East Village health center a model for success

Amidst the fierce debate over what works when it comes to health care, for many patients, Ryan-NENA serves as a model for success.

Jackson Heights: Diverse but segregated

Ethnic and racial groups tend to stick to themselves in Jackson Heights, and not just in coffee shops. The community is sectioned off into various ethnic enclaves by made-up boundaries.

Haiti Earthquake: Veteran reporter speaks on disaster

It was sheer devastation, and USA Today national reporter Marisol Bello witnessed it all.

Haiti Earthquake: Benefit concert promotes hope

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.

Homeless enclave hides along Jersey cliff

Subway musicians embrace unconventional performance

While subway musicians view themselves as playing outside the box, they have a hierarchy all their own.

Trangendered woman lives with HIV

Orthodox Jewish communities sweep abuse under rug

One in four women in the United States will suffer domestic violence in her lifetime. But for the Orthodox Jewish community, the secretive way they handle it differs from the norm.

Nigerian cadet excels at West Point

There’s one question no cadet escapes, according to Michael Njokuobi, a senior at West Point Military Academy: “Unless you come from a military family, everyone here gets asked why they joined the military.”