Category Archives: Location

Construction Amidst a Slippery Economy

A year has passed since our country entered what many are calling the “Great Recession”. Banks are failing, and unemployment is at record highs, yet from walking down many streets in New York City, people can’t easily make that distinction. … Continue reading

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A Man and His Cart

Like many Long Islanders who work and study in the city, one of my daily commuter rituals is grabbing a cup of coffee before embarking on my long train ride into Manhattan. Ever since I can remember, at my LIRR … Continue reading

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Give Me More Food

            I enjoy fast food, I do not want to bad-mouth it. But, there does not need to be multiple fast food places and general places to eat at every street corner. In the area around 170th street and Jerome … Continue reading

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Black Hole for Business?

On a stretch of Merrick Road in the Mandalay area of Wantagh, there is a small strip of stores. Ever since I can remember, two of the storefronts have been in nearly constant flux- at different times they have been … Continue reading

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“A Slice of Manhattan in The Bronx”

Down the block of 238th St and Review Place, just off Broadway and a negligible walk from the 1 train, you will find what one employee described as “A little slice of Manhattan in the Bronx.” The best part? It … Continue reading

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A Day at the Park

A few years ago the corner by 170th street and Morris Avenue in the Bronx was a vacant lot with overgrown grass. They renovated the lot and built Grant Park, a small area where people in the community can relax, … Continue reading

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Trump On The Ocean: Still Floundering

For a few years, Donald Trump has been foiled in his attempts to open a high-end restaurant at the main boardwalk at Jones Beach. The old restaurant, a beautiful 1930s era building constructed when Robert Moses designed the beach, was … Continue reading

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Residents Protect a Lower East Side Oasis

By Douglas A. Hinnant A Dollars & Sense multimedia feature The Green Oasis and Gilbert’s Sculpture Garden, deep in the East Village, is a place of both tranquil respite and family hustle and bustle. It is in many ways the heart … Continue reading

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125th Street Still “Change”-less Months After Obama Election

Stepping above ground at 125th Street and Saint Nicholas Avenue in Harlem, James Brown’s hit, Payback plays loudly on a vendor’s neon green stereo, African women dressed in brightly patterned garments persistently chirping, “hair braiding, we braid hair,” and a … Continue reading

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Recession Proof Youth Services

  The sound of kids playing nearby in Henry M. Jackson Playground along Henry Street is all too common . Not far away, children accompanied by their parents can be seen entering Henry Street’s Youth Services, services which focus on … Continue reading

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S.P.U.R.A: A 40-Year-Old Conflict That Won’t Go Away

“I think if we have affordable housing, specifically low-income housing, it will be problematic,” said Ann Bobco, a Lower East Side resident since 1986 and a former member of Community Board 3 in the late ‘90’s. “We will be dropped … Continue reading

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Park Plans Threaten Community Garden

Spend a Saturday or Sunday at Two Coves Community Garden for a day of fun-filled activities for all to enjoy run by local Astoria residents. There is live music, a potluck, an instrument-making workshop for indoor composting, soil workshops, recipe … Continue reading

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Gas Media

At first glance this small storefront stirs up confusion. Just three months ago this was a vacant building. As proof of its youth, there are no bold letters reading ‘Gas Media’ above the store, just temporary sticker letters in the … Continue reading

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Housing Dreams Defer in Bushwick

Across neighborhoods in Brooklyn, peaceful dreams are being interrupted. James Nowello is a Brooklyn resident from Bushwick who like most homeowners is dealing with the consequences of a declining housing market. In the mid-2000s Bushwick, Brooklyn was experiencing a huge … Continue reading

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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

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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

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“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

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Minas the Magician

Minas the Magician     Entering Minas Shoe repair, I am immediately overcome by the effervescent aroma of shoe polish and wet leather; the smell of the trodden boots my grandfather insists on never throwing away wafts past my shoulder … Continue reading

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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

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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

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