Features (Page 81)
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Art galleries thriving in Lower East Side
As restaurants and retail shops throughout Manhattan close their doors for good, art galleries in the Lower East Side are thriving.
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Black women turn to online dating for love
According to a recent study by ABC news, about 42 percent of black women never have been married. So black women are turning to the Internet to find love.
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East Village health center a model for success
Amidst the fierce debate over what works when it comes to health care, for many patients, Ryan-NENA serves as a model for success.
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Big foot mystery on the Upper East Side
On an Upper East Side street stands a white, 3-foot plaster statute of a foot — and no one knows its purpose.
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Jackson Heights: Diverse and almost integrated
Jackson Heights is touted as New York City’s most diverse neighborhood. Residents relish the distinction, but some admit the community is not as integrated as it could be.
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Chess pro challenges willing opponents
Sweet Pea fell into the chess profession during the '60s when he couldn’t find a job. He’d wander around the city’s chess shops, looking for a way to occupy his time.
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Haiti Earthquake: Veteran reporter speaks on disaster
It was sheer devastation, and USA Today national reporter Marisol Bello witnessed it all.
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Haiti Earthquake: Benefit concert promotes hope
While some chose to send money or texts to contribute, Save the Children thought of a different way: host a star-studded benefit concert.
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Haiti Earthquake: A store owner tries to help
Yvens Brizard, a native of Haiti, plans to travel to Haiti in the next couple of days to aid an orphanage, where more than 150 children are starving.
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Homeless enclave hides along Jersey cliff
Carmen Maysonet won her slice of the skyline the hard way. She became homeless for the first time a year ago, and she now resides among a hidden community of cliff dwellers on land bordering Jersey City, Union City and Hoboken.