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East Harlem businesses preserve culture through Mexican Independence Day festival
Like the business owners around him, Cano celebrates Mexican Independence day as a means of staying connected to his culture.
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LGBTQ hero Edith Windsor celebrated in moving service
Mourners held their heads down, sniffled back tears, held hands or embraced loved ones as they entered the funeral service.
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Social Justice Art showcases tough memories and hopes
Some installations focus on the role of African American women in society, while others call attention to the years of slavery.
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Latinos discuss leadership in the Age of Trump
For Calderón, it’s not the number of Latino leaders in power that is the issue in their community but the ideology and policies that they set forth.
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Citi Bike Station Celebrates South African Artist
A brief ribbon cutting by Mahlangu was marked by most people holding their phones up in the air, slightly tilted towards the ground to get a better perspective of the mural's patterns.
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Ride Hailing Apps Put a Dent in Public Transportation
The MTC acknowledge that these ride-share services fill a crucial gap in the transportation needs of citizens that they cannot fill.
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Still No Closure For the Undocumented Victims of 9/11
Such was the struggle with many of the cases involving undocumented victims. Their careful attempts at staying hidden in life meant that their deaths were likely to go unnoticed as well.
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9/11 service at St. Paul’s Chapel has sparse turnout
Despite the church’s involvement in the rescue efforts after the collapse of the buildings, only about 40 spectators attended this year’s commemorative ceremony.
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The 11th of September at O’Hara’s
Among the roughly 2,750 people who died that Tuesday morning, many were regulars of O’Hara’s, whether it was for an after-work drink with a colleague or on their lunch break for a burger and fries.
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New friendships forged from the aftermath of 9/11 — 16 years later
The two stood close. An onlooker would not have known that, even an hour before, neither had known the other existed.