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Breast milk for sale

If you’re going to buy milk, purchase it from a milk bank the FDA states, which New Yorkers will soon be able to due with the state’s first milk bank slated to open on Mother’s Day.

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Where are all the black designers?

The Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City has an African American student population of less than seven percent. […]

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NYC designers like “Made in New York”

The “Made in New York” label is not just a marketing ploy.

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A Rebuilt Home for the Holidays

Three Christmases after Superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc in New York, Staten Island couple Helena and John Mahon have something to […]

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A church becomes a safe haven for the homeless

Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church transforms into a homeless shelter.

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Hair Relaxer Sales Drop as More Black Women “Go Natural”

More black women are saying no to hair relaxers and yes to kinks and curls.

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Low life expectancy rate plagues Brownsville

Seventy-four is the average age that residents of Brownsville live to be and it is the lowest rate of life expectancy in New York City according to the City’s Health Department.

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Artists get priced out of rising NYC rents

Rents have risen and so have the cost of artist studios.

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New owners for Stuyvesant Town

The busy, but quiet neighborhood is abuzz with recent news of the 65-year-old complex receiving a new owner.

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NYC Sparx gives Bronx girls a love of STEM and art

one of the main challenges for girls from minority communities who want to get into technology, including Latina or African-American girls, is economics.