PinoyBuilt — Stories of Filipino America

New York City • May 1997. Maligayang Bati, Tony! Throwback to the Empire State Building, May 1997. tony palisoc, empire state building, nyc, hogan spartans, hogan high school, filipino american, birthday tribute, staten island ferry, woodside queens, little manila, kapamilya. New York City • May 1997 Maligayang Bati, Tony! Throwback to the Empire State Building, May 1997 My birthday tribute to my closest friend since Hogan Spartans '85 — and the NYC crew who made it to the top of the Empire State Building without me. Tony, Anini, Maritess, and AJ Santos atop the Empire State Building, second week of May 1997. Happy Birthday to my BFF, Tony Palisoc! 🎂🎉 Throwback to the second week of May 1997 — Tony, Anini, Maritess, and AJ Santos atop the Empire State Building. Somewhere below (and apparently missing from this photo 😂), I was off on my own adventure aboard the Staten Island Ferry. I may not remember the stranger who took this photo...

New York City • April 2026. NYC Little Manila Walk-About Marks 2026 Immigrant Heritage Week. woodside queens, little manila nyc, bayanihan, fil-am community, consul general mangalile, immigrant heritage week, filipino entrepreneurs. New York • April 2026 NYC Little Manila Walk-About Marks 2026 Immigrant Heritage Week On April 16, Consul General Senen T. Mangalile and the NYC Mayor's Office walked the streets of Woodside, Queens — bringing government to the community, and reminding the city who built it. The Little Manila Avenue sign in Woodside, Queens — a landmark of 50+ years of Filipino community presence in New York City. | Photo: Philippine Consulate General New York The first piece I ever wrote about Filipinos in New York City was about my mother. Lualhati "Nati" Reyes-Perseveranda — a young nursing graduate from Mary Johnston — stood on the corner of Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street in 1961, in front of the New York Publ...