The New York City (NYC) metropolitan area is home to the second-largest Latino population in the U.S., and NYC Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito has become one of the major figures on advocating the rights of Latinos, specifically the undocumented population and encouraging political engagement. Latin Post interviewed Speaker Mark-Viverito about immigration, Congress and mobilizing the Latino vote.
For Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr., the "transformative development" for the borough’s Latino population has ranged from jobs, housing, employment, all while debunking claims of gentrification.
St Patrick’s Day is here, a day when in theory we all get to be Irish and then see how good we look in green.
But there is no rule that we have to necessarily go along with all the traditional events associated with the holiday.
A teen girl with a long, violent rap sheet is being held at Rikers Island on a $500,000 bond for leading a pack of teens in a brutal attack on a 15-year-old girl in a McDonald's restaurant in Brooklyn, New York.
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani made a "horrible" statement when he claimed President Barack Obama does not love America, the White House said on Thursday.
New York City set a record Thursday of no murders for 10 consecutive days, according to Reuters. New York City set a record Thursday after 10 consecutive days with no murders, according to Reuters.
Parts of the Northeast were hit with more snow on Monday as the third major winter storm in less than two weeks dumped a fresh coating of snow in areas across New England. Meanwhile, winter storm warnings were issued by the National Weather Service for central New York, the western Catskills and much of New England through early Tuesday.
The May 2011 liaison between Dominique Strauss-Kahn and Nafissatou Diallo, then a maid at New York's Sofitel, led to the Frenchman's resignation as head of the International Monetary Fund and effectively ended his political career, which had included presidential aspirations. But Diallo's fortunes, too, seem to have turned.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is behind police Commissioner Bill Bratton's plan to train 350 officers in high-tech weaponry to deal with street protests that have swept the city in the last few months.
Sheldon Cooper's catchphrase "Bazinga!" may continue to be useful for Jim Parsons: The 41-year-old "Big Bang Theory" star is headed back to Broadway, where he will play none other than God.
At least 171 million people are expected to watch Super Bowl XLIX this Sunday as the New England Patriots face off against the Seattle Seahawks, according to WalletHub.
Researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and the New York City-based Cook for Your Life initiative created a program aimed at improving the health of Latina women with breast cancer. ¡Cocinar Para Su Salud! works to educate Latinas about the important dietary changes that are needed after a breast cancer diagnosis.
A former Fox News employee committed suicide outside the cable network's midtown offices early Monday, just moments after handing out fliers protesting to other travelers that the company had "ended his career."
Blizzard warnings have been issued for New York City, Boston and parts of seven additional states for a potential historic Northeast Snowstorm, according to The Weather Channel.
More than 170 New York City firefighters responded to a massive five-alarm fire in a four-story Brooklyn building that killed one person and injured several others early Wednesday morning.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced plans to submit a proposal for a minimum wage increase on Sunday, Jan. 18. He aims to raise New York City's minimum wage to $11.50 an hour and $10.50 an hour for the rest of the state by 2016.
