Voices Stories by Carla Zanoni
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Task force formed to tackle illegal street vending uptown
Street Vendors on St. Nicholas Avenue. (Photo: DNAinfo/Carla Zanoni)
For some street vendors in Washington Heights and Inwood, selling their wares on the street is a path to success in a thin job market. But for some residents and officials, the vendors represent a problem, clogging sidewalks and sometimes operating without a license.
African-American men battle HIV/AIDS epidemic
U.S. Census Bureau statistics for 2000 indicate that Blacks make up 13 percent of the nation's population, yet account for 54 percent of all new diagnoses of HIV/AIDS. Social and economic factors contribute to the high numbers, as well as a cultural discomfort of talking about AIDS. more>
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