Arts & Culture El Dorado – The New Forty Niners The artist, Cecile Chong, with her sculptures. (Photo: Cecile Chong)SUNSET PARK – One hundred beautiful sculptures popped up in Sunset Park in June, with an equally beautiful message. El Dorado – The New Forty Niners by Cecile Chong is a tribute to the New York’s immigration population. The 100 guagua
News South Slope Car Service Collecting Goods For Ecuadorian Earthquake Victims Red Cross volunteers aid victims of Ecuador’s May 16 earthquake (Image via Flickr).You may have already heard about the devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake that ripped through Ecuador on April 16, leaving at least 480 people dead, 231 missing, and more than 4,000 injured. Since South Slope and
Events How To Help Ecuadorian Earthquake Survivors From Brooklyn Image via Flickr.You may have already heard about the devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake that ripped through Ecuador on April 16, leaving at least 480 people dead, 231 people missing, and more than 4,000 people injured. Since Bensonhurst and Sunset Park are home to a large Ecuadorian population, many
Ecuador Ecuadorians Take To The Streets To Honor The Virgin Of The Cloud [Video] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJD6N-SMzaQ Catholic Ecuadorians took to the streets of Bensonhurst Sunday in honor of La Virgen De La Nube, or the Virgin of the Cloud, a Roman Catholic devotion based on a legend that can be traced back to 17th-century Ecuador. Worshipers marched through 71st
