Immigrants - Bklyner

Immigrant Workers and the Nonprofits That Serve Them Are in Overdrive

Members of the WJP women’s committee sewing face masks. Courtesy of WJP.The Day Laborer Workforce Initiative held a press conference on Tuesday afternoon calling for city, state, and federal officials to grant relief and protection for immigrant workers and the nonprofits that serve them across the city. “Before‌

Borough Park

Brooklyn is in Danger of Being Dramatically Undercounted in Yet Another Census

Census 2020 Graphic. Via the U.S. Census Bureau.Brooklyn was undercounted in the 2010 census, and it’s in danger of being undercounted again. Brooklyn in general, and the neighborhoods hardest hit by the pandemic are already lagging behind the rest of the country in their responses. Only 38%

Bensonhurst

Domestic Workers Help Others Even As They Face An Uncertain Future Themselves

Members of the WJP women’s committee sewing face masks. Courtesy of WJP.Analilia Leon is a domestic worker who lives in Bensonhurst. About five or six weeks ago, as the coronavirus pandemic began to shut down New York City, Leon’s employer told her to stay home as a

Business

Main Street As We Know It May Never Recover From Coronavirus

8th Avenue in Sunset Park’s Chinatown before the pandemic struck. Ana Lucia Murillo/Bklyner“Longterm, we could see the complete collapse of our small business infrastructure that has supported our neighborhoods for generations,” Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce [https://www.ibrooklyn.com/] President and CEO Randy Peers said in a

COVID-19

Looking for Info on Coronavirus in Spanish?

Photo of 5th Avenue in Sunset Park. Ana Lucia Murillo.As coronavirus continues to spread rapidly through New York, like their neighbors, Latinos in Brooklyn are reminding each other to stay home and stay safe via Facebook groups, and sharing opinions and information about the virus via social media. Facebook

Arts & Culture

“SalviYorkers”: The Story Of Salvadorans In New York City

The cover of “SalviYorkers” displays a photo of Geronima Campos, a Salvadoran woman who lived in New York. Courtesy of Carmen Molina-Tamacas.They’ve filled jobs in media [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7L0LhEd0GI] and construction [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/13/business/economy/salvadoran-immigrant-workers.html] , here in

Arts & Culture

Extraordinary Nonprofit Celebrates 20 Years of Serving Latinx Community

Occupational Safety and Health Administration Workshop participants at Mixteca’s mural. Courtesy of Mixteca.SUNSET PARK — Veronica Rosales was born and raised in Sunset Park. She first heard of Mixteca [http://www.mixteca.org/] when she was about 10 years old and her mom signed Rosales and her sister up

Announcements

UPDATE: ICE Conducting Raids In NYC This Sunday, July 14

UPDATE: The ICE raids that were expected two weeks ago were postponed. Instead, they will be taking place this Sunday, July 14. Stay safe and know your rights (we provided them below). BROOKLYN – The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will be conducting raids, arresting, and deporting undocumented immigrants

Announcements

Come out to Brooklyn’s International Day of Friendship this Sunday, August 6th!

Via The Office of Brooklyn Borough President Eric AdamsOn Sunday, August 6th, Borough President Adams [http://www.brooklyn-usa.org/] will host an “International Day of Friendship [http://onebrooklynfund.org/international-day-of-friendship]” celebration in Brooklyn, his fourth annual festival recognizing the hundreds of cultures and ethnicities that make Brooklyn an unparalleled center

City Kid Corner

Young Runners In Sheepshead Steal The Show At Brooklyn Half Marathon

NYRR Young Runners taking off at the Youth Boardwalk Run, Saturday, May 20 (Photo via NYRR)For Young Runners at I.S. 234, there was a lot of buildup to the Airbnb Brooklyn Half Marathon last Saturday, as dozens of student athletes ran a mile-long loop on the Coney Island

Central Brooklyn

City Council Requests Renewed Protection For Haitian Immigrants

City Council Member Mathieu Eugene at City Council Chambers. (Photo via Dr. Mathieu Eugene [https://twitter.com/cmmathieueugene?lang=en] / twitter)This week, City Council passed a resolution to formally ask the Department of Homeland Security to extend protections for Haitian immigrants and to stop detaining Haitian nationals in the

Bensonhurst

New Ambulance Service To Provide Chinese Language Healthcare & Jobs To Brooklynites

Photo by Heather Chin/Sunset Park Voice.Brooklyn’s Chinese American community now has its own ambulance company — the first of its kind on the East Coast — to address a growing need for paramedics and emergency medical technicians (EMTs) who speak Chinese dialects like Mandarin, Cantonese, and Toisanese. Launched in

Education

Parenting Classes Aim To Support Chinese Immigrant Families, Address Mental Health Issues In Sunset Park

