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.
A coalition is pushing for passage of the New York Dream Act, which would help undocumented immigrants to get in-state tuition at New York colleges and health care, among other services.
Nearly one of 10 homes in St. George is vacant, thanks to a building boom that turned into a bust.
The Brooklyn neighborhood 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?
The Chinese immigrant stronghold has seen declines in population and the local economy in the decade since 9/11.
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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.
