Burned beyond repair

December 18th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Features, Slideshows | Leave A Comment »

Burned beyond repair

A family’s home is destroyed because of a downed power line during Hurricane Sandy.

Rockaways homeowners in limbo waiting for homes to be razed or aid to fix them after Sandy

December 9th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Audio, News | Leave A Comment »

Vincent Fusco, 69, pictured left, cleaning debris from his home on Beach 119th Street. Less than 100 yards from the Atlantic Ocean, the basement had eight feet of water and the home suffered some damage to the foundation during Hurricane Sandy. Photo by Timothy Weisberg.

There is no timetable for help.

From Assembly to Congress?

November 6th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Election 2012, Features | 1 Comment »

Congressional candidate Grace Meng spends her mornings greeting potential voters at subway stations around Queens.

Grace Meng is running to become the first Asian American elected to Congress from New York this November

Harlem Globetrotter helps kids stop bullies in Brooklyn and Queens

September 18th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Features | Leave A Comment »

Saudia Kahn, 9, of PS 50, attentively watches "Buckets" Blakes. Saudia said that she had been bullied in school. Photo by Jordyn Taylor

Anthony “Buckets” Blakes explained why basketball – and life – works better without bullying.

Famous in Kathmandu, anonymous in New York

March 12th, 2012  |  by  |  published in Features, Slideshows | Leave A Comment »

Famous in Kathmandu, anonymous in New York

A rock star from Nepal finds new life in New York

South Asian-American youths struggle with cultural confusion

December 23rd, 2011  |  by  |  published in Audio, Features | Leave A Comment »

Rooshna Javed, 44, from Wood side, Queens, is a Pakistani housewife. Her 20-year old daughter, born and raised in the United States often argues with her over not being allowed to date, drink, or wear skirts. Photo by Mina Sohail

They are called ABCD or American Born Confused Desis.

Arab Americans tired of alleged racial profiling by NYPD

December 20th, 2011  |  by  |  published in News | 1 Comment »

Arabic sprawled on business awnings and windows are a regular sight on the two-block stretch of Steinway Street, home to many halal meat shops, hookah bars, doctor's offices, traditional Arab clothing shops and more.  Photo by Joann Pan

Community claims to still be heavily monitored 10 years after 9/11.

NYC Marathon: Cheering on a 50-year-old son

November 6th, 2011  |  by  |  published in Features | Leave A Comment »

Jack, left, and Barbara Solomon stand along Crescent Street in Queens, waiting for their son Bill, a first time marathoner at age 50. Photo by Chris Palmer

The pair stood among a modest but growing crowd this morning, cheering on wheelchair competitors and the earliest female runners before the race reached fever pitch across the river in Manhattan.

Queens kids replace textbooks with iPads

September 29th, 2011  |  by  |  published in Features | 1 Comment »

Queens sixth graders enter the touch-screen world of Apple for assignments, note taking, tutorials and more.

After fire, Queens shop owner reminisces

November 13th, 2010  |  by  |  published in Features | Leave A Comment »

Area residents walk along 37th Avenue between 84th Street and 85th Street in Jackson Heights, Queens, passing a vacant lot where Tom's Shoe Repair burned down in February. ThomasKourakos opened the shop in 1956 and stayed in the neighborhood asdemographic shifts reshaped the community. Photo by Chelsia Marcius

Thomas Kourakos remembers the morning his shoe shop caught fire and his career as a cobbler came to an abrupt end.