OLA in the News

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...

By Elsie Boskamp Alma Tovar spends her days driving Latino men, women and children, who can’t drive themselves, to doctor appointments....

By Maria Piedrabuena La policía de Riverhead realizó un curso de capacitación sobre diversidad para fomentar mejores relaciones con la...

By Kelly Zegers Members of the Riverhead Town Police Department recently completed a five-week diversity training course meant to dispel...

By Jon Winkler Waves of local residents and summer visitors walked up and down Main Street in Sag Harbor on Wednesday for the "Walk For...

By Peter Boody Hundreds of people gathered at the foot of Long Wharf for speeches, poems and a prayer followed by a peaceful parade up...

By Alex Lemonides A march and rally on Wednesday in Sag Harbor, organized by local advocacy groups and congregations, protested the...

By Jon Winkler OLA of Eastern Long Island, an advocacy group for the Latino community, has hired a full-time general counsel. Andrew...

By Lisa Finn "The relative isolation that many of our most vulnerable are experiencing is compounded by an escalation in exploitation." —...

By Christine Sampson Organización Latino Americana of Eastern Long Island (OLA) this week announced it has received a three-year...

By Christine Sampson Por Christine Sampson y Ana Kestler Cada persona fotografiada tiene un nombre, por supuesto, pero los sujetos en los...

By Christine Sampson Every person pictured has a name, of course, but the subjects in acclaimed photographer Philippe Cheng’s latest...