Global City NYC

Despite the continuous spate of blogger killings in Bangladesh, free speech activists in New York find themselves battling an apathetic ethnic media

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Once a week, several Brighton Beach residents gather to practice a neighborhood rarity: English.

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Global City NYC reporters explore religious, culinary and cultural traditions in the city’s ethnic neighborhoods.

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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.

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A bilingual program at a middle school in the South Bronx helps students from Spanish-speaking households transition to English fluency.

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On an overcast Wednesday morning, down the street from the Gun Hill housing projects, Councilman Andy King was offering something very different from his neighbors, the check cashing store and the pawn shop – he was offering jobs.

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These West African immigrants rap with purpose.

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Eddie “Eboy” Gomez trains hard to take down opponents — but for a guy who loves to eat, making weight might be the tougher fight.

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For Irish American media, the digital revolution is more road bump than obstacle course.

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New York City’s Garifuna community, the largest outside Central America, dances to punta rock at clubs, weddings, even baby showers.

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