A little-known election rule has allowed Christopher Marte, 28, to fight on as a third-party candidate for Lower Manhattan’s District One City Council seat, and he has set his campaigning sights on Margaret Chin’s electoral base in Chinatown.
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Identity politics and the hotly contested race for Chinatown’s vote in District One
Posted on 25 October 2017.
Posted in Boroughs, Chinese, Communities, Featured, Manhattan, News, PoliticsComments (0)
Manhattan’s Tenement Museum remembers Chinatown’s Garment Factory Past
Posted on 23 October 2017.
For the first time, an exhibit at the Tenement Museum, Under One Roof, will show visitors scenes from the lives of Chinese workers, illuminating a history that many current residents of Manhattan’s Chinatown still remember.
Posted in Arts and Culture, Chinese, Education, Featured, Manhattan, NewsComments (0)
Spanish Restaurant Mogul Bids Farewell to 14th Street
Posted on 11 December 2015.
One of New York City’s oldest restaurants, La Nacional, closes next month — then reopens in the spring under the new, nonprofit management of the Spanish Benevolent Society.
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Embracing English in a Russian haven
Posted on 19 October 2015.
Once a week, several Brighton Beach residents gather to practice a neighborhood rarity: English.
Posted in Boroughs, Bronx, Brooklyn, Communities, Education, Featured, RussianComments (0)
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, ManhattanComments (0)
The Renegade Boy Scouts of Washington Heights
Posted on 18 November 2014.
Boy Scout Troop 729 thrives in Washington Heights.
Posted in Dominican, Featured, Issues, ManhattanComments (0)
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.
Posted in Featured, Indian, Issues, News, QueensComments (0)
One City, Many Cultures
Posted on 22 December 2013.
Global City NYC reporters explore religious, culinary and cultural traditions in the city’s ethnic neighborhoods — with a couple of side trips abroad, to Haiti and India.
Posted in Boroughs, Colombian, Communities, Featured, Greek, Honduran, News, Polish, Politics, Uncategorized, West AfricanComments (0)
Coming To America
Posted on 22 December 2013.
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 Boroughs, Business, Colombian, Communities, Featured, Greek, Honduran, Issues, News, Polish, Politics, Religion, Uncategorized, West AfricanComments (0)
At the Colombian Consulate
Posted on 02 November 2012.
Trying to keep worried families connected during the storm and after.
Posted in Colombian, Communities, Featured, Hurricane Sandy, News, QueensComments (0)
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