newsBlack market for fake IDs expands
View of a section of Brooklyn where rampant sale of fake documents has been reported. HUMBERTO ARELLANO / EDLP In Sunset Park, Brooklyn, a growing market for fraudulent documents has emerged. Vendors do not stake out territory on sidewalks, but instead sell fake green cards and Social Security cards in places like bakeries and restaurants. A wash, a rinse, and a lesson in language at the Laundromat
Hector Canonge will offer English classes for local residents at the Magic Touch Laundromat in Inwood on Tuesdays and Thursdays as part of a public art project. Hector Canonge, a local multimedia artist, launched The Inwood Laundromat Language Institute to offer English classes to newcomers from Central and Latin America. Teaching English at a New York Laundromat
Problems with papers from one immigration consultantPawel Janaszek, well-known in the Polish community for helping prepare immigration documents, is coming under fire. Although not a lawyer, he has helped individuals with immigration cases. However, an increasing number of his clients have been denied legal status and may be facing deportation. LGBT Center bars Palestine solidarity group
Queer pro-Palestinian groups have staged protests, sit-ins and other demonstrations in the hopes that the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender will allow them to hold meetings at the center. CREDIT: Irish Queers/Picasa Two newly formed pro-Palestinian LGBT groups are turning up the heat on a Greenwich Village community center, making New York the latest battleground over Israel LBGT communities. The two groups have staged demonstrations, sit-ins and pickets because they claim they have been banned from using the center due to their political views. Young Russian Jews in assimilation bindRussian Jewish Americans want to grow closer to the rest of America's Jewish community. However, the lack of Jewish education and a hard-line conservative stance on Israel may create hurdles to initiating full integration into the larger Jewish American community. A vow to fight plans to close boro schools
Although a state judge ruled last week that city officials have to phase out low performing schools, area legislators and union officials have vowed to continue to fight Department of Education plans, which they claim favor charter schools over traditional public schools. Trying to reclaim Kim Lau Square
Local organizations are coming up with ways to transform Kim Lau Square into a more user-friendly park. Residents say the park has attracted so many cyclists and skateboarders that it has become a danger zone for the elderly and out-of-towners. more> Investigation, frustration surrounds Peninsula Hospital
State officials and supporters held a rally to delay the closing of Peninsula Hospital, which is slated to close down on Sep. 1 due to debt. It would be the fifth hospital to close down in Queens in the past 10 years. An administrative error could close down a NY schoolA New York City school serving the most vulnerable young people is being closed. But as Community News Production Institute Reporter Jaisal Noor reports, the closure may be due to a simple administrative mistake. more> |
Op/EdStrict divorce rules leave women 'chained' to husbandsFraidy Reiss writes about how men in the Orthodox Jewish community use religious divorce laws against their wives. Under Jewish law, only a husband can grant a divorce or get, leaving many women to become agunahs, or chained women, who cannot date or marry. A lawmaker, Chuck Schumer, finally gets the message rightFelicia Persaud applauds New York Senator Charles Schumer's July 18 announcement that he will focus on an economic argument for an immigration overhaul in the U.S. as he tries to revive the push for comprehensive immigration reform. briefsProtest against stolen salaries
A delegation of Jews joined Hispanic workers to protest outside the Tnuva Food Industries office. Humberto Arellano / EDLP Activists demand Kosher food company drop "exploitive" distributor
“This Sharia law business is crap"
Same-sex marriage coverage in Spanish language mediaIn this podcast, Fi2W executive producer John Rudolph interviews freelance reporter Monika Fabian and LGBT Latino blogger Andrés Duque of Blabbeando. more> |
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CUNY new home for Voices and Ippies Awards
The CUNY Graduate School of Journalism is proud to be the new home for Voices That Must Be Heard. Over the next few months, we will be reaching out to community and ethnic journalists to get their feedback on Voices, as we develop our plans for expanding the publication's content and audience. Stay tuned!
ReportNYCMA releases Education Fellowship 2010 anthology
NYCMANYCMA Ethnic Media Student Internship Program
Interns and director of Baruch College H.S. journalism program Katina Paron at their orientation meeting. - Photo by Jehangir Khattak.
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NYCMA is thrilled to announce the start of our summer internship program. We are able to place high school seniors with a passion for journalism in the real world of pad and pen. Students are given a rare insight and understanding into the power and function of New York's community media and the ability to hone writing skills in preparation for a career in journalism. This program is made possible by a generous grant from an anonymous donor.
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