East Meets West-Indian Food
Only one restaurant in Brooklyn specializes in Trinidadian-style Chinese dishes
Transit Fails Older New Yorkers
For a lot of older New Yorker, Access-a-Ride’s blue and white vans are the only way to get around town. But the door-to-door service is plagued by inconsistencies and inefficiencies.
Feeling Isolated, older Tibetans seek space of their own
New York City: For 82-year-old Sonam Choedon, life every day is almost the same routine at her daughter’s home in Woodside, Queens. She gets up around eight in the morning and does her regular prayers. With rosary in one hand
Underfunded Schools turn to Crowdsourcing
Ms. Menard at PS 335 is asking for a new computer for her students. Ms. Greene at PS 770 is asking for books, while Ms. Charles at PS 446 is asking for snacks for children who come to school
Indifference is Mutual: Low Voter Turnout After Sandy
A number of factors could have contributed to the low voter turnout. Sandy is the last one to blame.
Black Voters Expecting Much of Obama’s Second Term
Though they supported him overwhelmingly both in 2008 and the 2012, African American voters are hoping for the first black president to pay more attention to issues that affect them in his second term
American Presidential Election Heatedly Discussed On Chinese Popular Social Media
For many Chinese netizens on Sina Weibo, the 2012 U.S. presidential election may be more than just Americans’ business.
Tibetan Americans look to US elections through Tibet
Worsening situation in Tibet proved a key factor for Tibetan Americans as they faced US presidential elections on Tuesday that saw Obama win a second term in the White House, overcoming deep doubts among voters about his handling of the U.S. economy.
