Major Projects in Queens  Source and photo credits: The Office of Economic Development (Queens Borough)   161st Street Mixed-Use Development Mixed-use project, … Read More →

  Spanish Interpreter: Yaisy Mendoza- for NY1 Noticias “You’re not allowed to just put up false ads that have incorrect information about … Read More →

  ”When you’ve been to hell and back–tasted the grit. inhaled smoke and dust and felt the horrific vibrations, a new perspective on life is revealed,” Todd Maisel. Todd Maisel, a staff photographer at  the   New York Daily News and Vice President of the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA), visited CUNY York College the week before ...

  New York State Supreme Court invalidated a NYC possible ban on large soft drinks by saying that major Bloomberg‘s proposal to restrict sugary sodas larger than 16 ounces was arbitrary and capricious.  Last September Bloomberg’s proposal was approved by the NYC board of Health. Bloomberg argued that the ban would prevent obesity and promote ...

“After years of planning and partnership, we’re breaking ground on the first large-scale middle-class development to be built in our city in more than three and a half decades,”Mayor Bloomberg said. The Hunter’s Point South waterfront, one the most affected New York City’s coastline by Hurricane Sandy, will have the largest housing complex in the ...

I will be covering local news in Queens, N.Y., regarding small business and economic development. My stories will be about upcoming business events and help for business improvement, community involvement, community boards, and real state development.

My digital Storytelling class was a great experience. Today, I know how to administer my own website (My little house in this digital era). I have learned useful tools. For example: Now, I know how to embed my projects (Audio, … Continue reading →

I think Groom’s talk about digital archives and their impact on the self and culture opened my eyes regarding how I am managing my information (personal and profesional) online. Definitively, technology has been revolutionized the communications. Of course, there are … Continue reading →

Recycle the Media: My task for this assignment was to mashup at least 7 different pieces of this media to make a new story, and use at least 2 different types (e.g. audio and image, image and video) but making … Continue reading →

X-Men Trilogy Mashup My Assignment was making a movie trailer by taking a trilogy, or any series of movies and combine scenes from all the trailers to make one trailer…

My Video Assignment was making one archetype video by choosing five movies. I used more than five Seconds. I picked -pole dancing scenes in movies…

May I take your order? This audio assignment was about ordering something at McDondalds but being picky! I ordered a big mac with no pickes and a sweet tea with no ice. Also, I used audacity and a sound effect … Continue reading →

Audio Assignment base on one quote! I picked one quote from Martin Luther King. “Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.” I used audacity and some audio effects.

I used Audacity and some audio effects from freesound.org to create this assignment: My own ringtone (30 seconds ring). I want to actually use it on my phone.

Audio Assignment II (Onomatopoeias) This audio assignment consisted of creating a longer comedy skit with sound effects. I used more then three sound effects. For example, I included laughter from the crowd. I created my comedy skit in spanish.

http://snd.sc/YojKeM This audio assignment consisted of creating a longer comedy skit with sound effects. I used more then three sound effects. For example, I included laughter from the crowd. I created my comedy skit in spanish.

This audio assignment was about telling a story using nothing but sound effects. There can be no verbal communication, only sound effects. I used more than five different sounds effects that I found online (freesound.org). I hope you noticed that … Continue reading →

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