro Espada will take office as majority leader of the New York State Senate in January. – 33rd Senate District – Bronx, NYC
Hispanic advocates in New York called on the governor Thursday to consider more Latinos for critical government positions. Members of the National Latino Officers Association gathered outside the Governor David Paterson’s office in Murray Hill Thursday afternoon.
Festival Cine español en una butaca neoyorquina – Arranca el Spanish Cinema Now en el Lincoln Center
Antonio Banderas entra en el Consejo Asesor del Instituto Cervantes de N.York
Inmigrantes tienen menor acceso a vivienda en Nueva York
December 3, 2008
Rivera to Paterson: I Told You So – Assemblyman Peter M. Rivera calls on Governor Paterson to reject the recommendations for Chief Judge and releases letter sent earlier this year to the Governor warning of lack of Hispanics serving as judges throughout New York
Broadway diva, Natalie Toro, will appear as the Special Guest Star in GLIMPSES ON THE MOON Monday, December 8th and Monday, December 15th as the Off-Broadway-sold-out-musical-hit continues to delight audiences at the Algonquin Hotel (59 West 44th Street – between 5th and 6th Avenues)
On Wednesday, Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy and Police Commissioner Richard Dormer announced the assignment of Police Officer Pablo Morales to a foot patrol post in Patchogue, and named Police Officer Lola Quesada as special advisor to the commissioner on Minority Affairs.
Trio of big names stand in way of Latino taking N.Y. – A Clinton, a Cuomo and a Kennedy.
Ramon Velez larger than life, for good and for ill
Many Long Island immigrants say they live in fear of attacks
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
Suffolk’s Hispanic Advisory Board announced several initiatives yesterday to rebuild trust between police and Hispanic communities following the Nov. 8 killing of Marcelo Lucero, though an official said County Executive Steve Levy would not commit funding to the endeavor.
November 29, 2008
A day laborer from Riverhead, N.Y., got a fractured nose at the hands of his boss, a Shirley, N.Y., contractor, because he showed up late for work, Suffolk police said.
November 25, 2008
The revival of the David Mamet play starring John Leguizamo, Cedric the Entertainer and Haley Joel Osment closed Sunday after a week’s run of eight performances.
Another man attacked hours before Patchogue hate killing – Long Island
The high school student accused of stabbing an Ecuadorean immigrant to death pleaded not guilty to murder, hate crime and conspiracy charges in Riverhead yesterday.
In a shake-up in the wake of attacks on Hispanic men in Patchogue, today the highest-ranking Hispanic officer in the Suffolk County Police Department takes the reins as head of the Fifth Precinct. – Aristedes Mojica
November 21, 2008
Diego Jiménez: La ‘muralla’ de los Red Bull
After watching Barack Obama break the ultimate racial barrier on his path to the presidency — and after serving as chief-of-staff for six years to the borough’s first Latino elected official, Councilman Hiram Monserrate — Julissa Ferreras is set to make some history of her own. In all probability, Ferreras will soon announce her candidacy for the city council seat left vacant by Monserrate’s landslide state Senate victory. If she wins the special election in February to serve the rest of her boss’ term, Ferreras will become the first Latina representative from Queens.
Como en la estructura de una casa se enlazan los escritos de cinco dramaturgos hispanos en el libro “Se vende, se alquila o se regala: Antologia de dramaturgia latina en Nueva York”.
El festival Borimix, creado por La Sociedad Educativa para las Artes (SEA) en el 2005, ha crecido en pocos años para presentar ahora un programa en el que además de teatro hay exposiciones de artes visuales, recitales de música, actividades para niños, poesía y una muestra de cine.
6 Long Island Teens Charged With Hate Crimes and one with murder in the Nov. 8 killing of Marcelo Lucero
November 20, 2008
Congresswoman Nydia M. Velazquez (D-N.Y.) Chosen to Lead Hispanic Agenda in the 111th Congress – Unanimously elected Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus
November 19, 2008
Concurring exhibits from two extraordinary photographers offer a rare and moving portrait of Latin America’s turmoil since the 1950s. “Cornell Capa: Concerned Photographer” sets off in 1953 in Guatemala and wraps up 20 years later in Honduras, while “Susan Meiselas: In History” focuses on her visits to three countries, including Nicaragua, where she has been photographing since 1978. Both are on view through Jan. 4 at the International Center of Photography – NYC
Activists: Hispanics afraid to report hate crimes – Long Island
La Alianza de Inmigrantes de Long Island (Nueva York) pidió hoy un cambio en las políticas migratorias del condado de Suffolk, en donde hace diez días fue asesinado el inmigrante ecuatoriano Marcelo Lucero.
