Voices Stories by Lukasz Bulka
Melting pot: A subway ride to the known and unknown
Nearly every other resident of New York City is an immigrant, yet no one has published a detailed ethnic map of the city. A few general maps and Census 2000 data can give us some idea of New York’s immigrant population, but we can learn much more by taking a trip around the city. more>
Salsa on the platform: Julio and Lupita in the New York subway
It all started in Columbia with a bar owner and his unfaithful wife. That was where Julio had the idea to entertain crowds in New York City’s subway stations and parks with his salsa dancing partner—a plastic doll named “Lupita.” more>
New Jersey cleaning company hangs Polish students out to dry by reneging on promised summer work
For the first few weeks in July, three Polish students wandered around New York after a New Jersey-based company, which promised them work and a place to live, left them with nothing. The students have been saving money by barely eating, while their would-be boss claims he didn’t promise them anything. more>
Union members demand employment protection
SEIU 32BJ members protested in front of City Hall on June 13. more>
Palestinian vendors boycott the New York Post
Arab vendors in Greenpoint admit to boycotting the Post, stating that New York’s oldest daily publishes false information about Muslims. more>
Immigrants protest at City Hall
Every immigrant who speaks to a city agency employee and uses city government services should be entitled to an interpreter. more>
