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Boroughs of New York City

Adolfo Carrión campaigns along 116th Street in “El Barrio” in East Harlem. Carrión, a former Bronx Borough President and member of the Obama administration, is running for New York City mayor on the Independence Party ticket.

How New York City’s Latino politics are shifting

Global Politics

New York City attracts people from more ethnic backgrounds than nearly any other place on the planet. But some groups dominate and, among Latinos, people with roots in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic have long dominated. But an influx of immigrants from Mexico, Central, and South America is changing that.

How Irish immigrants in New York City see immigration reform

Arts, Culture & Media

A Two-Mile Island in the Wake of Sandy

The World

Privatizing Central Park?

The World

Bronx Nature Walk

The World

Up On the Roof

A group of young farmers have begun a commercial farm seven stories up atop an office building in Queens, New York. They plan to sell a wide variety of veggies to local restaurants, building residents, and the surrounding community.

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Fresh Kills

The Fresh Kills landfill in New York’s Staten Island was closed last year after a long and contentious battle between residents and city and state officials. But after the World Trade Center collapse on 9/11, the site was re-opened to collect and sort through the massive amounts of debris barged over from the WTC site. […]

Almanac: Manhattan – Brooklyn ferry

This week facts about the ferry from Manhattan to Brooklyn. After the World Trade Center disaster, New York restored service on this historic route.