The Jalopy Theatre and School of Music has helped drive growth in the remote Brooklyn neighborhood.
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.
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.
Melrose is one of the fastest-growing neighborhoods in the city – another sign of the South Bronx’s rise from the ashes.
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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QUEENS – For years, Brooklyn’s Greenpoint neighborhood has been known as Little Poland. But another burgeoning Polish community is just 40 minutes away, in Ridgewood, which is now attracting young Polish residents looking for traditional culture with a modern twist.
