Fernando Martínez for El Diario, Author at City Limits

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He was seen as a pioneer and possible future commissioner in an agency where Latinos comprise an increasingly large part of the ranks.

ByFernando Martínez for El Diario 7 minRead time

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Oct 2020

Justice

Youth Arrests Decrease in NYC but Racial Disparities Persist

A study finds that the Raise the Age policy shift has had an impact, but the pool of kids being arrested has grown even more Black and Latino, El Diario…

ByFernando Martínez for El Diario 6 minRead time

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Sep 2020

Economy Health

City Council Hears From Immigrants Excluded From COVID Relief

Local legislators are trying to find options to prevent 3.1 million immigrant people from continuing to bear the heaviest brunt of the crisis.

ByFernando Martínez for El Diario 6 minRead time

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Sep 2020

Economy

Summer Season Ends for Rockaway Beach Businesses Battered By ‘3 Tragedies’

Some of the business owners who struggled through the summer of COVID remember the impact of the 2001 plane crash and a 2012 superstorm on the peninsula.

ByFernando Martínez for El Diario 8 minRead time

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Aug 2020

Economy

Latino Families Near Yankee Stadium Face Economic Devastation

From street vendors to nearby shops, the largely Latino Bronx neighborhood is feeling the loss of this year’s crowds. “Many people here depend on what goes on before, during and…

ByFernando Martínez for El Diario 6 minRead time

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Jul 2020

Uncategorized

After Costly ‘Reinvention,’ Nail Salons Brace For Uncertain Reopening

Salon workers and owners, many of them immigrants, head back to work this week as part of New York’s Phase 3 reopening. But many are worried about how new social…

ByFernando Martínez for El Diario 8 minRead time

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Jun 2020

Uncategorized

In Democratic Primary Marked By Glitches and COVID-19, Bronx Latino Voters Turn Out

Despite the pandemic, voters in Bronx’s heavily-Latino Congressional District 15 showed up to cast ballots in person.

ByFernando Martínez for El Diario 6 minRead time

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Jun 2020

Economy

Heartbreak for Hispanic Businesses Impacted by Looting

‘I made a big sacrifice when I got into debt two years ago to start this business,’ one bodega owner whose shop was ransacked told El Diario. ‘I did it…

ByFernando Martínez for El Diario 6 minRead time

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May 2020

Uncategorized

‘The Virus Spreads Faster Here’: El Barrio Tops Manhattan’s COVID-19 Rate

East Harlem zip code 10029 had the most COVID-19 cases in Manhattan, city data shows. ‘When a plague comes to New York, it always hits Harlem hard,’ one resident told…

ByFernando Martínez for El Diario 6 minRead time

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Apr 2020

Uncategorized

‘Worse Than 9/11’: Coronavirus Crisis Feels like Final Blow for Yellow Cab Drivers

“There are no tourists. We are living through a period worse than 9/11. Two or three hours can pass before anyone gets into the cab. People would rather walk because…

ByFernando Martínez for El Diario 7 minRead time

Fernando Martínez for El Diario

Chief Pichardo’s Resignation a Blow to Latinos in the NYPD

Youth Arrests Decrease in NYC but Racial Disparities Persist

City Council Hears From Immigrants Excluded From COVID Relief

Summer Season Ends for Rockaway Beach Businesses Battered By ‘3 Tragedies’

Latino Families Near Yankee Stadium Face Economic Devastation

After Costly ‘Reinvention,’ Nail Salons Brace For Uncertain Reopening

In Democratic Primary Marked By Glitches and COVID-19, Bronx Latino Voters Turn Out

Heartbreak for Hispanic Businesses Impacted by Looting

‘The Virus Spreads Faster Here’: El Barrio Tops Manhattan’s COVID-19 Rate

‘Worse Than 9/11’: Coronavirus Crisis Feels like Final Blow for Yellow Cab Drivers

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