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.
Más de 100.000 rosas cultivadas en Colombia fueron regaladas el lunes en las calles de Nueva York como parte de una campaña que celebra el éxito de la industria de la floricultura en la nación sudamericana y sus exportaciones.
November 17, 2008
Reading out loud: Literary venues for Latinos bloom in NYC
Abundan los eventos literarios en español en Nueva York
In Ecuador, a killing on Long Island sparks fear
Salvadoran teenager with rare genetic disorder gets help from local group
November 12, 2008
A Latino advocacy group said Tuesday it might sue the family members of a “lynch mob” of Long Island teenagers who allegedly killed an Ecuadoran immigrant. Hispanics Across America would file a wrongful death civil suit on behalf of the family of Marcello Lucero, who, cops said, was stabbed to death Saturday night by seven teenagers looking to attack Hispanics
A community looks to heal after death of Hispanic man – Patchogue, Long Island
Second Long Island Hispanic Resident Alleges Gang Attack – Carlos Orellana Says Group Of 10 Young Teens Punched, Kicked Him And Uttered Racial Slurs About 3 Months Ago
John Leguizamo back on Broadway with ‘American Buffalo”
Bronx homeowners and homebuyers are having more trouble obtaining credit than their counterparts in any other borough, with black and Hispanic buyers suffering the worst, according to a new report.
November 11, 2008
The number of Hispanic-owned businesses in the mid-Hudson Valley has increased dramatically in a short period of time, as shops and restaurants have sprung up to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse population.
The brother of an Ecuadoran immigrant who was murdered on Long Island for being Hispanic said Monday his “American Dream” was crushed. His words came as the teenagers accused of killing 37-year-old Marcello Lucero were denounced in court as a “lynch mob” by a prosecutor.
PINTA, la feria de arte latinoamericano que debutó en Nueva York el año pasado, regresa este jueves a la Gran Manzana con 54 galerías de 13 países y con el entusiasmo de sus organizadores a pesar de la crisis.
Empty city storefronts now filled with Latino presence – Poughkeepsie, New York
A New York-based company that refurbishes cell phones at its factory in Long Island has agreed to pay $435,000 to settle a lawsuit accusing the company of paying Hispanic workers less for doing the same job as Asian employees.
Puerto Rico’s governor-elect Luis Fortuño says he and New York Gov. David Paterson plan to enhance trade ties between the Caribbean commonwealth and the U.S. state
Homeless Hispanics in New York Face Somber Future
She doesn’t like to use the word retire. Though at the end of this season she will relinquish her role as artistic director of Ballet Hispanico, the company she founded in 1970, Tina Ramirez plans to continue serving as a roving ambassador and spokesperson for the company and its affiliated school.
Gov. David Paterson Woos The Puerto Rican Vote, Side-Steps Statehood while in Puerto Rico
10 Years On, Spanish-English Newspaper Is Bridging Worlds – El Aguila del Hudson Valley, a bilingual newspaper, was founded by a Honduran immigrant. – New York
November 10, 2008
A gang of white teens prowling for Hispanic victims stabbed an Ecuadoran man to death on Long Island in a brutal attack cops described Sunday as a hate crime.
November 6, 2008
Latino rebellion in New York state senate – The dissidents – three of them Hispanic – told the governor they are tired of the state’s Democratic Party taking Latinos for granted, despite their role in the party’s huge victories on Election Day.
November 4, 2008
A suburban New York county sent an official mailer telling thousands of voters in Spanish that Election Day is Nov. 9, then spent the weekend making automated calls to alert people to the mistake.
