The oily scent of potato and onion samosas fills the air as soon as a customer pushes through the glass doors to the Jackson Heights Food Court. “Apake dina kaise ho raha hai (How is your day going)?” a customer asks, as an Indian man in a dark blue apron and baseball cap carefully spoons orange-tinted potato and cauliflower curry into a styrofoam cup.
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Queens Food Court Reopens After Cleanup
Posted on 03 December 2014.
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Far From Home, Beauty Pageants Remain Popular
Posted on 18 November 2014.
Every Saturday morning, Marcela Barrera of Jackson Heights hair sprays her daughter’s ringlets, helps her pick out an outfit appropriate for the season, and then brings her daughter to a modeling class at Super Star Dance Studio. It is there that Barbara, 6, learns how to strut, pose and shuffle her feet to the quick beats of a Bachata tune.
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Unable to Work, Indian Immigrant Women Feel Trapped by H4 Visas
Posted on 26 October 2014.
Legal Indian immigrant women, and holders of the H4 visa, speak out about the visa restrictions they’re facing, starting from their ineligibility to apply for jobs to obtaining a driver’s license. Many are eagerly awaiting Obama’s delayed immigration policies.
Astoria’s Bouzouki Barber
Posted on 05 December 2013.
Music spills onto the sidewalk from a barber shop in Astoria’s Greek neighborhood.
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The beat goes on in Astoria
Posted on 19 December 2012.
George Phillips has been running Astoria Music Store, one of the neighborhood’s oldest businesses, for 30 years — and he’s still as busy as ever.
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“Big Fat Greek” Café Gets Even Bigger
Posted on 17 December 2012.
One of the first Greek coffeeshops to hit Astoria is set to open a branch in Brooklyn. Can it match the acclaim of the original, which baked the wedding cake for a Hollywood hit (guess which one)?
Posted in Brooklyn, Business, Featured, Greek, Queens0 Comments
Bangladesh Tribunal Accuses New York Imam of War Crimes
Posted on 13 December 2012.
The controversial International Crimes Tribunal’s accusations against Ashrafuzzaman Khan have caused deep divisions in the diaspora community.
Posted in Bangladeshi, Communities, Featured, Politics, Queens0 Comments
A Filipino School in Woodside
Posted on 09 December 2012.
Young Filipino-Americans learn about their culture and heritage in Queens.
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Platform Poetry
Posted on 06 December 2012.
It’s not easy to engage determined subway riders with soul-baring, Spanish-language poetry readings.
Posted in Arts and Culture, Boroughs, Colombian, Communities, Featured, News, Queens0 Comments
Austerity in Greece Boosts Immigration to the U.S.
Posted on 21 November 2012.
As Athens continues to introduce new austerity measures, New York is seeing an influx of Greek immigrants who come in desperate search of jobs and money.
Posted in Featured, Greek, Issues, News, Podcasts, Politics, Queens0 Comments
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