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Tenant president stands up for residents
Odell Pamias, 67, is the president of the tenant association at Jacob Riis Houses, a public housing development in the East Village that is home to 4,305 residents.
Slideshows
Artistic statues mistaken for suicidal jumpers
“Event Horizons” art exhibit, by British artist Antony Gormley, places life-size statues atop buildings and on ledges — causing some New Yorkers to have 9/11 flashbacks.
Features•Video
Homeless find strength in spirituality
Faith in a higher power provides a constant source of strength to countless people living on the streets.
News•Slideshows
Transgender activists, Jersey tabloid at odds
Transgender activists are outraged over a recent report in the Jersey Journal, a Jersey City-based tabloid, about the prostitution arrest of Coy Gordon of West New York.
Audio•Features
Hard-court bike polo grows in popularity
While polo is usually associated with high society and royalty, bike polo matches in Manhattan’s Lower East Side draw a more diverse following.
Audio
Bangladeshi immigrant grooms future leaders
Muhammad Rashid sought to fill his debt of gratitude to the U.S. by grooming future leaders, helping them pass New York City’s Specialized High School Exam.
Audio•Features
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.
Features•Slideshows
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.
Audio•Business
Lower East Side slowly losing its charm
Now more than ever, store owners and residents in the Lower East Side fear growing numbers of affluent middle-class transplants are threatening the area’s unique character.
Audio•Features
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.