A Business Owner Who Celebrates St. Patrick's Day Everyday
Nearly everything a Chinese student and entrepreneur wears and uses is green
A Business Owner Who Celebrates St. Patrick’s Day Everyday
Nearly everything a Chinese student and entrepreneur wears and uses is green
Fighting for a School Designated to Close
On a recent Monday evening, the auditorium at Arturo Toscanini Middle School (M.S. 145) in the South Bronx was packed with teachers, students, and alumni who had come out in the hopes of convincing the Department of Education to Vote “no” on an upcoming vote to close the school. Testimony went well over three hours, as supporters of the school, parents and teachers, one after the other, implored the DOE to keep the school open. “It makes no sense taking students out of a place where they feel comfortable,” said Karina Peralta, an alumni of the school. Some parents testified in
When a Growing Catholic School Shuts Its Doors
At St. Ann’s in The Bronx, teachers, parents, and students feel betrayed
Parents Say Report of Lead Found in City's School Is Overblown
[caption id="attachment_18033" align="aligncenter" width="1168"] P.S./I.S. 217 – Roosevelt Island reported record breaking lead levels in February. (Katryna Perera/NY City Lens)[/caption] By Allison Lau and Katryna Perera Nestled between Manhattan and Queens is a small island that has been receiving more attention than usual–Roosevelt Island. To be precise, the island's school–P.S./I.S. 217. It's been in the headlines with reports of water laced with lead at the levels seen in Flint, Mich. Specifically, the New York Department of Water tested fountains and faucets in the school in early February, using a new lead testing kit developed by the state. Record-breaking results were discovered in eight of the elementary
Parents Say Report of Lead Found in City’s School Is Overblown
[caption id="attachment_18033" align="aligncenter" width="1168"] P.S./I.S. 217 – Roosevelt Island reported record breaking lead levels in February. (Katryna Perera/NY City Lens)[/caption] By Allison Lau and Katryna Perera Nestled between Manhattan and Queens is a small island that has been receiving more attention than usual–Roosevelt Island. To be precise, the island's school–P.S./I.S. 217. It's been in the headlines with reports of water laced with lead at the levels seen in Flint, Mich. Specifically, the New York Department of Water tested fountains and faucets in the school in early February, using a new lead testing kit developed by the state. Record-breaking results were discovered in eight of the elementary
Queens: A Casino’s New Deal
South Ozone Park is facing big changes, including the expansion of Resorts World. Local reaction is mixed
Sunset Park is Booming, But for Whom?
The blue collar neighborhood will soon get a new industrial park project proposed by the mayor
An Identity Crisis at Home With Family Far Away
Muslim Americans struggle to fit into their communities at this politically turbulent moment
The Women Who Worked Through the Strike
Three who felt they had to do their jobs on “A Day Without a Woman"
Wearing Red for Women
New Yorkers celebrated International Women's Day in colorful ways and welcomed a new female statue to Wall Street
Breaking Bread and Boundaries in Central Harlem
A line of several dozen people form beneath the All Souls Episcopal Church each Wednesday evening in Central Harlem. Though the group varies in ethnicity, age, gender and stature, their faces wear the same fragile expression. Many of them have been homeless for years, some have been formerly incarcerated, and most of them struggle to make ends meet. However, they know wherever their circumstances have taken them that day, they are can come here to enjoy a nutritious meal prepared by a man who has not given up on them, Daiken Nelson. They’ve come to the Mandala Café, a weekly non-profit kitchen
Why A ‘Day Without a Woman’?
Organizers explain a strike’s international roots, and its purpose
Harlem’s Health Oasis: An Alcove of Wellness Amidst a New York City Food Desert
By Allison Lau, Alexandria Bordas, Zhiming Zhang Harlem has been locked in a battle against obesity and diabetes for years. In East Harlem alone, the 13th poorest of New York City’s 59 community districts, one in three adults are obese, which is the highest proportion of obese adults in all New York City neighborhoods. The childhood obesity rate is over 23 percent. The diabetic rates are equally as staggering – 18 percent of adults in East Harlem are diabetic, with most of the cases being type 2 and strongly associated with obesity. Heart disease, cancer and diabetes, all conditions related in part
Tears of a Clown: A Circus Takes a Final Bow
Ringling Bros. has been performing in New York since 1968, but now it’s all over but the crying