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.
The Chinese immigrant stronghold has seen declines in population and the local economy in the decade since 9/11.
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 Jalopy Theatre and School of Music has helped drive growth in the remote Brooklyn neighborhood.
The Queens neighborhood is attracting an increasing number of young Polish residents looking for a sense of community.
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MANHATTAN – Kalunga, an Afro-Dominican/Haitian music group, draws upon the once-forbidden rhythms of the island’s African ancestry to bring some New Yorkers closer to their roots.
