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Lower East Side

December 03, 2012

LES Exhibit Resurrects 100 Years of NYC Shop Life

The Tenement Museum's "Shop Life" exhibition opened Monday.

Jackson Heights

November 19, 2012

Street Named After Nun Who Helped Immigrants

More than 100 Jackson Heights residents gathered to celebrate the life of Sister Mary Patrick McCarthy.

Brighton Beach

November 09, 2012

Trip to School a Biblical One For Students in Brighton Beach

Immigrant students become refugees as two popular South Brooklyn schools struggle with displacement.

Astoria

October 08, 2012

Pols Rally Against Greek Extremist Party's Plan to Open Office in New York

Golden Dawn Party is reportedly looking to open its headquarters in Astoria.

Willowbrook

August 01, 2012

Immigrants Own Most Staten Island Businesses, Report Says

The Center for an Urban Future said there are more self-employed immigrants than native-born.

Greenwich Village & SoHo

October 25, 2011

Hudson Square Group Helps Immigrant Youth Gain Independence

The youth services organization The Door handles a significant number of immigration cases for youth who were abused or neglected by their parents.

Greenwich Village & SoHo

August 01, 2011

West Village Handyman Rebuilt Life After Escaping Romania and Libya

A West Village handyman traveled from 1980s Communist Romania to Libya to Austria before finally making it to New York. 

Midtown

May 20, 2011

For Manhattan Maids, Life's in Other People's Rooms

Working in Manhattan's upscale hotels is rewarding and sometimes harrowing, maids say.

Midtown

March 18, 2011

Garment District Factories Hanging on by a Thread

The event will bring together designers, manufacturers, real estate and labor groups to discuss the area's fate.

Lower East Side & East Village

March 03, 2011

Lower East Side Tenement Museum to Open New Visitors' Center

The Tenement Museum plans to open a visitors' center on Orchard Street this summer.

Lower East Side & East Village

November 06, 2010

Sophie's Bids Farewell to Beloved Scholar-Bartender

Howard O'Brien worked at the East 5th Street bar for nearly 25 years before dying of cancer last week.

Lower East Side & East Village

September 10, 2010

East Village Elementary School Cuts Album

Students at an East Village School will release the album later this month.

Greenwich Village & SoHo

July 13, 2010

New York City's Sonia Sotomayor to Publish Memoir

The book will cover, among other things, Sotomayor's 30-year career as a lawyer, judge and professor in Manhattan.

Upper East Side

May 22, 2010

'Lost' Lives on at Upper East Side Gallery as Hit Show Ends This Weekend

The Vilcek Foundation premiered an exhibit celebrating the hit television show "Lost" on Thursday, just three days before the show's final episode.

Downtown

April 09, 2010

Ellis Island Restoration in Jeopardy, $500,000 Needed

The Vilcek Foundation premiered an exhibit celebrating the hit television show "Lost" on Thursday, just three days before the show's final episode.