New York City Citywide Free WiFi

NYC replaced old pay phone booths and turned trash cans into Free Wi-Fi hotspots citywide.

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119th Philippine Independence Day in New York City

SAVE THE DATE!

119th anniversary of Philippine Independence Day Celebration!
Sunday, June 4th, 2017 Time: 10:00am to 6:00pm

As with previous years, the event will start with a Thanksgiving Mass at The Philippine Center at 556 Fifth Ave. New York, NY. Then followed by the parade along Madison Ave going towards Madison Square Park for the street fair and cultural shows.

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New York City Events For the Month of May 2017

SHOW EVENTS FOR MAY 2017

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Philippine Consulate General New York - Office Hours, Consular, Legal Services & Fees

Text photos above are actual notifications posted at the PH Consulate NY office wall

The Consulate General of the Republic of the Philippines - New York
Address: 556 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10036

Telephone: (212) 764-1330

Fax No.: (212) 764-6010

Duty Officer-Mobile Phone: (917) 294-0196 - For Emergencies only

e-Mail: phcongen.newyork@gmail.com

The Consular and Legal Section is open to the public Monday through Friday, except on selected Philippine and American Holidays. 

Office Hours: Mon to Fri: 9:00am - 5:00pm (open during lunch hour) 

Passport Renewal: Acceptance of applications: 9:00am-4:00pm

Requirements:

1. Actual old passport
2. Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)-issued birth certificate, original and photocopy (Copies may be ordered online via www.ecensus.com.ph) 
3. Proof that applicant has not applied for foreign citizenship (i.e. valid green card, valid visa, dual citizenship certificate, etc).

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Catholic Churches in NY Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn That Are Offering Tagalog Mass

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NEW IDNYC BENEFITS FOR 2017

Two years after Mayor de Blasio and Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito launched IDNYC, 1 million proud New Yorkers have signed up. This makes IDNYC the largest municipal ID card program in the country. 

In 2017 IDNYC will be available at no charge and we've launched a new digital portal make it easier than ever to enroll, replace a lost or stolen card, and manage your IDNYC appointment. 

In addition, with IDNYC you can easily view and print your own, or your child's, immunization records online. These records are often needed to enroll for school, college, summer camp, and more.

This year's list of cultural partners includes 40 organizations, 11 of which are new to the program. All cardholders can redeem a membership at cultural benefit partners for 2017 at no cost, regardless of the year their card was issued.

Participating cultural institutions in 2017 include the sites below:

• BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music)
• Brooklyn Children’s Museum
• Film Forum
• Metropolitan Museum of Art
• Museum at Eldridge Street
• Museum of Modern Art
• Museum of Arts and Design
• Queens Museum
• Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden

For the complete list and terms of eligibility visit www.nyc.gov/idnyc. 

Finally, in 2017 we've added new benefits for cardholders. 

CourseHorse
Receive 15% off any NYC class purchased through CourseHorse.com for a maximum savings of $50 per class. CourseHorse offers over 75,000 classes to choose from, ranging from cooking and language to business and coding.

Baruch Performing Arts Center
Get 15% off on all BPAC productions, 20% off concessions items, $10 rush tickets on the day of the performance, invitations to members-only events, and more.

Chelsea Film Festival (CFF)
IDNYC cardholders will receive up to 50% off on CFF memberships, festival passes and more. 

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Ride Free on the La Guardia Airport Link Q70 Express Bus

No fee is being collected to and from Woodside Queens station to La Guardia Airport effective today till April 17th 2017.

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Financial Help for Single Moms or Independent Mothers Living in New York

The state of New York enjoys the prominence of its capital city in terms of global financial success.

Unfortunately, many New Yorkers are not spared from the crisis brought by global economic downturn.

Not surprisingly, single mothers and those with little or no education fared worst.

In a bid to cushion the impact of recession, the state of New York provides a number of safety net programs to help alleviate their struggle with life’s challenges.

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1NEW YORK FAMILY ASSISTANCE

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New York Family Assistance (FA) provides temporary cash assistance to very needy families with children under the age of 18 as well as pregnant women. FA operates under federal TANF guidelines.

As a condition of eligibility, each person who applies for or is receiving FA, is required to comply with federal work requirements to receive FA benefits.

The maximum monthly benefit for a single mother of two with no income living in New York City is $789 — the highest among the contiguous 48 states and the District of Columbia.

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FA is one of two programs providing temporary cash assistance in New York. The other is Safety Net Assistance (SNA), a New York State program with no federal participation.

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The Epic Love Story of Our Time. On Broadway for a Limited Time.

Direct from its smash London run, Cameron Mackintosh's stunning new production of Boublil and Schonberg's legendary musical Miss Saigon lands on Broadway in March, 2017, featuring its acclaimed stars Eva Noblezada and Jon Jon Briones.

Set in 1975 during the final days of the American occupation of Saigon, Miss Saigon is an epic love story about the relationship between an American G.I. and a young Vietnamese woman. Orphaned by war, 17-year-old Kim is forced to work as a bar girl in a sleazy Saigon nightclub, owned by a notorious wheeler-dealer known as "The Engineer." John, an American GI, buys his friend Chris the services of Kim for the night—a night that will change their lives forever.

