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Few vendors remain in historic market
These days, Jose Cintron doesn't carve as much pork as he used to. He doesn't even have enough customers to keep his hands dirty.
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After fire, Queens shop owner reminisces
Thomas Kourakos remembers the morning his shoe shop caught fire and his career as a cobbler came to an abrupt end.
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Mexican immigrants flock to Sunset Park
Mexican residents of Sunset Park, Brooklyn, decry crime and say laws like Arizona's SB1070 worry them.
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As Little Italy changes, some resist
Vincent Cirelli likes familiarity. He is 59 and has had the same moustache since he was 16.
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Homeless Vietnam veteran may get a home
“I want to get reacclimated to being a human being again. To going where I want, when I want, and not having to look over my shoulder like the cops are going to say I’m doing something wrong. To do things like sit on my couch, watch TV, and have a beer,” he said.
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Port Richmond confronts racial tensions
Several attacks on immigrants in Port Richmond, a Staten Island neighborhood, have forced the community to address racial tensions.
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NYC Marathon: Stragglers battle exhaustion
For the many stragglers hobbling down Fifth Avenue during the final hour of the marathon, it was a ruthless battle as mental stamina vied against physical exhaustion.
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NYC Marathon: The perfect spot in East Harlem
From the stoop of Gaby’s apartment on 5th Avenue, the group of nine joined the neighborhood in cheering marathon runners.
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NYC Marathon: Music fuels runners, band says
Yolanda Rodriguez and her band, The Dfenderz, played for runners at the New York City Marathon on Sunday.
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NYC Marathon: Harlem runner can’t run
More than a year ago, Yen Henllay was laid off from his job as a financial consultant. To overcome the sadness and frustration, he took up running.