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blind

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Upper East Side

March 07, 2013

Controversial Crosswalks for Blind Receive Community Support

A CB 8 committee's decision comes after disability rights activists fought opposition to the plan.

Upper East Side

January 17, 2013

Disabled Residents Protest UES Opposition to Crosswalks for Blind

Supporters of crosswalk signals for the blind call them "a matter of basic dignity."

Greenwich Village

September 25, 2012

Blind and Deaf Acting Company to Make American Debut at NYU

Israel's blind-deaf acting troupe Nalaga'at Theater will perform in the Village in January.

Bergen Beach

June 20, 2012

Brooklyn Teen Blinded in School Beating Suing City for $16M

The attack left student Kardin Ulysse, 14, blind in one eye, prompting the lawsuit. 

Forest Hills

May 24, 2012

Woman Arrested for Stealing Blind Lady's Wallet in Subway

Latisha Richardson, 39, was nabbed for robbing the woman at 75th Avenue in Forest Hills, police said.

Manhattan

April 17, 2012

Officials Introduce Taxi Payment Service for the Visually Impaired

The new system will give the visually impaired access to audio payment prompts.

Murray Hill & Gramercy

January 25, 2012

Council Pushes to Make 'Dangerous' Union Square Plaza Safer for the Blind

Visually impaired pedestrians say the city's new plazas and bike lanes are a nightmare to navigate.

Upper East Side

December 15, 2011

Blind Gift Wrappers Open Shoppers' Eyes at Barnes & Noble

Blind volunteers helped wrap gifts at an Upper East Side Barnes & Noble Thursday.

Chelsea & Hell's Kitchen

October 07, 2011

Disabled Photographer Still Taking Shots in Chelsea

Blind and disabled photographer Flo Fox has a new show at the Carter Burden Center for the Aging.

Upper West Side

September 22, 2011

UWS Hardware Store Hosts Guide Dogs Charity Walk

Beacon Hardware hosts its annual charity walk this Saturday, Sept. 24 for Guiding Eyes for the Blind.

Harlem

March 23, 2011

Eight Pre-K Students Taken to Hospital After School Bus Crash

The students from the Lighthouse International School for blind students were taken to Mt. Sinai as a precaution, officials said.

Downtown

November 12, 2010

Dark-Dining Restaurant Plans TriBeCa Debut

Dans le Noir is opening its first American location on Franklin Street in March.

Manhattan

November 08, 2010

New Pedestrian Plazas Are a Nightmare for the Blind

Blind and visually impaired New Yorkers are struggling to cope with the city's new pedestrian plazas and bike lanes.

Lower East Side & East Village

August 19, 2010

New Lower East Side Restaurant Wants Diners to Eat in Total Darkness

No romantic candlelight dinners at Dans Le Noir, a proposed Lower East Side restaurant, where patrons eat in the dark.