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Haitians Slow to Apply for Protected Status

USCIS might be surprised by how few Haitians have applied for a temporary immigration status that would allow them to live and work here legally for a year and a half, but many who live and work in the Haitian community are not. A host of factors – the cost of filing, economic realities, class divisions within the Haitian community, red-tape logistics, and fear of making themselves known to immigration authorities – mean that many Haitians have taken a wait-and-see approach to TPS. 

Faces and Voices at the School Closing Protest

Parents, teachers, students, and concerned community members protested the planned closures of 20 New York City schools outside a meeting of the Department of Educations Panel for Education Policy at Brooklyn Technical High School. January 26, 2009.  

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The Singing Barber of Sheepshead Bay

Mr. Figaro, 82, set up shop at 1919 Avenue Z 30 years ago and has carved out a beloved, if unorthodox place in the Sheepshead Bay community and beyond. A knowledge of hairstyles as broad as his considerable musical repertoire has attracted a diverse clientele who come as much for the show as for the styling.  read the story

Cleaning Up Paerdegat Basin: Against the Current

 The city of New York is taking steps to clean up Paerdegat Basin in Brooklyn. The Jamaica Bay ecosystem as a whole is so polluted, however, that their efforts are a drop in the bucket of what is needed.

Christmas Shoe Shine: A Dance

Shoes lost their luster? Head over to While "U" Wait Shoe Shine at the Port Authority Bus Terminal, have a seat, and ask for Marco. A fun video editing exercise:


Marching to the Beat of Their Own Watering Can

Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and local indie band The Freelance Whales... they go together like peas and carrots. 



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Netflix Celebrates 70th "Oz" Anniversary

Green lighting and a high-energy crowd turned Central Park into the Emerald City, celebrating the 70th anniversary of “The Wizard of Oz” with a free concert and a screening of the classic movie.

Families with young children – and the young at heart – turned out in droves for the event at Rumsey Playfield. It featured performances by Grammy-winning singer Jennifer Hudson and two-time winner of “Dancing With the Stars,” Julianne Hough.

The event was part of a commemorative promotion hosted by Netflix, which made the newly-restored movie available for anyone to watch online for free on October 3.


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NYCity Snapshot: 2009 Economic Pulse

"The NYCity News Service hit the streets of New York and asked scores of residents: "Tell us one way the recession has changed your life."

check out the whole project

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