November 3, 2008
Luis Miguel lleva su gira ‘Cómplices’ a Nueva York
Latinas Unidas celebrates 15 years of guiding and inspiring Hispanic women
October 28, 2008
Study Notes Fewer Loans to Hispanics and Blacks – The number of new mortgages to blacks and Hispanics fell sharply in New York City in 2007, while staying flat for white borrowers and — surprisingly — rising for Asian-Americans
October 27, 2008
Did You Know? Hispanic immigrants contribute $842 more per resident to local revenues than they receive in local expenditures, according to the study. Latino immigrants have long settled in Long Island, but since 2000, Hispanics, especially from Central America, have made up more than one-half of the immigrants arriving there.
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.
October 23, 2008
La década de los latinos en el ballet de Nueva York
October 20, 2008
Helping Young Minorities See They Can Be Doctors – New York
Academia de música mexicana en El Barrio inicia sexto año de clases – Manhattan
Ecuador abre consulados en Queens, Connecticut
Thalía visits New York’s finest – The Mexican actress visited and honored the NYPD police station before receiving an award from organization Casita María
October 15, 2008
At a press conference on Tuesday The New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) publicly urged Presidential candidates Barrack Obama and John McCain to speak openly about immigration reform.
Model Latina: Two New York girls vie for the grand prize – The show’s finale airs at 8 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 12 on Sí TV.
October 14, 2008
Desmienten cancelación de concierto de Luis Miguel en NY – Live Nation asegura que el evento del 31 de octubre sigue vigente y el promotor que supuestamente había anunciado su cancelación dijo que fue error del diario que lo citó
October 6, 2008
Last Call: Join Leading Executives at Hispanic Digital and Print Media’s Preeminent Event
October 2, 2008
Manuel Donayre: El ‘Diamante Negro’ en Queens
Mets Extend GM Omar Minaya’s Contract Through 2012
September 30, 2008
One of the biggest advocates of Latino issues on Long Island has endorsed Sen. John McCain for president. Rev. Allan Ramirez, pastor of the Brookville Reform Church
September 29, 2008
It is not often middle school students can hear directly from a world leader. On Sept. 25, the students at Columbia Secondary School for Math, Science and Engineering (CSS) got their chance when Leonel Fernández, president of the Dominican Republic, came to visit.
White Plains Hispanic center breaks ground for computer room – New York
September 26, 2008
WXTV-TV in NYC – For the first time in history, a Spanish-language TV station is poised to win the audience race from 6 pm to midnight, a time period which straddles early fringe, access, primetime, and late fringe, on a weekday basis during a September ratings survey.
Hiram Hernandez Sr. honored as Rochester’s Hispanic Business Person of the Year
September 25, 2008
Cuba’s vice president warmly welcomed in N.Y. – Ramón Machado Ventura, highest Cuban visitor since Fidel Castro retired, was greeted by ovations.
Campus honors Latino culture through month of events – Ithaca College
Calpulli Dance: Pre-Columbian tradition meets avant-garde
Película de Benicio sobre el Che en festival de NY
September 23, 2008
Vicious bat attack leaves radio host blind in one eye – Dominican Pelagio de la Cruz – (video included)
September 22, 2008
¡Delicioso! Latino cuisine shines at Yankee Stadium
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.
With a population of about 162,900 citywide, Ecuadoreans are New York’s fourth largest Hispanic contingent, behind Puerto Ricans (770,100), Dominicans (587,330) and Mexicans (260,620), according to the census.
Ecuador’s consulate branch on Roosevelt Avenue in Queens is the first in New York to be located outside Manhattan.
September 17, 2008
Thirty Premier Restaurants and Ten Wine Retailers to Host Third Annual Salud! Chilean Wine Fest in New York
Join Portada in NYC, Oct. 9 to Drive the Hispanic Digital and Print Media Industries Forward
September 16, 2008
“Whenever, wherever, we’re meant to be together.” Well, not us—but Latin American heads of state and Jeffrey Sachs will join pop singer Shakira to discuss children’s poverty together on Sept. 24 at Columbia.
First ever Hudson Valley Latino forum seeks to empower residents – New York
September 15, 2008
FIESTA 2008: Raucous rumba in Central Park
Mini novela in the Bronx – politics
Top New York Latino Officials announce support for Obama
NYC’s Hispanic Heritage Event is a Fiesta for Marketers
September 11, 2008
New York’s juvenile justice system currently serves nearly 1,900 children at an approximate annual cost of up to $200,000 per child. More than 75% of those children are African-American or Latino.
