El Diario-La Prensa speaks to Latino New Yorkers who have not actively pursued citizenship due to weak English skills or not having the money to pay for the citizenship test. But they can seek help in overcoming these obstacles at an upcoming free forum in Queens.
In anticipation of this year’s race for Queens Borough President, El Diario-La Prensa conducted a random survey of 22 residents asking about the issues that concern them the most.
Latino soccer fans and players are being excluded from the ongoing debate on the proposed construction of a soccer stadium and tennis courts in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens. A Queens Latino editorial says the debate should include those who use the park the most.
Last week’s announcement of a renovation plan for the beleaguered Roosevelt Avenue in Queens has received wide acclaim by the local media, although El Diario-La Prensa also found dissenting voices.
Queens leaders discuss the difficulties faced by Latinas in the borough who are younger, less educated and make less than other immigrant women. The challenges are compounded by petty rivalries: “When are we going to grow up?” asks one, reports Queens Latino.
El Diario-La Prensa is calling for the dismissal of a police detective who fatally shot an unarmed national guardsman after pulling him over last October in Queens, in a scathing editorial entitled “Fire Dt. Hamdy from the NYPD.”
Despite having three Latino elected officials, Hispanics in Queens don’t have politicians or community leaders to turn to in difficult times or who can rally support for key Latino issues, reports Queens Latino.
Hundreds of Queens residents, upset that the city is considering various development proposals that could bring a shopping mall, two stadiums and two parking garages to Flushing Meadows Corona Park, gathered at a local church last week to voice their opposition.
A recent survey on teenage risk behaviors brought renewed attention to the worrying rates of attempted suicide among Latina teens, reported El Correo de Queens and The Epoch Times. The federal survey found that that Hispanic girls considered or attempted suicide at dramatically higher rates than non-Hispanic teens.
A champion boxer is throwing his middleweight behind the fight against domestic violence in New York. World boxing champion Sergio “Maravilla” Martínez, attended a round table on the sensitive topic, organized by New York City Council Member Julissa Ferreras from Queens.
