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Brooklyn Students Press for Dream Act

By Asheka James and Diego Morello
College students are pressing the state legislature to pass a New York version of an idea that's stalled at the federal level: Giving undocumented immigrant students a chance at a career in America.


Shopping For Change In Crown Heights

By Patrick Wall
Like many Brooklyn neighborhoods, it is seeing a surge in new businesses and young residents. Do the doubts about gentrification run deeper there?


Living On The Edge: East New York & Bay Ridge Go Off Script

By Jake Mooney
Chapter four of "Brooklyn: The Borough Behind The Brand" visits East New York, Bay Ridge, Bensonhurst and other neighborhoods whose story over the past 20 years differs from the standard narrative of Brooklyn's growth.


Small Businesses On The Edge In Bay Ridge

By Melanie Lefkowicz
In an excerpt from the City Limits magazine investigation of small businesses in New York, a look at the holdouts along increasingly chain-ganged 86th Street.


Immigrant Youth Get Politically Active, Spurred By Proposed Law

By Kristofer Ríos
Even as speculation mounts that Democrats will retrench in the face of historic Republican gains in the House, some immigrant youth plan to continue demanding greater rights.


Hasidic Rapper Promotes Racial Harmony In Crown Heights

By Chris Giblin
DeScribe is not the world's first or most famous Hassidic rapper, but he is looking to obtain a higher level of recognition for his positive sound.


Tough Love In The Big City

By E.R. Shipp
Kids in New York have often had a lot to fear. So how’d we end up afraid of them?


Churches On Front Lines Of Immigration Battle

By Kalyn Belsha
For many immigrants in New York City facing deportation, the closest thing to a lawyer that they can afford is a clergymember.


New York City Responds To Earthquake In Haiti

By By Abigail Kramer
Grief and action are mingled on 'the day after' in the third-largest Haitian community on the globe. Here's what's going on - and what you can do.


Project Rejected In 'Oversaturated' Flatbush

By By Nekoro Gomes
Community members reject a proposed new supportive facility, saying they have enough already.
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