In the 2000 Census, the official statistics found that 1 million Dominicans lived in the United States, but several Dominican organizations believe that the actual statistic fluctuates between 1.2 and 1.5 million. more>

La Marqueta thrived until the late sixties and seventies, when the emergence of larger grocery stores – and rising rent – began forcing tenants out. Soon, it all but disappeared along with 29-cent cartons of eggs and glass milk bottles. more>

Local politicians are charging that a loophole in President Bush’s No Child Left Behind Program and a city Department of Education that is not moving to protect the privacy of students is creating an environment in public schools that is allowing military recruiters free access to pressure students into enlisting. 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 ongoing tide of rising commercial rent is taking its toll on Latino supermarkets. With rents and property taxes nearly doubling in recent years, almost half the supermarkets in East Harlem have closed, according to Diana Ayala in Councilmember Melissa Mark Viverito’s office. more>

“We have to take a more militant position. We have enough power to do something. The greasy wheel does get the oil,” admonishes Senator Reuben Diaz. more>

For a $1,200 per month two-bedroom apartment, a vacancy automatically takes the new rent to $1,440 and with “claimed” improvements of $26,000, the landlord can peg the new rent at $2,100, thereby taking the apartment out of the rent stabilization and rent regulation programs. more>