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Hispanic graduation rates in New York City are higher than ever, but students for whom Spanish is their first language remain behind.

Large increase in NYC Latino high school grads, but numbers still lag for English language learners

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More Latino students are graduating from high school in New York City than ever before, but the number of English Language Learner graduates in the city … Read More

Lin Manuel Miranda as Raul (left) and Jaime Camil as Juan (right) in "200 Cartas." (Courtesy Vanguardia Films)

[VIDEO] “200 Cartas,” a bilingual romantic comedy about love and identity

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Puerto Rican-born actor and director Bruno Irrizary says it was something rather unexpected that landed Lin-Manuel Miranda the leading role in his latest film, … Read More

Ismael Leyva, president of the international firm, Ismael Leyva Architects. (Courtesy Ismael Leyva Architects)

Ismael Leyva, the Mexican-American architect revamping NYC

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Ismael Leyva immigrated from his native Veracruz, Mexico, to New York City, 35 years ago -- for love. He married his first wife -- a New Yorker -- whom he met … Read More

Eager foodies try a taste of Samantha Aquim's (pictured center) Brazilian chocolate.

Move over Hershey: Brazilian chocolate is the next big thing

By Leticia Moreinos Schwartz

How much would you pay for a box of chocolates? Ten dollars? Thirty dollars? How about fifteen thousand dollars? That was the exorbitant price that a very … Read More

The issues surrounding the topic of skin color among Latinos is complicated - just ask Rachel Figueroa-Levin (pictured far right).

Urban Baby Blog: My dark past

By Rachel Figueroa-Levin

I have a dark past. Literally. I was born with dark skin. It genetically makes sense. My dad is Puerto Rican. My mom is a quarter Turkish. When my mom was … Read More

File photo- A participant runs in front of the crowd with the Puerto Rican flag in the annual Puerto Rico Day Parade. The parade honoring Puerto Ricans is an annual New York City tradition and takes place along Fifth Avenue. (Photo by Yana Paskova/Getty Images)

Opinion: Puerto Rican Day parade beer can controversy unites Latinos

By Esther J. Cepeda

CHICAGO -- In matters of Latino unity, the prevailing stereotype is that Mexicans, South Americans and Puerto Ricans don't get along. But if ever there was a … Read More

New York City chef Luis Bollo.

Chef Spotlight: Luis Bollo on the spirit of Spanish cuisine

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Vitals: Born and raised in San Sebastián, a city in the north of Spain’s Basque country, Chef Luis Bollo is the executive chef at Salinas in New York City. … Read More

Puerto Rican organizations and leaders are angered by the logo used by MillerCoors on its Coors Light cans ahead of the National Puerto Rican Day Parade. (Courtesy Boricuas for a Positive Image)

Furor after Coors puts Puerto Rican flag-like image on beer cans ahead of NYC parade

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MillerCoors, which has been criticized for its Puerto Rican Day Parade marketing in years past, is under fire for an image on its Coors Light beer cans that is … Read More

The street naming of "Juan Rodriguez Way" in New York City. (Photo/William Alatriste)

New York’s first immigrant Juan Rodriguez honored with 3-mile stretch of Broadway

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Few know that the first non-native immigrant to settle in present day New York in 1613 was a Latino. Historians have found that Juan Rodriguez was a free black … Read More

Chef Sue Torres reveals why her grandmother remains one of her greatest culinary inspirations.

Kitchen lessons from abuela: Sue Torres’s sweet plantain gorditas

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Sue Torres is a noted chef whose Mexican restaurant Sueños is currently celebrating its eleventh year of success in New York City. The anniversary is a victory … Read More