Group sees Michel Martelly at Labor Day parade a ‘hazard,’ wants him kept away
Online petition to keep Sweet Micky from public follows several events that sparked furor
A group of New York event organizers has started an online petition to keep former Haitian President Michel Martelly from the city’s storied West Indian American Day Carnival parade on Eastern Parkway, saying a “Sweet Micky” performance poses a safety risk.
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New York City making push to assist Haitian asylum seekers with TPS
The city is reaching out to hundreds of people in its system to assist them in applying for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) after the federal government extended and renewed the policy for Haitians last month.