Despite Latinos being one of the groups most affected by the disappearance of affordable housing in the city, a city commission that was created to seek solutions to the problem has only one Latino member out of 24. more>

In an attempt to overrule the Board of Education's decision to cancel its Elite preschool program, Korean parents in Queens threaten to file a class action lawsuit against the Board's surprising decision. more>

According to taxi driver Raúl Pérez Frías, “The cost of oil has created chaos to the point that many taxi drivers are leaving their jobs because they cannot handle the costs, and now we aren’t seeing a rise in fares.” Unfortunately, New York City taxi drivers suffer from other problems beyond just the price of gas. more>

The initial community reaction to the police acquittals in the killing of Sean Bell on his wedding day back in 2005 has been more than predictable: anger, frustration and disgust. According to Bomani, rapper from United Front, “the Black man in this city has been totally emasculated, to the point that we can get shot down in the street and nothing happens.” more>

Thanks to the introduction of new rules requiring both city and private hospitals to provide experienced interpreters for patients and to make various medical forms available in different languages, significant progress has been made since 2006 to help non-English speaking hospital patients. more>