Voices of New York
@voicesny
Spotlighting stories from the city's ethnic and community press. Published by @CityLimitsNews.
ID: 339272580
https://citylimits.org/series/voices 20-07-2011 21:06:34
9,9K Tweet
1,1K Followers
192 Following
Polish business owners in Brooklyn talk to BialyOrzel24.com about struggling to stay open during coronavirus. "The city has practically turned into a ghost town. It is hard to say how long we will be able to function like that." bit.ly/3aBzEfS
"The course allows me to change the monotony of being stuck indoors. It is like an escape from the pain, a relief from the confinement." Virtual English classes offer escape and comfort for immigrants during lockdown via El Diario Nueva York: bit.ly/372qo4x
On the subway back home, Mao was nervous. “Everyone around me looked like they were going to attack me at any moment,” he said. Translated from Sing Tao Daily: bit.ly/2Zgrarf
"I do not think that the business is going to be profitable with the new norms." Nail salon owners brace for uncertainty as they prepare to reopen their shops after being closed for almost four months due to COVID-19. Translated from El Diario Nueva York: bit.ly/3gC7bKo
Critics of the city's plan to build one of its new borough-based jails in Chinatown were happy to see funding for it postponed in this year's budget -- but the city hasn't abandoned the project. Translated from Sing Tao Daily: bit.ly/3haicCY
Friends, I am delighted to share with you that after over a year of development, the Εθνικός Κήρυξ/The National Herald Archives are finally digitalized and operational. We couldn't have done it without the support of The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF). Pls take a look, it's fascinating! thenationalherald.com/community_gene…
“It’s been four months now. It’s not getting any better,” the owner of Amazing 66 told Sing Tao Daily. "No visitors or tourists come to Chinatown now. I think the business won’t recover at least for half a year or a year. So we decided to give up." bit.ly/3kmoD8k
Great story from El Diario Nueva York, translated in Voices of New York, about how the pandemic is creating months-long delays at the Mexican, Dominican, Ecuadoran and Colombian consulates, creating havoc for NY immigrants in need of documents or passport renewals bit.ly/3ciQ6pP
‘For a whole year, this place has been like a graveyard,’ one Bronx worker told El Diario Nueva York of the area around Yankee Stadium. The venue reopened to fans last week for the first time since the pandemic struck. bit.ly/2Q8lA96
Sign up to receive all our bilingual coverage from Daniel Parra Mejía! His recent reporting includes explainers on the Excluded Workers Fund, how to apply for COVID-19 funeral assistance, the impact of the pandemic on the city's Latino restaurants, plus a weekly podcast w/ El Diario Nueva York
🗓️ Save the date! Next week, on May 6, City Limits is partnering up with New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) & NYIC ACTION on this mayoral forum where our very own Daniel Parra Mejía is serving as a panelist. Let us know what immigration questions you'd like the candidates to answer, & be sure to tune in!
📆El 6 de mayo candidatos a alcaldía de #NewYork hablan sobre inmigración. Modera Murad Awawdeh de New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) & NYIC ACTION Panel Ann Choi 최주연 de THE CITY Samar Khurshid de Gotham Gazette Daniel Parra Mejía de City Limits y Una Ciudad Sin Límites Inscripción 👉🏾docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
¿Qué falta para crear un llamado nacional por los #latinos asesinados por la policía? Explica Jose Perez de @latinojustice para el #podcast #ElDiarioSinLimites. Con Jesús García 🐦 de El Diario Nueva York y Daniel Parra Mejía de Una Ciudad Sin Límites y City Limits citylimits.org/2021/05/03/que…
Lo que necesita saber sobre🚘la licencia de conducción para inmigrantes indocumentados en #NewJersey Aquí 👇🏾 City Limits y Una Ciudad Sin Límites explican el paso a paso luego de hablar con New Jersey MVC citylimits.org/2021/05/18/lo-…