New York State Assembly District 28, currently represented by State Sen. Olga Mendez, will consist of only El Barrio (Spanish Harlem), Roosevelt Island and part of the South Bronx, leaving part of Washington Heights as another, newly established, predominately Hispanic district. 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>

No. It isn’t another crime against Palestine. What is happening now is simply the continuation of crimes started more than five decades ago. more>

The Way of the Cross (Viacrucis) began in front of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) building, the cross symbolizing policys that oppresses immigrant workers and cause so much of their suffering. more>