Features (Page 64)
Features•Slideshows
A Congo refugee shares his dreams
Yves Muya, 31of Kolwezi, Democractic Republic of Congo, fled from the civil war that broke out in Kolwezi, traveling to South Africa as a refugee. Ten years later, he has a new life in California.
Features•Slideshows
Esposito Pork Shop
Located at 38th St. and 9th Ave. in Hell's Kitchen, Esposito's is a family-owned butcher with a long history.
Arts•Features•Video
Joe Ficalora and the Bushwick Collective
Joe Ficalora is a Bushwick native and creator/curator of the Bushwick Collective. The Collective, also known as Bushwick 5 Points, is about about the transformative and healing power of art.
Features•Video
Lady Pink: Graffiti Artist
Legendary graffiti artist, Lady Pink, tells the story of her work, inspiration and her feminism roots.
Features•News•Video
Aged out and undocumented
With current immigration legislation looming in Congress, Nesbitt and Crichlow continue their push for the rights of the children of recruited professionals and their right to documentation.
Features•Video
Filipino restaurants thrive in secret
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.
Audio•Features
A farm grows in Bushwick
Boswyck Farms suggests communities take initiative by building water-efficient gardens in rooms, food co-ops and pantries.
Audio•Features
Advice columnist for the undocumented
In October 2010, Angy Rivera created Ask Angy, the first and only advice column for undocumented youth.
Features•Video
Thriving with cystic fibrosis
Off the field, keeping Tiernan’s lungs as healthy as possible has been her family’s priority since her diagnosis.
Features•Video
A second life for movie industry trash
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.