The National Hispanic Sales Network (NHSN) will be hosting its Annual Career Fair on October 29, 2008. The event will be held from 9 am to 6 pm at the Sheraton, Times Square located at 790 7th Ave & 51st St. New York City, NY 10019.
Trouble With Spanish? Constituents Weigh In – Representative Charles B. Rangel told reporters on Wednesday that he did not pay federal taxes on rental income he earned from his villa in the Dominican Republic, because of what he called “cultural and language barriers”
September 10, 2008
Top 10 signs of the New York taco-over – Big Apple rings suddenly passé. How about Big Enchilada?
Maná’s Alex González opens a restaurant in New York City – opened De Santos in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village
The National Society of Hispanic MBA’s already has a chapter in New York City. A new chapter is currently being established in Rochester with the goal of expanding to Buffalo and Syracuse.
Queens Resident Bryant Panora Receives Hispanic Scholarship Award From Briarcliffe College
September 8, 2008
Rochester-area Latino faith community reaches out to inform about HIV
Photo Highlights of Latinbeat Fest 2008
September 5, 2008
The topic of state-sponsored repression — from Uruguay to Puerto Rico — runs through a selection of films in this year’s Latinbeat festival at the Film Society of Lincoln Center – NYC
September 4, 2008
List of Confirmed Speakers / Panelists at Portada’s Digital and Print Media Conference
September 3, 2008
With mobile salon, Bronx teen has beautiful business plan – Ozemary Feliz
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.
Ante los gritos de miles de mujeres, Marc Anthony y Alejandro Fernández se fundieron en un largo abrazo, tras cantar a dúo el famoso “Volver, volver”, en uno de los momentos cumbre del concierto “Juntos” en el Madison Square Garden de Nueva York el jueves por la noche.
Paseo con sabor hispano por la Avenida Roosevelt – Queens, NYC
The Future of Hispanic-Latin Entertainment, Media and Technology Markets Conference Attracts Influential Lineup of Speakers to Explore the Transformation of These Industries
August 28, 2008
Órale, shalom! for ‘My Mexican Shivah’
August 26, 2008
Edward Rios, a Latino immigrant advocate who was described by one friend as “the Harriet Tubman of Central America” in Spring Valley, has died. – New York
August 20, 2008
A Washington Heights vendor of habichuelas dulces (sweet beans), a livery cab driver, an attorney and a college president are among 127 Dominican women whose portraits are being shown now at City College
Twenty months after stunning Boston by backing out of the superintendent of schools post, Manuel J. Rivera has quit as deputy secretary of education for the State of New York.
August 18, 2008
New York area Hispanic TV viewers are showing little interest in the Olympics, not only on NBC O&O WNBC but also on co-owned Spanish-language Telemundo affiliate WNJU. Univision’s WXTV goes up
August 17, 2008
Jorge J. E. Gracia, Ph.D. a professor of philosophy at the State University of New York (SUNY), explores the role of Latinos in United States society in a newly published book, Latinos In America
The Renegades’ Joe Alvarez was slowed by an injury during his playing career, but he’s had a lifetime of experiences as a manager.
August 14, 2008
Minorities score higher on Suffolk Police exam – 94 of those “top tier” candidates scoring 92.5 percent or higher in the 2007 test were Hispanic and 24 were Asian. In 2003, no Hispanics or Asians achieved top scores. – New York
Top US Companies to Meet Top US Hispanic Companies in Historic Summit to Ring In New Era of Economic Opportunity
August 12, 2008
Overall, 43% of Hispanic students in 2007 graduated in four years, compared to 41% in 2006 and 37.4% in 2005, an increase of 5.6 points. – New York City (while an increase is encouraging the percentage is still under 50%!!!)
August 11, 2008
Dominicans in step for their big parade – NYC
GolTV to Launch on Time Warner Cable in New York City and Los Angeles
August 10, 2008
De Brooklyn a Beijing, por México – Francisco Bautista es uno de los tres atletas mexicanos que participarán en la Maratón Olímpica
Celebrar México Now cumplirá cinco años – El Festival traerá a la ciudad la diversidad cultural del país vecino – New York City
