Photo: Laura Martínez, Santa Ana, El Salvador.
Category: New York City
‘Antention’ Hispanics: Typo-filled Job Opportunity in NYC
Photo: Laura Martínez, Harlem, Dec. 21, 2014
Weird, Bilingual New York: I Love you all the Same
Photo: Laura Martínez, Union Square, December 2014.
My Plan is Working: ‘The New York Times’ writes ‘Colombia’ instead of ‘Columbia’
Of all the wonderful Colombia vs. Columbia blunders this site has documented (and, trust me, there are many) this New York Times correction from November 26, 2014 has got to be my favorite one.
See? There are cases in which it’s NOT Colombia, but Columbia.
Photo: JeanneWhalen
This Beauty Salon in Harlem Will Work on your Eyes ‘Bronw’
Photo: Laura Martínez
You Know Mexicans Have Taken Over New York City When…
… your street’s garbage consists of abandoned tamales carts and the like.
Mexicans in New York are Also Tired –and Pissed– about Ayotzinapa
I wish I had something funny to say about what’s happening in Mexico these days. But I can’t. Nobody can. This has got to be the one time in which this blog has had to put on a sad face.
Mexicans today organized a non-violent, beautiful event in New York City that served not only to express rage at Mexico’s failed state, but -more importantly- to remember each and one of the 43 students murdered in Guerrero. Thanks to organizers like Emilio Montez and Lorena Patiño I was given the opportunity to spend some time getting to know Jonás Trujillo Gonzalez (aka Beni), a native of la Costa Grande del Ticuí, and one of Ayotzinapa’s 43 “missing” students.
I have no idea where Beni is right now, but I’m sure he is in a better place than he was on September 26.
Here are some photos I took today in Union Square. Feel free to steal, copy, paste, share, spread, etc.
WARNING: Photography is not really my thing, so please bear with me.
For references, read the following articles.
Drug Gang Killed Students, Mexican Law Official Says NYT
A test of Peña Nieto’s mettle. The Economist.
Le président mexicain part vers l’Asie en laissant un pays en colère. Libération
Taylor Swift Wants you to Know Bodegas are Our Friends
Taylor Swift, who recently bought a $20 million property in Manhattan, has tons of New York City vocabulary to teach you, including what a bodega is all about. (Hint: it’s a corner store, which is open pretty much all the time and -more importantly- is our friend.)
Click here or on the link below (if you dare) to learn a thing or two about this wonderful city in the words of our new “ambassador,” including how to pronounce Houston and why SoHo and NoHo are very different things.
Oh, and please don’t shoot the messenger (i.e. this blogger)
Finding a Job in Hispanic New York Is a Real Challenge
God, please grant my people the wisdom to properly navigate/figure out job postings in my beloved New York City
Photo: Laura Martínez
This NYC Property Wants Hispanics not to be Lazy -Good Luck
Oh, the nerve!
On top of not being able to spell properly in English -or Spanish- the owners of this Brooklyn building want my people not to do what we do best: haraganear (i.e. be lazy.)
Or maybe they meant to say hanguear?
Hat tip: Bathtubmedia.
What Would you Call a Mexican BBQ?… This. Apparently
‘El Diario’ Launches New Design, Adds Hashtags, Because Why Not?
Apparently the big news in the world of Spanish-language media today is the redesign of New York City’s venerable daily El Diario La Prensa.
The announcement comes on the heels of major executive and editorial changes at the impreMedia-owned newspaper; changes that have been the subject of harsh criticism, including this commentary by Ángelo Falcón, who claims the 101-year-old brand is undergoing a “Reconquista” of sorts.
Regardless, El Diario‘s new design –according to its owners– “greatly enhances reader experience for its iconic brand,” and represents “a renewed commitment to better address the needs of the Latino community.”
All that sounds peachy, but judging from the video below, the new Diario will bring our community bigger pictures and tons of hashtags, because, Twitter, you know?
Note: I have not yet bought my print copy. I will do so later today and will keep you guys posted.
Brooklyn ‘Mexican’ Cantina Serves Mix of Stereotypes & Typos
Mad Dog & Beans, a new eatery in Brooklyn, has found inspiration in the Mexican Revolution to peddle upscale Mexican food to a local crowd. The eatery, first spotted by a non-Mexican colleague of mine, features on its door the image of a bandito holding a guitar, because even Mexican outlaws are a musical, cheerful bunch.
According to the restaurant’s website:
Mad Dog & Beans Mexican Cantina is a casual-upscale Mexican restaurant featuring a traditional Mexican menu. The theme is based on the Mexican Revolution. The decor features vintage black-and-white photos of banditos and scenes of Mexico printed on canvas and displayed throughout the restaurant.
The menu, while not especially original, does feature some interesting spelling, including “molcajeta” and “pica de gallo.”
Now, that’s revolutionary!
Photo and sombrero tip: J. Falcone
This Mexican Unisex Beauty Shop is Awesome
New York City is Becoming Increasingly Challenging for English Speakers
I picked up a Citibike today and was glad to find all the relevant information in Spanish.
Seriously, I think this was awesome, but I kind of felt bad for the non-Spanish crowd.
¡Gracias, señor DiBlassio! [or was this El Bloombito?]
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