In Harlem, Seeking Temporary Relief from Immigration Woes
Advocates want to spread the word that DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) can temporary save some undocumented youth from deportation.
Unsafe and Unsatisfactory: Astoria Playgrounds Not Up To Scratch
NYC Parks don’t lock playground gates at night forcing tots to play among used condoms, shattered beer botles and overflowing trash cans in the morning.
Torrential Rains Unearth Political Divisions Within Senegal and Without
A move to do away with the senate back home after devastating African floods stirs up political divisions in Harlem’s Little Senegal.
Wondering Around Artists and the Gentrification of Brooklyn
When it comes to the gentrification question, often artists are the first to arrive in new neighborhoods. Is there a way to minimize the negative and maximize the positive effects by contributing to their communities?
Photo Credit: Meredith Jenks
Demonstrators Picket Chabad Kaporos Ritual
Every year the Hasidic Jewish community in Crown Heights participates in the ritual of Kaporos on the eve of Yom Kippur. This year, they were joined by protesters.
Protesting Peacefully: Jackson Height’s Muslim Community Angered By Youtube Clip
Peace is the only way forward. Muslims in the US are Americans first.
New York City’s Unemployment Hits Minorities Hardest
New York City’s slowly declining unemployment rate has stalled at 8.7 percent since March, leaving more than 340,000 New Yorkers currently searching for work. According to the New York State Department of Labor, more than half of the unemployed New
Occupy Wall Street Meets Tahrir Square
October 25, 2011 Two Egyptian activists led hundreds of American protesters on a march out of Zuccotti Park on Monday, walking past the police barricades on Wall Street for the first time since protests began about six weeks ago. It
