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Category Archives: Bernstein Spring 2009
The Fight for Affordable Housing
Gone are many of the old historic buildings in Chinatown, replaced by modern high rise condos. These sleek new apartment buildings stand out sharply against the streets. The condos are seemingly out of place with their glass doors, studio lighting, … Continue reading
Busy Clinic Closing Door
Above the multi-colored bench, where a group of fidgeting tweens sit waiting for their names to be called, there is a notice. Across a crowded toddler play area, where parents sit, there is a heated discussion among some of them. … Continue reading
“Have faith in tomorrow”
“Have Faith in Tomorrow: Downtown 2020” by Daniel Berman April 7, 2009 The colossal elevator doors slide smoothly open onto the 45th floor of 7 World Trade Center, announcing its arrival in a seductive female voice. Barren … Continue reading
The Last Crusade – Spiritual Barometry in Downtown Manhattan
The Last Crusade Spiritual Barometry in Downtown Manhattan By Daniel Berman The May rain pours down in droves as the two dark-suited men shuffle west on Wall Street. It appears to freeze mid-fall against the burst of … Continue reading
Homeowners sacrifice peace for rent payments
Families of varying races, from the large populations of Hispanics and whites, to the smaller Asian and black demographics, live mostly in one- and two-family houses in Woodhaven, Queens. To a person unfamiliar with the area, it would come across … Continue reading
Posted in Bernstein Spring 2009, Neighborhood Conflict Story
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Disturbing the Avenue N Peace
Normally standing in front of the Avenue N strip mall, police officers flocked to a dispute around the corner at Original’s II Pizzeria, on a chilly day in February. Once out of sight, the children piling down the street from … Continue reading
A Helping Hand at Every Corner
Plain, simple, and old best describes the building that houses the organization American Asian for Equality. From the outside, it looks like a rundown building. There is a small main entrance which makes the office look dreary and unwelcome to … Continue reading
Posted in Bernstein Spring 2009, Chinatown, Community Service Story
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Great Help Found in Housing Works
Great help found in Housing Works On Crosby St, between Houston and Prince St, a large construction site obstructs the overall aesthetic of the block. Under scaffolding, rough edges and loud noise a treasure is hidden. Looking from a distance, … Continue reading
Look at the boards and know the community
On a typical Saturday afternoon children are roaming the bookshelves, surfing the web and whispering loudly across beige wooden tables in the Mill Basin library branch. The children’s section information desk assistant rarely sits except to search the database for … Continue reading
Health insurance cuts impact dentist’s business
A pair of separate doors allow for entrance into the waiting room of the General Dentistry and Orthodontia office on Jamaica Avenue in Woodhaven, Queens. The first opens with a pull of the knob; the second requires a potential patient … Continue reading
Posted in Bernstein Spring 2009, Community Service Story, Queens
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Computer as the Second Language
“What am I gonna do with an email?” asked the man rather boisterously. “I’ll send ya a joke!” replied his classmate with a laugh. She was a 60-year-old woman with round cheeks that filled with a healthy blush as she … Continue reading
Queens Residents Have No Place to Go
The Queens Library along with the Brooklyn Public Library and the New York Public Library are facing budget cuts by the city. Faced with hard times, the Queens Library, like the other two library systems, are forced to close branches … Continue reading
Protecting the Environment, 20-years Later
“Breathing in this neighborhood is hazardous to our health,” read the signs of protesters wearing gas masks as they stand alongside the West Side Highway at seven in the morning, in front of the North River Sewage Plant in Harlem. … Continue reading
Posted in Bernstein Spring 2009, Community Service Story
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City Park Plans Uproots Community Garden
As reported earlier this month, Two Coves Community Garden in Astoria, Queens, is at risk because the Parks Department and Goodwill Industries have forced a design for a city park on 75 percent of the garden’s space. Because the Garden … Continue reading
Posted in Astoria, Bernstein Spring 2009
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How Far Will They Go
The current state of the economy is affecting people from all areas of life, even for those people who have jobs. “I just took a pay cut at work recently. There was nothing I could have done. It was either … Continue reading
Posted in Bernstein Spring 2009, Chinatown, Uncategorized
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