Moving In/Moving Out

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  Dreamers Come Out of the Shadows

  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.

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  Asians Move Out of Chinatown

  The Chinese immigrant stronghold has seen declines in population and the local economy in the decade since 9/11.

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  Growing Gowanus

  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.

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  Shopping for Change on Franklin Ave.

  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.

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  Preserving the Fragile Art of the Egg

  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.

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