Join us at our special Pinoy Night at MISS SAIGON scheduled for April 26th go to Telechargeoffers.com use code MSPYN214 and save up to $40 on tickets.

Eva Noblezada

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Schedule for Philippine Consulate General in New York Saturdays 2017

The Philippine Consulate General New York will be open for regular consular services (except visa issuance) on Saturdays beginning 4th February 2017.

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Filipino Food All-You-Can-Eat Buffet in New York

It's impossible for Filipinos to not love a good buffet. There's something about an all-you-can-eat buffet that makes us feel like we are back home in the Philippines fiesta extrabaganza of delicious home style cooking.

No matter how you wrestle the buffet table, you're guaranteed to leave full, satisfied "sulit sa busog" and maybe a lil ashamed of your stomach capacity.

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Free Adult/Baby First Aid, CPR and AED Training for Filipinos in New York

Welcome to our Free Adult/Baby First Aid, CPR and AED Course. Anyone can take this training and learn more about lifesaving first aid. We provide this training for no charge. Just let us know what community/church do you belong and the contact person(s). We can schedule your free training as soon as possible.

Our free online first aid training could equip you with the skills and knowledge to help save someone’s life and also advance knowledge in caregiving whether for kids or seniors.

The program consist of hands-on training on-site class and online (on-your-pace) review and a test to get you certified. The classes are taught by certified EMS personnel at various locations. To date, the program has successfully trained thousands of New Yorkers in this lifesaving technique.  These three trainings is worth at least $200 but now FREE to all the "Kababayans" living in NY & NJ.

The course offers the following:

• Basic instruction on performing compressions-only CPR
• Basic instruction on how to use an automated external defibrillator (AED)
• Practice mannequins for use during class and take-home instruction for follow-up practice.

To schedule a free class in your community, please email admin@filipinosofny.com or call (347) 688-4808

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Housekeeper's Annual Rate in 27 Cities in New York

A housekeeper is more than a maid. A housekeeper can take care of the various duties for which you may not have the time or ability. Housekeepers can come to your home on a daily basis or a live in accommodation. They clean your house, run errands and help with your children after school and basically run your home. The kind of housekeeper you need should be determined by your day to day schedule and budget. Here is the standard minimum wage for a housekeeper in New York.
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Over 400K Marchers For Women's March In NYC Took Over Fifth Avenue

NEW YORK CITY — An estimated 400,000 people packed the streets of Midtown Manhattan on Saturday to march in solidarity the day after President Donald Trump's inauguration.

A sea of people began coming in at 2nd Avenue to 42nd Street and west to Fifth Avenue before heading north towards Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue at 56th Street. The march started at around 11am and still continues at night. On Saturday evening a spokesman for the New York City mayor's office tweeted the official crowd estimate for the event was over 400,000.

People chanted "This is What Democracy Looks Like" and "Not My President" in a march that snaked from the UN headquarters on the East Side, across 42nd Street and up Fifth Avenue to President Donald Trump's home. 

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Fiesta of Señor Santo Niño de Cebu and Sinulog Procession at FilipinoTown Woodside NY 2017

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Feast of the Black Nazarene in FilipinoTown in Woodside NY 2017

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Neighborhoods in New York City Based on Life Quality, Demographics, Affordability, Transportation, Daily Life, Safety, Health, Sports/Leisure, and Entertainment

Place I Live is a location based platform created to provide updates for those interested in neighborhoods. You can view information about safety, transportation, leisure and more on maps with street view and address lists. All the categories are rated and used to estimate Life Quality Index ratings which can give you a better insight about different neighbourhoods in cities. The map not only gives you a better background information of various locations, whether you are looking to rent, buy, or sell, but also helps you find interesting places to visit in a city that you might have missed.

Place I Live is a location based platform giving more insights about neighborhoods. The website provides information about safety, transportation and more through Life Quality Index rating and maps with street view, coordinates and zip codes. Here you can see the comprehensive accumulated data about New York City which helps making smart decisions not only about everyday life (locating supermarkets, restaurants and more), but also deciding about real estate lease, rent or sale. In the website you can not only find the New York map with zip codes, but you can also see what the tourist attractions are that you can visit or recommend to your friends. New York map is also equipped with districts, directions and complete address lists.

New York City has the biggest population in United States (it has 8,2 million people - more than 39 states in USA). Surprisingly, it is not the capital of New York state, but it is much more known. It is usual associated with fashion, finance, media, research, technology, education and entertainment. In the New York map you can find not only where to go in New York City, but also find information about boroughs, streets and needed locations or routes. While viewing New York map you can easily find where to stay in New York City and what to visit during your time here. And if you are already staying here, you can see the life quality index of the place you live rate it yourself along with the street and neighborhood and compare it with your friends’ house index.

Discover your neighborhood.. Click Here

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Live streaming Traslacion of the Black Nazarene 2017 in Manila Philippines

Streaming Video Holy Mass in Quiapo Church
Happening now Holy Mass at Quiapo Church in Manila
Watch Live Streaming Celebration of the "Traslacion of the Black Nazarene" 2017 in Luneta Grand Stand to Quiapo Church

Watch on CNN via Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/CNNPhilippines/videos/1847944452112112/

Watch on ABS-CBN via Facebook https://www.facebook.com/abscbnNEWS/videos/10154728514355168/

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