With more than 12 bodegas attacked in a wave of armed robberies that began in January, two organizations are now trying to determine how to protect clerks. But they have distinct ideas about how to resolve the problems of the city's 18,000 bodegas. more>

Starting in August, new changes to CUNY's Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) will require that students take 15 credits instead of the usual 12. Thousands of Hispanic and minority university students will be affected.

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Mexican business owners in El Barrio and the East Harlem Business Capital Corporation (EHBCC) are in the process of creating an association of Mexican business owners, which will include street vendors.   more>

VIDEO :: City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn announced on February 4th the introduction of legislation to improve services provided to young immigrants who are eligible for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS). more>

Passing in front of 618 Academy Street, a building in upper Manhattan, a woman can be seen bathing next to her children on the fire escape. She has opted for this peculiar method of hygiene because her landlord hasn't wanted to repair the bathtub, which has been unusable for some months. more>

"When the economy has the flu, small businesses catch pneumonia, said Representative Weiner.

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Matilde Otero, 38, lost her job three days ago, and yesterday visited a New York City food bank on 116th Street in Manhattan so that her children, 13 and 7 years old, do not go without food. more>

41 to 45 percent of restaurant workers polled said they handled food improperly or have served spoiled food to clients. more>

Latinos are questioning the candidates’ silence on other issues important to Latinos, including immigrant issues, affirmative action programs, and Puerto Rico’s political future. It appears the Democrats are focused on one thing: to get George W. Bush out of the White House. more>

Assemblyman Adriano Espaillat became the first Dominican to be elected president of the State Legislature’s Hispanic, Puerto Rican, and Afro-American Caucus. This caucus represents 41 state senators and assemblymen. The election represents the union of Afro-Americans and Hispanics in the legislature. more>

Upper Manhattan's Dominican community gave homage yesterday to Santiago "Chago" Villanueva, 35, who died last week after being handcuffed by four Bloomfield police officers while he suffered an epileptic seizure. Community activists demand that NJ authorities investigate his death. more>