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Author: YASMEEN PERSAUD

By Noel Stevens
February 9, 2021February 19, 2021YASMEEN PERSAUD

Brooklyn Nonprofit Invested in Haiti’s Health Before Covid

By Yasmeen Persaud
February 9, 2021February 9, 2021YASMEEN PERSAUD

D&S Pays Tribute to Corky Lee, Photojournalist and Friend of the Magazine

by Farah Javed
January 26, 2021February 5, 2021YASMEEN PERSAUD

R Train Riders Contend with Unreliable Service

By Ann LeMonnier
January 25, 2021January 26, 2021YASMEEN PERSAUD

Love During the Pandemic: Lockdowns Make and Break Young Couples

by Thomas Wynne
January 25, 2021January 25, 2021YASMEEN PERSAUD

Tighter Budgets Boost Thrift Store Sales

By Anthony Tellez
December 23, 2020December 23, 2020YASMEEN PERSAUD

With Federal Aid Program Ending, Queens Food Pantry Struggles to Meet Demand

by M'Niyah Lynn
December 23, 2020January 26, 2021YASMEEN PERSAUD

City’s Homelessness Crisis Worsens

By M'Niyah Lynn
December 10, 2020February 9, 2021YASMEEN PERSAUD

From Pandemic to Profit

By Jahlil Rush, Rachel Dalloo and M’Niyah Lynn 
December 1, 2020December 1, 2020YASMEEN PERSAUD

Baruch’s Student Clubs Try to Fill Void for Black Students

By Yasmeen Persaud
November 25, 2020December 1, 2020YASMEEN PERSAUD

In 40th Year, Queens Festival Is Cancelled Due to COVID-19

By Jahlil Rush, Yasmeen Persaud and Francely Flores
November 7, 2020December 22, 2020YASMEEN PERSAUD

New Yorkers Take to the Streets to Celebrate Biden’s Victory

By Lylia Saurel
November 5, 2020November 11, 2020YASMEEN PERSAUD

CUNY International Students in Limbo

By Francely Flores
October 29, 2020November 19, 2020YASMEEN PERSAUD

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