New York

Photos: New York Haitians hit the polls for early voting

Haitian-Americans heads to the polls for early voting across the U.S., including in New York, the state with the second largest Haitian population.

New York

NYC Achieves Record-Breaking Census Response

The 61.9% response rate was a smidge better than the previous decennial census in 2010, when 61.8% of New York City residents mailed in their census forms.

New York, Tech

First Google Classroom workshop in Creole coming up

New York City Department of Education will host a Google Classroom workshop for Haitian families in Creole on Oct. 21 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

New York

NYC to buy out Reliant Transportation, its largest school bus contractor

The purchase of Reliant Transportation, which operates roughly 1,000 school buses across 950 routes, is set to go through in the first half of 2021.

Arts & Culture, New York, Only In The Haitian Times

Reconnecting: Growing artist residency program seeks community members for projects

Now in its fifth year, the year-long Lakou Nou artist residency program allows artists to connect their skills to community needs. Through the program, four artists will each receive $7,000 to implement community art projects in Canarsie, Flatbush, Crown Heights and East Flatbush.

New York

Hundreds Of New York City Schools Closed In Neighborhoods With Coronavirus Upticks

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — New York City public and private schools were once again closed Tuesday in neighborhoods seeing an uptick in COVID-19 cases….

New York

HAUP among 21 groups given funding for free legal services

New York City’s immigrant affairs agency announced more than $16 million in awards for organizations to provide legal assistance to 3.1 million immigrants. Long-time community nonprofit Haitian Americans United for Progress (HAUP) joins 20 other community-based organizations citywide that received awards.