ARTS and CULTURE
Mentally Ill On Hold After Ruling
Joscelyn Jurich |
The state’s appeal of a federal court decision on housing for the mentally ill has residents and advocates in limbo.
ARTS and CULTURE
Another African Burial Ground
Demetria Irwin |
Though a bus depot occupies most of an old Harlem church cemetery site, there’s still hope for memorializing African history uptown.
ARTS and CULTURE
Immigrants Reach New Heights
Curtis Stephen |
With city and state turmoil shaking up political alignments, some see a new opening for growing ethnic groups to claim power.
ARTS and CULTURE
A Quiet Alarm Sounds
David Alm |
A multimedia art exhibit in Fort Greene examines the neighborhood-changing going on all around it.
ARTS and CULTURE
A Tough Gang To Follow
Curtis Stephen |
As Harlem’s older generation of leaders fades, black officials define new paths toward prominence.
ARTS and CULTURE
Dressing For Success
Joscelyn Jurich |
An exhibit on how clothes make the worker is provocative but falls short of its promise.
ARTS and CULTURE
Kids Who Can't Get Enough of School
Helen Zelon |
One low-income HCZ parent describes how the program has changed her family.
ARTS and CULTURE
Into the Wild: Nature's NYC
Roberta Brandes Gratz |
A photographic survey of the city’s parkland reveals verdant, untamed places most New Yorkers don’t know are theirs.
ARTS and CULTURE
Becoming a Deejay, Leaving the P-J's
Curtis Stephen |
Life is tough in the projects and on the streets, but leavened with music and friendship in this crop of new city books.
ARTS and CULTURE
Hep C On the Outside: Universal Screening Sought
Nekoro Gomes |
The Hepatitis C virus often shows no signs for decades – and then might destroy your liver. Advocates are sounding the alarm for greater education and testing.
