“Where’s Obama?”
Ahmed Khan from Little Pakistan faces confusion on more than one level at the polling station, reflecting various underlying trends in the Pakistani neighborhood
No Urdu Translators for Voters in Little Pakistan
Many members of the insular community of Little Pakistan cannot understand English. At midterm election polling stations, there was a distinct lack of Urdu-speaking translators.
Worn by housing crisis, Flatbush residents seek grim hope at the polls
Voters in Brooklyn’s Flatbush community say that sky-high rent is the number one neighborhood issue they would like the midterm elections to turn around.
South Bronx votes for a leader whose top priority is to fight crime
Neighborhoods in the South Bronx vote for Andrew Cuomo, who, like former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, is strong on combating crime and making the city safe.
Bad schools in Flatbush on voter’s minds; Resident’s fear party turnover
East Flatbush residents desiring education reform, cast their votes on Election Day for the Democrats despite doubts of political change in the community’s schools.
New York Corruption Fought By DA’s Hotline
Congressman Charles B. Rangel celebrates after his re-election on Tuesday, meanwhile he faces several corruption charges in congress. Though some contend the evidence against Rangel, Manhattan DA Cyrus R. Vance intends to combat corruption with a new anti-corruption unit.
Astoria’s Republicans adrift in sea of foreign-born Democrats
Astoria votes overwhelmingly democratic. For republicans here, the fight isn’t just about overcoming odds, but reaching out to a foreign-born populace.
Cold war was never this hot
The story about the Russian hackers ring raised concern that there’s a whole generation of gifted post-soviet kids who are being trapped into international organized crime.
