A proposed hotel in Little Bangladesh is dividing a community already at odds over the narrow strip, where long-time Jackson Heights residents live alongside South Asian immigrants.
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Proposed Hotel Divides Local Leaders and Community in Little Bangladesh
Posted on 01 November 2017.
Posted in Bangladeshi, Boroughs, Business, Communities, Featured, Immigration, Indian, News, Queens0 Comments
Indian curry, made by Bangladeshi hands
Posted on 17 October 2015.
Most Mid-range Indian restaurants in New York city, have a Bangladeshi touch to it
Posted in Bangladeshi, Business, Communities, Featured, Indian, Manhattan0 Comments
Will Konkani Survive?
Posted on 10 January 2015.
Amit Kantak is a 40-year-old immigrant from India who lives in New Jersey. Growing up in Mumbai, he spoke Konkani at home. It’s one of hundreds of languages spoken in India; globally, about 3 million people speak Konkani.
Posted in Arts and Culture, Featured, Indian, Uncategorized0 Comments
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
Queens Food Court Reopens After Cleanup
Posted on 03 December 2014.
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.
Posted in Business, Featured, Indian, Queens0 Comments
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.
Indian-Americans Seek Role in Fight Against Climate Change
Posted on 19 October 2014.
Indian-Americans are questioning what they can do to aid the environment in their homeland amid what they say are mixed signals from thew government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Modi´s Madison Square Garden Visit Draws Opposition
Posted on 29 September 2014.
Outside Madison Square Garden on Sunday supporters and protestors from the Indian American community argued about whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a Hindu hero or an international villain.
Posted in Featured, Indian, Manhattan, News0 Comments
A Rock Star Welcome From the Indian Diaspora
Posted on 29 September 2014.
Shouts of “Long live mother India!” rang through Madison Square Garden on Sunday, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi was greeted by thousands on his first official visit to the U.S.
Posted in Featured, Indian, News, Politics0 Comments
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Proposed Hotel Divides Local Leaders and Community in Little Bangladesh
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