OLA in the News

BY T. E. MCMORROW Ten years, apparently, was not quite enough time for the U.S. Census Bureau to coordinate its plan to count...

By Olivia Winslow As the U.S. Census Bureau gears up for its once-a-decade count of the nation's population, there are efforts underway...

By Rachel Valdespino This year, the 23rd decennial U.S. census will be conducted, and local organizations have been making an effort to...

By Christine Sampson Within the last three weeks, the Holocaust Center of Long Island in Glen Cove was vandalized twice, including one...

By Rachel Valdespino The Organización Latino-Americana of Eastern Long Island, or OLA, recently announced that it had received a $100,000...

By David Taylor The East End is home to skilled artists, brilliant writers, top chefs and other local celebrities known for their...

By Brendan J. OReilly For renters on the South Fork who feel that they have been mistreated by their landlords but believe there is...

BY BRIDGET LEROY Organización Latino-Americana of Eastern Long Island has hired administrative assistant Erika Padilla as the East...

BY RICK MURPHY Minerva Perez has been named to the NBC News Top 20 national list of influential Latino leaders. The executive director of...

By Vivian Wang The vote in the New York Legislature came after the issue had splintered Democrats, with suburban moderates objecting....

The sky poured streams of water and caused new ponds to form on many Hamptons roads but that didn't stop a crowd from turning out on...

By Hannah Selinger Changes to New York State’s licensing for drivers — and the impact on immigrants — was the impetus for “Restoring...

BY T. E. MCMORROW New York State driver’s licenses are in the process of undergoing major changes. Advocacy groups, along with State...

By Michael Wright A typical aspiring attorney would spend the summers between the years at law school toiling as an intern in the office...

On Tuesday afternoon earlier this month, Minerva Perez was in full work mode — which was unexpected, considering it was her birthday. She...

By Michelle Trauring When Minerva Perez boldly selected “XXY” as the closing night film of the OLA Latino Film Festival, she expected...

By Johnette Howard In face of myriad problems, a commitment to solutions Part of Andrew Strong’s work as Organizacion Latino-Americana’s...

By Christopher Walsh Immigrants ask for protection in uncertain times “Todos tienen mucho miedo.” Patricia’s message — everybody is very...

By Maria Piedrabuena Defensores de los inmigrantes urgen a Towns del East End a que limiten la colaboración de la policía local con ICE...

By Maria Piedrabuena East End residents who need help getting to their medical appointments can now have their transportation needs met...