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The World Cup is over. In Queens, Latinas keep the game going
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How the World Cup has united Queens across borders, rivalries and controversies
Yanet Flores just had to catch the Colombia game before her shift as a home health aide. Never mind the rain, which showed up more often than hydration breaks while she and others huddled outside Raices Colombianas restaurant in Jackson Heights. Or that the bulky security guard on duty at the packed watch party blocked…
One filmmaker’s quest to capture immigrant New York through the World Cup
It was the stunned silence in the half-lit room that made Victor Sanchez realize he had spoken too soon. Watching Senegal’s World Cup round of 16 match at the Senegalese Association in Harlem on Wednesday, the documentary filmmaker had already reached across the aisle to shake the hand of a fan wearing a Mané jersey…
The Haitian immigrant who beat England at the World Cup — then disappeared
On Saturday, Haiti lost its opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup to Scotland. Haiti, making its first World Cup appearance since 1974, is considered a long shot to advance. But in the 1950 World Cup, Haiti was winning without participating in the tournament. A Haitian soccer player who learned the game in his…
Why being a NYC librarian can mean being a social worker
Tucked into Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s proposed executive budget for fiscal year 2027, now under review by the City Council, is $31.7 million in permanent baseline funding for the city’s three library systems. The move could end years of uncertainty for institutions that have long offered New Yorkers stable spaces to learn, work and stay safe. …
The call of “¡Oh capitán!” at New York’s last Spanish-language bookstore
Ramón Caraballo, an immigrant from Cuba, got his start in the business of books selling works by Gabriel García Márquez and other Hispanic greats on the streets beneath the 7 train tracks at 82nd Street. He saved enough to open a Spanish-language bookstore on the border of Elmhurst and Jackson Heights, not far from his…
How Epicenter redefines news deserts, community engagement and who gets to be a journalist
This week, Epicenter’s newly launched podcast turned the mics on an unlikely subject: Ourselves. You can listen or watch here, and we hope you’ll tune in again to this new series we call “Making It Here.” As a local news outlet, we’re trying to offer more transparency into how we work, who we serve, how…
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