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Pro-immigrant activists in Suffolk see County Executive Steve Levy's push for anti-immigrant legislation as a political tactic to draw in his white community base. more>
"A major change has occurred over the past decade. We Mexicans create jobs but we are also consumers," explained Navarro, 43, who recently opened the first Mexican-owned supermarket in the area. more>
Seated in a school bus, a score of workers took a spin through Brooklyn and Queens, stopping in front of three supermarkets where, according to two community organizations, the owners abuse their employees, paying them less than the minimum wage. more>
Because of 'total confusion' over whether it's possible for local jurisdictions to opt-out of the Secure Communities program, which is responsible for the detention and deportation of many including legal immigrants, advocates ask Governor Paterson to rescind the Memorandum of Agreement. more>
VIDEO :: Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Schools Chancellor Klein announced a record number of new seats will be available across the city to ease overcrowding. NY1's Lindsey Christ filed this report. more>
Despite an ordinance that went into effect two years ago and guarantees translation services, many immigrants in the city continue to encounter the same problem: language barriers, according to a report released yesterday. more>
Proposed budget cuts that could mean closing two senior centers have senior citizens worried about losing what is for some, their sole source of interaction with others.
VIDEO :: Advocates on Staten Island protested the closing of senior citizens centers. more>
Representatives of at least four organizations will testify before the City Council about the NYPD's negligence in providing the certifications to victims of domestic violence who have cooperated with the Department.
VIDEO :: Last Week, NYC Public Advocate Bill Di'Blasio with a coalition of City Council members, called for a change in police and court procedures in domestic violence cases. more>
Iraq War veteran Luis Ricardo Munroe feels used – he made a sacrifice for this country and now, when it has no more use for him, he's thrown out into the street with no support at all. more>
Early morning raids in Berwick, Pennsylvania by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents show degrees of greater cooperation between federal authorities and local police. more>
The new Queens West housing development in Long Island City is supposed to help ease the housing crunch in the borough, but activists say most Queens residents can’t afford to live in it. more>