Voices of New York
Holiday Season Offers Respite for City’s Embattled Livery Car Drivers
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‘People tip well during this time. Many customers behave. Others, not so much, but it all depends on how you treat them.’
Government
As Historic ‘Green Light’ Law Goes Into Effect, Immigrants Warned of Driver’s License Scams
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On Monday, New York became the 13th state to lawfully grant undocumented people the right to obtain driver’s licenses.
Voices of New York
Latino Street Vendors Cheer Bill That Would Lift Permit Caps
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State Senator Jessica Ramos is promoting a bill that seeks to solve the problem by lifting the limits on the number of street vending permits currently in place for sidewalk commercial activities — an effort supported by vendors.
‘What Are Those Questions?’ Hispanic Voters Say They Lacked Information at the Polls
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‘I was clear that I would be voting for the Public Advocate and the Queens District Attorney, but I did not know that there would be all these strange questions and other things about the courts, so what I did was choose all the Democrats I saw who were women,’ one voter told El Diario.
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Latinos Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Week Following Their Motto: ‘Working’
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“This city needs to acknowledge that we Latinos don’t just put hot sauce on their tostadas but we also bring our music, hard work, pay taxes.” Latino New Yorkers spoke to El Diario about the biggest contributions the community makes to the city.