Members of the Uruguayan community in Queens gathered with elected officials and activists on July 27 to denounce police conduct that took place on Sunday, July 24, when New York Police Department (NYPD) officers allegedly assaulted a group of people in Jackson Heights who were celebrating the Uruguayan soccer team's record 15^th Copa America victory.

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For Miguel Reinoso, a 53-year-old Hispanic man who attended the demonstration, saving daycare centers isn't a political issue. Reinoso is raising his three grandchildren, ages 4, 6, and 9, in Bushwick, Brooklyn. He is afraid that if he can't secure a spot for the youngest one, Essence, that he will lose his job at a bodega, and then his apartment. more>

At present it is estimated that there are 38,000 displaced New Yorkers, two-thirds of them families, according to information from members of the group Habitat for Humanity. more>

During his campaign, governor-elect Andrew Cuomo promised that his administration would be the most diverse in the history of the state.  Now organizations throughout New York have joined forces to demand that this promise be kept. more>

The Census Bureau data released yesterday show that 43.6 million people in the United States were living in poverty in 2009. For Latinos in particular, one in four Latinos is poor.

AUDIO :: Michel Martin host of NPR's Tell Me More spoke with Margaret Simms, senior fellow at the Urban Institute and Anirudh Krishna, associate professor of public policy at Duke University about the recession and Americans in poverty.  more>

VIDEO :: WDSU-TV reports that St. Bernard Parish Sheriff Jack A. Stephens has set three checkpoints in the St. Bernard Parish to check for illegal aliens during the BP oil spill cleanup. more>

After the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon and the subsequent oil spill, many immigrants flocked to the coast to aid in the cleanup. Now federal immigration officials are scouring the coast in search of undocumented workers with intentions of detaining them.

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AUDIO :: The first Peoples Production House youth-produced story about the NYC census for the national newscast of the Pacifica network (heard on over 150 stations nationwide). more>

VIDEO :: FIOS 1 News from Long Island reports on the Oyster Bay ordinance targeting Latinos. more>

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) is pushing for four bills that seek to alleviate hunger. There is bipartisan support in Washington to increase federal funding for emergency food programs and to make donations of leftover food from restaurants and factories tax deductible. more>

National Immigration Forum Executive Director Ali Noorani stated that there could be thousands of military families who have an undocumented member – it is estimated that there are more than 114,000 immigrants in the Armed Forces.

VIDEO :: Michael Ferschke, Jr. served honorably in the Marines and gave his life for our country. His widow, Hota, now faces a new battle to live in the U.S. even though she is trying to honor Michael's wish to raise their son in his hometown. more>

According to Judge Carol Edmead, who ruled in favor of 530 school assistants who are on a list to be laid off from city public schools, "These planned layoffs disproportionately affect the poorest districts, and jeopardize the opportunity of equal education for students in the affected schools." more>

 Javier Monroy, of Mexico origin, received nine stitches and has a $30,000 debt from the five days he spent in the hospital.  He recalled the incident yesterday, "They yelled at me.  They left me bleeding in the street," he said.

AUDIO :: Wakeup Call's Esther Armah interviews Mark Potok, Director of the Southern Poverty Law Center Intelligence Project, about their report on the treatment of Latinos is Suffolk County, Long Island.

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The closing of several hospitals in Queens has made the emergency situation created by the flu in this borough worse.

VIDEO :: Queens hospitals see an increased number of patients worried about the swine flu. Doctors call many of them the "worried well."