With all the sushi bars, Chinese dim sum joints and Korean BBQ grills in New York City, some Asian cuisines have yet to proclaim themselves beyond the immigrant enclaves.
Filipino restaurants thrive in secret
May 9th, 2013 | by Mary Zarikos | published in Features, Video | Leave A Comment »
NYC homeless youth population at a record high
April 29th, 2013 | by Breana Jones | published in Audio, News | Leave A Comment »
These youth continue to function in society, hiding the issue of their homelessness to the outside world.
A second life for movie industry trash
April 17th, 2013 | by Alyana Alfaro | published in Features, Video | Leave A Comment »
Film Biz Recycling that aims to find the best “second life” for items that would otherwise be discarded from the film, theater and production industries.
Fast food workers protest low minimum wage
April 12th, 2013 | by Breana Jones | published in News, Video | Leave A Comment »
Fast food workers rallied for a union, $15 an hour, and better job security.
College prep not just for the wealthy
April 1st, 2013 | by Courtney Pence | published in Features, Video | Leave A Comment »
Principal Susan Kreisman and Scott Farber, President of A List Education, created a class at Manhattan Hunter called College Prep that meets during school every other day.
Chicken farming in New York City
March 24th, 2013 | by Alyana Alfaro | published in Features, Slideshows | Leave A Comment »
Keeping chickens in the city is a “really reasonable way” for New Yorkers to take part in farming,’ said chicken farmer Noah Leff.
Bushwick’s “revival” brings new faces, rent hikes and rapid change
March 2nd, 2013 | by Gabrielle Wright | published in Audio, Business, Features, Multimedia | 1 Comment »
A clash of cultures and agendas.
Some immigrant cab drivers left professional careers in their native land
February 17th, 2013 | by Jia Guo | published in Business, News | 1 Comment »
There are 42,000 taxi cab drivers in New York City. Eighty-two percent of them were born in foreign countries. Some of the have higher education degrees in their native countries.
City school bus strike causes hardship for parents
February 5th, 2013 | by Timothy Weisberg | published in News | Leave A Comment »
At 5:30 a.m. every morning, Zsuzsa Schuster wakes up her six-year-old son for school. She lives in Jackson Heights, but due to overcrowding, has her son enrolled at a school in Long Island City, Queens.Schuster, 34, then drives to work on 23rd Street and Madison in Lower Manhattan. Her son, who suffers from asthma, would [...]
Sandy’s destruction in Stuy-town
October 30th, 2012 | by Jordyn Taylor | published in News | Leave A Comment »
Stuyvesant Town was badly hit by Hurricane Sandy. The East Village apartment complex suffered extensive flooding and tree damage, and its residents remain without power and heat. There is no guarantee how soon residents’ utilities will return.