Favio Ramirez-Caminatti, Executive Director of El Centro, was invited by Mayor Bill de Blasio and the Speaker of the City Council Melissa Mark-Viverito to celebrate the Puerto Rican Heritage. This VIP party was at Gracie Mansion on Tuesday June 7th. .
Read more →New York – The New York State Assembly voted Tuesday May 24 to strengthen current laws to help victims of “wage theft” secure payment of unpaid wages for work already performed. The legislation known as SWEAT Bill (Securing Wages Earned Against Theft), was sponsored by Assemblywoman Linda […]
Read more →Look what happens when a group of Latino Immigrants decides to clean Staten Island’s streets. Mira qué sucede cuando un grupo de inmigrantes latinos deciden limpiar las calles de Staten Island.
Read more →Our Executive Director, Favio Ramirez-Caminatti, wrote an excellent article in the Staten Island Advance: http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2016/03/staten_island_and_the_nation_w.html STATEN ISLAND, AND THE NATION, WOULD SUFFER WITHOUT IMMIGRANTS By Favio Ramirez-Caminatti It is estimated that more 15,000 immigrants without documentation live and work in our borough. They are our neighbors. They […]
Read more →125 persons attended to the Immigration and Deportation workshop: “know your rights” organized by El Centro. Our lawyer, Thomas Angelillo, explained the rights people have in the USA. The New York Times wrote an article about our workshop: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/07/nyregion/rumors-of-immigration-raids-stoke-fear-in-new-york.html 125 personas asistieron al taller sobre inmigración y […]
Read more →The Port Richmond Partnership had their Christmas party on December 16th. El Centro is member of this amazing team and it was represented by the new Executive Director, Favio Ramirez-Caminatti. We thank Dr. and Mrs. Guarasci for their hospitality, and thank to Arlette Cepeda for her great […]
Read more →Vigilia conmemoración a un año de la muerte de Delfino Velázquez. In the media / En la prensa: http://www.ny1.com/nyc/staten-island/news/2015/11/29/vigil-held-for-construction-worker-killed-on-job-one-year-ago.html http://www.eldiariony.com/2015/11/28/recuerdan-a-trabajador-fallecido-en-demolicion/ http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2015/11/candlelight_vigil_to_honor_con.html
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