The city is required to identify immigrants in foster care eligible to become legal permanent residents. But it can be a race against the clock.
The Bangladeshi population in the southeast Bronx leaped 137 percent in the last decade. Mohammed Mujumder, who arrived in the U.S. 22 years ago, advises recent immigrants on everything from finding a job to applying for government health benefits.
The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music has helped drive growth in the remote Brooklyn neighborhood.
Two decades ago, Crown Heights was best known for racial tensions and drugs. But over the past decade, the neighborhood has transformed – particularly along Franklin Avenue.
Kalunga, an Afro-Dominican/Haitian music group, draws upon once-forbidden rhythms to bring some New Yorkers closer to their roots.
BROOKLYN – Carroll Gardens has long been known for its Italian traditions. But a new wave of French immigrants is transforming this community into Little Paris. Will the newcomers stay?
