Community debate continues over East Harlem cultural center space
Community debate continues over a decision to stop a long-time tenant from managing the theatre and multi-cultural space in East Harlem’s Julia de Burgos Cultural Center
In Harlem: Battered Women Struggle For Resources
Women in abusive relationships in Harlem say they lack resources to seek help. Factors like language barriers, fear of deportation and lack of centers plays a major role. While Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx currently have centers where women can turn for help, Manhattan is still behind in providing Family Justice Centers for battered women.
Silence hovers over Haitian domestic violence victims in Brooklyn
Despite a high quantity of domestic violence calls from Brooklyn’s “Little Haiti,” many Haitian women are hestitant to seek refugee from household abuse.
Second generation Pakistani kids get buried under languages
In the Little Pakistan neighborhood in Brooklyn children of the first generation Pakistanis are pressured to learn three, and sometimes four languages and often end up not properly learning any.
Bringing Jewish Culture Back to Harlem
Almost a century after Jews left Harlem, some active members are trying to revive the Jewish community in the neighborhood.
Living wage necessary to stop the cycle of poverty
Until the Fair Wages for New Yorkers Act, which ensures that developers who receive major taxpayer-funded subsidies must pay $10 an hour, is passed food insecurity and poverty remains a major problem in South Bronx.
Hijabi women seek to show the person behind the veil
New York’s Muslim women who choose to wear the hijab work to break down the stereotypes surrounding their headscarves.
Muslim community turns to private education to retain Islamic culture
New York’s melting pot quickly Americanizes many immigrant cultures. Private schools in Queens offer Muslims an option when it come to retaining Islamic tradition.
