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Category: Social Issues

Light in the Underground feature
By Ryan Wilde, Glenn Manacker and Solomon Kutner
June 13, 2017July 26, 2017VHaller

Light in the Underground: ‘I Dance to Survive’

Climbing the Restaurant Ladder feature
By Sarah Olivo and Ashika Kuruvilla
June 13, 2017July 26, 2017VHaller

Climbing the Restaurant Ladder

Rebuilding New York Harbor's Oyster Beds feature
By Xiaoting Xu
June 13, 2017July 26, 2017JMills

Rebuilding New York Harbor’s Oyster Beds

Prospect-Lefferts Gardens feature
By Kerese Blake-Goss
June 13, 2017July 26, 2017VHaller

Prospect-Lefferts Gardens in Transition

Chinatown's Fruit Stands feature
By Carmen Yeung
June 13, 2017July 26, 2017JMills

Chinatown’s Vanishing Fruit Stands

Cuban Heritage feature
By Kevin Cleary
June 6, 2017July 26, 2017JMills

Cuban Heritage Endures in Union City, N.J.

Astoria's Greek Identity feature
By Michael Petropoulos
June 6, 2017July 26, 2017JMills

Holding on to Astoria’s Greek Identity

Upper East Side Garbage Plant feature
By Alex Mattina
June 6, 2017July 26, 2017JMills

Upper East Side Unhappy About Garbage Plant

Rehabilitation Through the Arts feature
By Seth Cerrate
June 5, 2017July 26, 2017JMills

Finding Rehabilitation Through the Arts

Asian Churches feature
By Shelly Ho
June 5, 2017July 26, 2017JMills

Asian Churches Seek to Retain the Young

Carriage Driver feature
By Poonam Patel and Victoria Merlino
June 5, 2017July 26, 2017JMills

At the Reins: the Life of a Carriage Driver

Community Gardens feature
By Tiffany Ponce
June 4, 2017July 26, 2017JMills

Millennials Embrace Community Gardens

St. Patrick's Gift Shop feature
By Yelena Dzhanova
June 4, 2017July 26, 2017JMills

At St. Patrick’s, Gift Shop Bustles

Bronx Runners feature
By Elviris Rodriguez
May 30, 2017July 26, 2017pp165303

Bronx Runners Focus on Health Issues

Bronx Pastor feature
by Josue Mendez
May 30, 2017July 26, 2017pp165303

Pastor Nurtures Bronx Church

Authentic Cinco de Mayo feature
By Paola Cisneros
May 30, 2017July 26, 2017VHaller

In Queens, Authentic Cinco de Mayo

Queens Church feature
By Michelle Rivera
May 2, 2017July 26, 2017VHaller

Queens Church an Immigrant Refuge

Bangladeshi feature
By Ashley Somwaru
March 9, 2017July 26, 2017VHaller

Bangladeshis Find Home in Jamaica

2nd Avenue Subway feature
By Alex Mattina and Holly Ng
March 8, 2017July 26, 2017VHaller

2nd Avenue Subway Finally Arrives

Protest feature
By D&S reporting team
March 1, 2017July 26, 2017VHaller

Protest in the Time of Trump

Brooklyn Food Pantry feature
by Daniel Figueroa
February 2, 2017July 26, 2017JMills

Brooklyn Food Pantry Takes Fresh Approach

At the Whitney feature
By Benjamin Long and Ruth Ostrow
February 1, 2017July 26, 2017JMills

Museum Musings: At the Whitney

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Cuba 2017: The economy and environment

Cuba 2017
Coverage of tourism, climate change and entrepreneurship.

Interactive Map: Life Along the Q Line

Life Along the Q Line
Tour of the vibrant neighborhoods served by the Q train.

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Cultural Coverage

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