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Category Archives: Location
Old Cuts in a Changing Neighborhood
At the corner of East Tremont, a small shop has catered to many textures of hair—straight, curly, dread locks, braids, and waves. From a distance, on the East Tremont strip of small delis, markets, discount stores and salons, the M&M … Continue reading
Posted in Community Business Story, Feature Writing Fall 2010, The Bronx
Tagged Joseph Jackson
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Made in Chinatown
Imagine this. A family of three sits around their dinner table talking about their days. The father complains of back pains from doing heavy lifting. The mother moans about having to wake up at 4 a.m. every morning to go … Continue reading
Posted in Chinatown, Feature Writing Fall 2010, Neighborhood Faces Story
Tagged Andrew Cheng, Chinatown, Christine Liu
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Waiter, Check Please!
Packing up the belongings she has collected over more than two decades is a bittersweet moment for Donna Weekes. Soundview, thirty-odd acres of Bronx land bordered by the Bronx River Parkway, Westchester Avenue, White Plains Road and Lacombe Avenue is … Continue reading
Posted in Feature Writing Fall 2010, Neighborhood Faces Story, The Bronx
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The Block That is Changing Hell’s Kitchen
Many New Yorkers are too hurried to take in their surroundings as they bustle through the familiar yet undistinguishable city streets. On a normal commute to work, one does not normally stop to look at the fascinating architecture of nineteenth … Continue reading
Posted in Feature Writing Fall 2010, Hell's Kitchen, Neighborhood Faces Story
Tagged Kacey Herlihy
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An Over the Counter Friendship
For the residents of Flushing, traveling on Main Street is often a shoulder-to-shoulder affair. In a throng where each person goes about his or her own business and where the tempo of movement is entirely erratic, it is easy to … Continue reading
The Kids Are Her Priority
“I always loved working with children, whether I was teaching them math or showing them how to tie their shoe laces…as long as I could make them smile.” These are the words that are proudly emitted from the lips of … Continue reading
Posted in Feature Writing Fall 2010, Neighborhood Faces Story, The Bronx
Tagged Joseph Jackson
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Sports Fever with a Chance of Mellow
On top of a glass counter,displaying goods from New York sports teams such as the Jets or Mets, rests a sleek black laptop computer. Behind its glossy exterior is a middle-aged man scrutinizing what he sees on the screen. Despite … Continue reading
The Good Life or The Green Life?
It’s the Dalton School education for our children, the penthouse that overlooks Central Park, and the $180 caviar at Le Cirque. This is the dream as we drift to sleep at night, the wish on every birthday candle, and the … Continue reading
Posted in Feature Writing Fall 2010, Neighborhood Faces Story, Upper East Side
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Visionary of The Delicatessen Circuit
Step inside the small bagel shop near the Coney Island subway station in the early morning hours, and you’re likely to see a crowd large enough to rival Coney Island itself. As early as seven o’clock in the morning, Coney … Continue reading
Posted in Feature Writing Fall 2010, Graves End/Coney Island, Neighborhood Faces Story
Tagged bernstein2010, Brooklyn, fall 2010, neighborhood faces, simona taver
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Neighborhood Backgrounder: Gravesend
Gravesend is located in South Brooklyn, north of Coney Island, and east of Bensonhurst. It is often divided up and placed with other neighborhoods, especially the ones I just mentioned, whenever data is collected. The Department of City Planning places … Continue reading
Posted in Feature Writing Fall 2010, Graves End/Coney Island, Neighborhood Backgrounders
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Central Bronx Background
Walking down the streets of the Central Bronx area, can arouse a variety of emotions both good and bad. There is a living character in every neighborhood, and in the Central Bronx, I can tell you it is one of … Continue reading
Posted in Feature Writing Fall 2010, Neighborhood Backgrounders, The Bronx
Tagged Joseph Jackson
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Neighborhood Backgrounder: Hell’s Kitchen
Hell’s Kitchen spans roughly from 34th Street to 59th Street west of 8th Avenue, and has a history that supports its name. The neighborhood, although it has improved over the years, still retains its diversity and it’s charm. With a … Continue reading
Stuyvesant Town/Peter Cooper Village Background
Touted as a “suburb in the city,” Stuyvesant Town/Peter Cooper Village (STPCV) was built and opened in the late 1940s by Met Life Insurance for returning WWII veterans in desperate need of housing. With Robert Moses leading the way, space … Continue reading
Posted in Feature Writing Fall 2010, Neighborhood Backgrounders, Stuyvesant Town
Tagged Jasper Cunneen
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Chinatown Neighborhood Backgrounder
Chinatown is a neighborhood in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, which is filled with historical and cultural significance. Chinatown is one of the few neighborhoods in Manhattan that is home to both residents and an abundance of commercial businesses. … Continue reading
Posted in Chinatown
Tagged Chinatown, Christine Liu
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Neighborhood Choice: Gravesend
On the train ride to the glitzy, sunbaked, and refreshingly briny heaven that is Coney Island, a simple blink of the eye or the nodding off when one realizes the the depot is near, one will miss the neighborhood of … Continue reading
Posted in Feature Writing Fall 2010, Graves End/Coney Island
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Chinatown NYC
When people think of Chinatown a neighborhood in lower Manhattan, they automatically think of the street peddlers selling knock-off designer handbags. Very seldom do people actually take their time to learn of the history of Chinatown, and all the treasures … Continue reading
Earth Day Is No Match for Tribeca Film Festival
Environmentally-conscious visitors were in short supply last weekend when the World Financial Center played host to a number of Earth Day-inspired events and attractions, ultimately trumped by the Tribeca Film Festival and a half-pipe structured for skateboarders and bicyclists. A … Continue reading
Posted in Financial District, Haller-Spring 2010, Manhattan
Tagged Battery Park City, Earth Day, Grass Skirts, hudson river, Koi Pond, World Financial Center
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Foods That Feel Good
When the low rumbling of prayers end, and the choir’s angelic hallelujahs have filled the church, the crowd slowly empties out on to the wide street in front of the church. As the streets begins to crowd, a frail nun … Continue reading
Posted in Holiday/Prof. Haller, Queens
Tagged Church, Food Drive, Food Pantry, Long Island City
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