Nearly one of 10 homes in St. George is vacant, thanks to a building boom that turned into a bust.
The Chinese immigrant stronghold has seen declines in population and the local economy in the decade since 9/11.
The canal is due for a cleanup and a Whole Foods is on the way. Census figures show that the boom is being fueled, at least in part, by an influx of young residents.
For the last 20 years, Sofika Zielyk has been making Ukrainian Easter eggs, known as “pysanky,” in her East Village studio, a craft she learned from her mother.
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.
MANHATTAN – It was rainbow warfare on East 47th Street in celebration of Holi, India’s festival of colors. Aromatic spices filled the air and dancers twirled across the stage, as partygoers smeared colored powder in a sign of spring – and of New York’s growing South Asian community.
