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Abortion Access Hackathon offers crucial tech skills to providers and advocates
But the introduction of basic technology, such as a working website or searchable database, can make a crucial difference in the work of abortion providers, advocates, and clients.
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The stars come out for Little Italy’s Feast of San Gennaro
Danza wasn’t the only celebrity sighting at the Feast, Chazz Palminteri, writer and Academy Award-nominated actor, was this year’s Grand Marshal.
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East Harlem businesses preserve culture through Mexican Independence Day festival
Like the business owners around him, Cano celebrates Mexican Independence day as a means of staying connected to his culture.
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LGBTQ hero Edith Windsor celebrated in moving service
Mourners held their heads down, sniffled back tears, held hands or embraced loved ones as they entered the funeral service.
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Social Justice Art showcases tough memories and hopes
Some installations focus on the role of African American women in society, while others call attention to the years of slavery.
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Citi Bike Station Celebrates South African Artist
A brief ribbon cutting by Mahlangu was marked by most people holding their phones up in the air, slightly tilted towards the ground to get a better perspective of the mural's patterns.
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Still No Closure For the Undocumented Victims of 9/11
Such was the struggle with many of the cases involving undocumented victims. Their careful attempts at staying hidden in life meant that their deaths were likely to go unnoticed as well.
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9/11 service at St. Paul’s Chapel has sparse turnout
Despite the church’s involvement in the rescue efforts after the collapse of the buildings, only about 40 spectators attended this year’s commemorative ceremony.
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The 11th of September at O’Hara’s
Among the roughly 2,750 people who died that Tuesday morning, many were regulars of O’Hara’s, whether it was for an after-work drink with a colleague or on their lunch break for a burger and fries.
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New friendships forged from the aftermath of 9/11 — 16 years later
The two stood close. An onlooker would not have known that, even an hour before, neither had known the other existed.