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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.
Features
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.
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.
Features
Haiti Earthquake: Veteran reporter speaks on disaster
It was sheer devastation, and USA Today national reporter Marisol Bello witnessed it all.
Features•Multimedia•Slideshows
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.
Special Reports
Haiti Earthquake: Dominicans give, but hard feelings remain
Some Dominicans can't forget the past, despite the devastation.
Multimedia•News•Special Reports•Video
Haiti Earthquake: A Haitian church mobilizes
Some community-based organizations in New York City are sending independent convoys to scout for family members.
Audio•Multimedia•Special Reports
Haiti Earthquake: Worry triggers involvement
When the Louis family learned their Haitian relatives home collapsed on top of them, they took action.
News•Special Reports
Haiti Earthquake: Wiring money in Flatbush
Family and friends of the victims have been trying to send money, though it has not been easy.