Photo courtesy of Winnie Hu.It has been a month since 24-year-old Lin Li was arrested and confessed to inadvertently drowning her two-year-old daughter [/police-fire/sunset-park-toddler-mother-arrested-murder-manslaughter-charges/], Melody Pheng, in a basin of water for soiling her clothes. In the weeks since, Melody was laid to rest, her four-year-old brother was

Central Brooklyn

These Are The Most Common Scams Targeting Immigrant Communities

Photo by Sean EganTwo weeks after a fake Sunset Park lawyer was sentenced [/police-fire/fake-sunset-park-lawyer-who-offered-bogus-immigration-services-gets-2-4-years/] to two to four years in prison for scamming immigrants out of thousands of dollars — the first such conviction in New York State — a forum was held at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism to

News

These Are The Most Common Scams Targeting Immigrant Communities

Photo by Sean EganTwo weeks after a fake Sunset Park lawyer was sentenced [/police-fire/fake-sunset-park-lawyer-who-offered-bogus-immigration-services-gets-2-4-years/] to two to four years in prison for scamming immigrants out of thousands of dollars — the first such conviction in New York State — a forum was held at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism to

Bensonhurst

These Are The Most Common Scams Targeting Immigrant Communities

Photo by Sean EganTwo weeks after a fake Sunset Park lawyer was sentenced [http://sunsetparkvoice.com/police-fire/fake-sunset-park-lawyer-who-offered-bogus-immigration-services-gets-2-4-years/] to two to four years in prison for scamming immigrants out of thousands of dollars — the first such conviction in New York State — a forum was held at the CUNY Graduate School

Immigrants

BPL Expands Multilingual Programming & Services Across All Branches

Source: Brooklyn Public LibraryBrooklyn Public Library [http://www.bklynlibrary.org/] (BPL) announced this week that it will offer expanded multilingual programming and language access resources — including a family cultural program series and real-time Language Line interpretation services — in all 60 of its branches through a new partnership with Apple Bank

arab american association of new york

Immigrant Groups Call On Golden To Strengthen Rent Laws

Marty Golden, Photo By Erica ShermanAs Republican state senators negotiate over strengthened rent regulations passed by the Democratic-led State Assembly in Albany last month, several immigrant groups are urging Senator Marty Golden, one of New York’s two Republican senators, to take a stand in favor of stronger rent laws.

fraud

Task Force Formed To Crack Down On Immigration Scammers

Fraudsters beware: a new task force launched yesterday to put phony lawyers who prey on vulnerable immigrants behind bars. Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and Mayor Bill de Blasio are teaming up on the initiative, dedicating enforcement resources to root out “immigrant service provider fraud,” among other scams targeting immigrants. The

idnyc

Municipal ID Now Open, Offering Discounts At Cultural Institutions And More

Source: NYC.govMayor Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito launched the country’s largest municipal identification program [http://www1.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/021-15/mayor-bill-de-blasio-council-speaker-melissa-mark-viverito-launch-idnyc-country-s-most] yesterday morning – and residents from all five boroughs can now apply for an ID card that will allow individuals to open bank

4207 18th Avenue

Knitting For Kids, A Business Class & More At The Kensington Library This Week

There’s much happening at the Kensington Library [http://www.bklynlibrary.org/locations/kensington] (4207 18th Avenue), including a chance for kids to knit, a business English conversation class, and a workshop on information and services for immigrants. Wednesday, October 22 * Kids Create: Kids Knit Now! [http://www.bklynlibrary.org/

anniversaires

Leaders Honor Bay Parkway Community Job Center For 12 Years Of Helping Immigrants Realize American Dream

Photo by William AlatristeElected officials, community and labor leaders celebrated the 12th anniversary of the Bay Parkway Community Job Center on Friday, honoring it for its history of helping immigrant laborers attain the American dream through education, jobs, safety training and grassroots organizing. We’ve written about the job center

CUNY

Senator Golden Is No Dreamer On Tuition Assistance For Undocumented Residents

State Senator Marty Golden. Photo by Erica ShermanState Senator Marty Golden said he won’t support the New York Dream Act, legislation that would allow undocumented residents in New York to have access to tuition assistance for higher education. Up until recently, Golden wouldn’t have even needed to address

asians

Once Shunned, Chinese Population Booms In Bensonhurst And Dyker Heights

(Source: Howard WeissWhen Asian immigrants, mostly from China, began immigrating to Dyker Heights, the local Italian residents were unfriendly to the new community and resisted the move, according to an article in Voices of NY [http://www.voicesofny.org/2014/01/brooklyns-dyker-heights-draws-chinese-residents/?utm_source=Voices+Newsletter&utm_campaign=e4daa2fd9c-RSS_EMAIL_

citizenship

Shorefront YM-YWHA Receives $250,000 Grant To Provide Free Citizenship Services

Source: Shorefront YThe Shorefront YM-YWHA (3300 Coney Island Avenue) received a huge $250,000 grant from the United States Citizenship Immigration Services (USCIS) for the purpose of providing free citizenship legal application services and citizenship preparation for the next two years. Below is the press release put out by the