April 03, 2011
New York now has an informal “common sense” policy towards parking in bike lanes, with parking being tolerated for school buses and vehicles for the disabled. But the policy raises more questions than answers: Whom do the bike lanes really belong to? When the new bike lanes were put in place on Rivington and Stanton [...]
Posted in Manhattan, Politics & Government, Traffic by Lars Hvidberg
January 06, 2011
Pamela Crawford was diagnosed with HIV fourteen years ago, and this year she wanted to find a new way to show support for those coping with the virus. Three months ago she founded the CAMBA Circle of Voices, and on December 1st they sang Bill Withers’ “Lean On Me” for World AIDS Day during a [...]
Posted in Brooklyn, Health & Environment, Living, Religion by Julia Pyper
December 30, 2010
UPDATED: 12/30/2010, 18:01 ET. The moment Ivis Sampayo found out she had breast cancer, she did not fear so much for her life, but for the fate of her two children and her husband. Now, 17 years later, she recalls thinking “I must be the one who stands for them.” Sampayo found out about her [...]
Posted in Health & Environment, Staff, Uncategorized by Sandro Mairata
December 27, 2010
A pack of New York City cigarettes are the most expensive in the country, but many city addicts are turning to the black market for cheaper smokes.
Posted in Brooklyn, Health & Environment, Living, Manhattan, Money & Economy by Chloe Schildhause
December 23, 2010
On October 23, a man entered a bodega in Queens where Juan Arcadio Torres, 54, worked as a night clerk and shot him in the face. He died instantly. In 2002, Torres’ friend, Ramon Adams, 34, was killed in the same Laurelton bodega; three years earlier, his brother, Jesus Torres, 48, was murdered at another [...]
Posted in Boroughs, Brooklyn, Crime & Courts, Manhattan, Queens by Andres Caballero
December 21, 2010
When explosives from Yemen were found heading to Chicago synagogues, for some it reawakened thoughts of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Synagogues close to this original tragedy have responded by emphasizing mail screenings and tightening building security to prevent any future incident.
Posted in Health & Environment, Living, Manhattan, Religion by Daniel Johnson
December 21, 2010
With Trader Joe’s opening on the Upper West Side, shoppers have found themselves with a national chain to buy their food from. Nearby stores such as Fairway Market, Westside Market, and Zabar’s on the other hand only see more competition as the latest megastore hits the community.
Posted in Manhattan, Money & Economy by Daniel Johnson
Posted in Uncategorized by Niharika Mandhana
December 18, 2010
The Brooklyn-Queens Expressway carves a six-lane trench through Southside Williamsburg, bringing the din of traffic and engine exhaust into the mostly residential neighborhood. Councilwoman Diana Reyna would like to build a park over it. “The highway has not only physically divided our community but has contributed to a variety of health issues such as asthma, [...]
Posted in Brooklyn, Health & Environment by Ryan Villarreal
December 15, 2010
Adoptive American mother Jamie Lieberman held her two-year-old son, Theodore, who was born in Ethiopia: he is now an American citizen and no longer an orphan. Lieberman –a full-time mother– and her husband, Aaron, traveled to Ethiopia four years ago and felt adoption was the right choice for them. “Theo” –as his mother called him– [...]
Posted in Immigration, Manhattan by Andres Caballero
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