Over 100 Supporters March Alongside NYDIS Float in 62nd Annual Puerto Rican Day Parade. NYDIS was honored to have its own float in the parade featuring the slogan Estamos Aquí – We are Here. The ‘we’ on Sunday took on
Lowell is a 70-year-old man who resides with his wife in Flushing, Queens. He worked for an advertising firm on the 12th floor of the Empire State Building when the attacks of 9/11 occurred. A veteran of the Vietnam War,
Images from NYDIS' "2019 Preparedness Summit for NYC Faith Leaders" at The Salvation Army Greater New York Division’s headquarters on 04/09.
Day 4 (Final Day of our Surge Project): Our work is done and before we host our hosts for a dinner celebration, we needed to debrief and say a final prayer for our team, our work, our partners, and the
On April 9th, NYDIS and our Executive Director, Peter B. Gudaitis, were honored with the 2019 Allyship Award at the MCN Sweet 16 Annual Gala at the New York Hilton Midtown.
SonyPictures and Luna Lauren Velez, the voice of Spider-Man’s mom sponsored a free screening of Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse, on Three Kings' Day, Sunday, 1/6/2019, after tickets had been distributed to local children at the Barrio Playa and Anasco Three Kings' Day Festivals.
In January 2019, NYDIS and our #PaLantePR partner, actress and activist Luna Lauren Velez, visited relief, rebuild and potential project sites in Añasco.
NYDIS and our Pa’Lante Puerto Rico project with Luna Lauren Velez partnered with Jonathan William Soto’s new Project Refuge and the Thrive Collective to co-sponsor a Preparedness & Resilence day for the community of Barrio Playa in the Municipio Añasco
Highlights from our October 20th #1YearAfterMaria Interfaith Memorial Service and Vigil-March, hosted by NYDIS, Power4PuertoRico and The Episcopal Diocese of New York.
Last week, two Superstorm Sandy affected homeowners participating in NYDIS’ and the Center for NYC Neighborhoods’ Temporary Housing Services (THS) program received the keys to their newly elevated and rebuilt homes.