Every Saturday night 760 Rooftop, a venue in midtown Manhattan, is filled with a crowd of 20-somethings and 30-somethings dressed in suits and stilettos. Clubgoers pay $20 each—or as much as $500 for a table—before climbing four flights of stairs to see and be seen in the hip lounge and dance floor area. Among […]
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Jamaicans Share Their Dancehall Tradition With Hip New Yorkers
Posted on 15 February 2015.
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One City, Many Cultures
Posted on 13 December 2014.
Global City NYC reporters explore religious, culinary and cultural traditions in the city’s ethnic neighborhoods.
Posted in Arts and Culture, Bangladeshi, Boroughs, Bronx, Brooklyn, Dominican, Featured, Haitian, Immigration, Indian, Jamaican, Manhattan, Mexican, Nepali, Polish, Queens, Religion, Russian, West African0 Comments
Coming to America
Posted on 08 December 2014.
New York City is an ethnic mosaic, the adopted home to newcomers from around the world. Global City NYC reporters tell the stories of how a few of these New Yorkers immigrated to America.
Posted in Arts and Culture, Bangladeshi, Boroughs, Bronx, Brooklyn, Dominican, Featured, Haitian, Indian, Jamaican, Manhattan, Nepali, Queens, West African0 Comments
A Jamaican Youth Activist With a Lot More Up His Sleeve
Posted on 13 December 2012.
Meet Lawman Lynch: Jamaican youth activist, community leader, musician, radio DJ and writer.
Posted in Arts and Culture, Boroughs, Brooklyn, Communities, Featured, Jamaican, Politics0 Comments
A Diverse Sound Spreading an Organic Message
Posted on 13 December 2012.
World music band Brown Rice Family promotes global solidarity and healthy living: one concert, T-shirt and bar of soap at a time.
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In Savings Pools, Every Little Bit Helps
Posted on 06 December 2012.
Caribbean immigrants pool their money in susu funds, using an old tradition to start new businesses or buy a car without getting a bank loan.
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More Than Dreadlocks and Bob Marley
Posted on 06 December 2012.
Rastas in New York City say their religion is about discipline and self-reliance – no matter the stereotypes.
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