Features (Page 50)
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Designer aims for success beyond NYC
Julie Lamb arranges a supply order with one of stone sources in NYC’s diamond district. Photo by Eugene Y. Santos […]
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Youth groups fight gang violence
About half of the shootings in NYC are gang related. Because the majority of gangs and street crews are made […]
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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.