Haiti Earthquake: Dominicans give, but hard feelings remain

Haiti Earthquake: Dominicans give, but hard feelings remain

Some Dominicans can’t forget the past, despite the devastation.

Haiti Earthquake: A Haitian church mobilizes

Haiti Earthquake: A Haitian church mobilizes

Some community-based organizations in New York City are sending independent convoys to scout for family members.

Haiti Earthquake: Worry triggers involvement

Haiti Earthquake: Worry triggers involvement

When the Louis family learned their Haitian relatives home collapsed on top of them, they took action.

Haiti Earthquake: Wiring money in Flatbush

Haiti Earthquake: Wiring money in Flatbush

Family and friends of the victims have been trying to send money, though it has not been easy.

Haiti Earthquake: Dominicans give, but hard feelings remain

News, Special Reports — January 25, 2010 at 2:23 pm
Fifteen minutes after he heard about the earthquake in Haiti, Dominican barber Jose Taveras said he made a donation to the Red Cross. Taveras was born in the Dominican Republic, a country that shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti. “I consider Haiti a part of my country,” Taveras said through his friend Jay Hernandez, who acted as his interpreter. “We are one people.” But not every Dominican feels...

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Haiti Earthquake: A Haitian church mobilizes

Haiti Earthquake: A Haitian church mobilizes

Some community-based organizations in New York City are sending independent convoys to scout for family members.

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Jan 25, 2010 1:46

Features

Haiti Earthquake: A store owner tries to help

Haiti Earthquake: A store owner tries to help

Yvens Brizard, a native of Haiti, plans to travel to Haiti in the next couple of days to aid an orphanage, where more than 150 children are starving.

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Jan 20, 2010 21:57

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Haiti Earthquake: Worry triggers involvement

Haiti Earthquake: Worry triggers involvement

When the Louis family learned their Haitian relatives home collapsed on top of them, they took action.

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Jan 21, 2010 16:07

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Haiti Earthquake: ‘I lost my family’

Haiti Earthquake: ‘I lost my family’

After recently losing his wife to diabetes, Gaspard Lynch lost his family and business in the Haiti earthquake.

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Jan 20, 2010 20:21

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Haiti Earthquake: ‘I lost my family’

Haiti Earthquake: ‘I lost my family’

After recently losing his wife to diabetes, Gaspard Lynch lost his family and business in the Haiti earthquake.

January 20th, 2010 | Slideshows, Special Reports | Read More

Brooklyn tenants fight management firm

Brooklyn tenants fight management firm

Tenants of 266 Washington Avenue are fighting increasingly nasty battles against Dermot Management Company, the firm that manages their building. They allege the company practices “predatory equity.”

December 24th, 2009 | News | Read More

Homeless enclave hides along Jersey cliff

Homeless enclave hides along Jersey cliff December 21st, 2009 | Features, Multimedia | Read More

Woodhaven brokers feel pinch of the economy

Woodhaven brokers feel pinch of the economy

The stock market fell last September, but losses for realty brokers began years before, starting in 2006. Real estate brokers and firm owners in the Woodhaven, Queens, area have felt a decrease of more than 65 percent of sales.

December 20th, 2009 | News | Read More
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