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Calendar from February
–Ongoing until September 30, 2027 iRehistro Overseas Voter Registration Visit website for details: https://irehistro.comelec.gov.ph/ovf1. –Beginning February Ateneo Leadership, Financial Management and Social Entrepreneurship Course in New York: Leadership, Innovation, Financial Literacy and Social Entrepreneurship (OF-LIFE) Program is a six-month learning program designed especially for Overseas Filipinos For further information contact ALSE.NewYork@gmail.com or 1 (929) 994 […]
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Nepali Somnath Ghimire to challenge Steven Raga in Democratic Primary
Nepali American community leader Somnath Ghimire is set to challenge incumbent Assemblymember Steven Raga in the Democratic Primary for New York State Assembly District 30. Ghimire, whom supporters describe as a “social engineer,” will formally announce his candidacy on January 11 at Gulshan Terrace in Woodside, Queens. “At its best, Queens is a place where […]
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Commissioner Tisch brags about decline in crime in 2025, credits Hochul, Mamdani who’s been mayor only six days (Part 1)
Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said 2025 was a historic year for the NYPD and for the City of New York. In a prepared address, she commended the city’s crime-fighting success “in recorded history” and thanked the NYPD’s partnership with Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani who took office on January 1, 2026. There was […]
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Hate crimes down 12 percent in 2025, recites Police Commissioner Tisch (Part 2)
“Progress extended into our transit system. 2025 was the safest year on our subways outside of the pandemic years since 2009. For six consecutive months, major crime on the subway system fell, contributing to a 4 percent drop over the course of the year. Transit robberies reached their lowest levels ever in 2025, even when […]
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The state of public housing in NYC: Roaches and rats, heat that never turns on, elevators that are always out of order
By Mayor Zohran Mamdani Fifty-two years ago, on a hot summer night, a new sound emerged from the first-floor community room at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue, where we stand today. New York is where greatness so often is born. And on that August evening, greatness was born in the Bronx. The hip-hop that millions of people around the world listen to […]
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What happened to Catalina Cabral?
The FilAm Editorial The mysterious disappearance of former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Undersecretary Catalina Cabral—who reportedly fell along Kennon Road in Benguet on December 18—has sparked troubling questions. Was it an accident? Suicide? Foul play? Or, as some officials have openly speculated, an elaborate ruse to evade prosecution, raising even wilder claims […]
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New York names Queens street after Dr. José Rizal
An intersection in Woodside, Queens, New York has been named “Dr. José Rizal Way,” on December 12, an enduring recognition of the Philippine national hero’s significant influence on the Filipino and Filipino American community in an area known for its large Filipino population. The street co-naming was made possible through the initiative of Steven Raga, […]
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Proposed U.S. Senate bill seeks to end dual citizenship
By Ricky Rillera A newly introduced measure in the U.S. Senate is stirring debate among immigrant communities and legal experts as it seeks to abolish dual citizenship in the United States. The bill, titled the “Exclusive Citizenship Act of 2025,” was filed by Senator Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) and would require Americans to hold exclusive allegiance […]
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Mamdani transition team receives more than 50K job applications
Former First Deputy Mayor Maria Torres-Springer, who served from October 8, 2024, to March 14, 2025, before resigning from Mayor Eric Adams’s administration amid alleged corruption scandals, is returning to City Hall under Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. She now becomes the rare public servant appointed by three different mayors, once again stepping into the role of […]