The Ecuadorian consulate general, Jorge López Amaya, promises a delegation of Ecuadorian workers and small business owners from the Willets Point Defense Committee (WPDC) that he will send Mayor Bloomberg a letter urging him to help the workers of the neighborhood, something that hasn't happened yet. more>

Latinas in New York City talk about the challenges they face daily. more>

In Precinct 25, Manhattan's El Barrio, the number of murders rose by 400 percent over the past year, and crimes connected with gang activities also increased by 52 percent. more>

VIDEO :: In September, Carlos Moreno, attorney for Victor Toro, presented this brief summary of his case. more>

Baldor Specialty Foods told Wady Medina, 36, who had worked there for two years as a truck driver, that he was fired when he returned from his vacation two weeks ago, saying that he had taken one more day than he was allowed. more>

This trend has forced money transfer businesses to augment their services, creating departments to handle the money coming into the United States. more>

Besides leaving communities without local health care, 2,500 people would join the rolls of the unemployed... more>

“I went to the green markets, but I never found the Mexican products people are accustomed to eating in my country, like hot chili peppers, pápalos and apasotes. Something was missing. more>

After saving all their lives, five Hispanic families in the Bronx achieved the American Dream of owning their own homes. The houses they purchased, however, have started to deteriorate in less than a year. more>

“We do not want the governor to create a culture that separates documented from undocumented people. We don’t want an undocumented person to have a different license from anyone else,” said Javier Valdés of the New York Immigration Coalition. more>

Local and state-elected officials demand a response from MTA executives on how emergency evacuation procedures and other security measures are being communicated to minority populations who do not speak English and who ride the trains and buses every day. more>

With signs that read, “Coca-Cola kills, you can’t hide your crimes in Colombia,” demonstrators from Students Against Sweatshops protested Wednesday in front of the Coca-Cola office in New York, in response to alleged acts of violence against workers in its bottling plants in Colombia Turkey, India, and Indonesia. more>

The Community League of the Heights in Washington Heights and Hamilton Heights released a report that documents the communities’ problems – endemic unemployment, lack of resources, opportunities, and affordable housing – and proposed to set up funds to combat displacement. more>

The December 12th Movement organization and members of the African-American community accused ACS of “allowing HIV-positive minors under its care to be used for medical experiments.” A CNN broadcast in December 2004 brought this years-long practice under public scrutiny. more>

Mayor Bloomberg and Governor Pataki announced an investment of $220 million for improving the parks in the Bronx. For demonstrators, the announcement was no more than “a sop” to mollify those opposed to the planned water filtration plant in Van Cortland Park. more>

Promoted by major Latino TV networks, the Latin Card Plus promised approval even without a Social Security number. It was too good to be true. more>