Popular grocery store The Garden and Polish butcher shop Sikorski Meat Market closed in 2019, but the neighborhood has also seen new Polish businesses open.
Voices of New York
Chinatown Gift Shops Report Declining Business in 2019
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Community leaders attribute the decline to the trade war between the U.S. and China.
Economy
Data Drop: How U.S. Income Inequality Looks Through a Racial/Ethnic Lens
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Across the races, the top 5 percent of household-income earners are those who have seen the greatest growth.
Voices of New York
Flushing’s Chinese-Run Dollar Stores Struggling Amid Rising Rents and U.S.-China Trade War
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Once ubiquitous in the immigrant neighborhood, Flushing’s Chinese-run discount shops are now struggling thanks to the competition from newly-arrived chain stores, a scorching trade war, rising rents and demographic changes in the area, World Journal reports.
Economy
Reclamando el impacto de la lotería en los pobres
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El presidente del condado de Bronx, Rubén Díaz Jr. alarmado por el impacto de la lotería en las comunidades de bajos ingresos está pidiendo una serie de cambios para determinar dónde se realiza la lotería y cómo se distribuye la ayuda escolar.
Una Ciudad sin Límites
Los latinos ricos mejoraron sus ingresos pero los latinos más pobres no mejoraron en nada sus ingresos desde 1967
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¿Se ha cumplido el viejo dicho ‘los ricos se hacen más ricos’ en todas las razas?
Voices of New York
City’s Food Banks Offering Home Delivery in Response to Immigration Fears
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The city’s food bank workers say immigrant families are increasingly afraid of visiting their locations in person. “They believe that ICE could be around the corner, and many families have told us that they cannot afford to put themselves at risk standing in line,” one source told El Diario.
Featured in Category
Fewer Mexican Immigrants Coming to New York, Studies Say
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A number of recent studies stating that Mexican migration to the U.S. is showing clear signs of deceleration, a trend that’s being detected in immigrant-rich New York neighborhoods like Sunset Park, El Diario reports.
Bronx
Decrying Lottery’s Impact on the Poor, Bronx Beep Calls for Reforms
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Ruben Diaz, Jr., is calling for changes restricting where the lottery is conducted and altering how school aid is distributed.
Una Ciudad sin Límites
Lo que necesita saber sobre: Los medallones de taxis en Nueva York
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Con la serie de artículos llamada ‘Lo que necesita saber sobre’, City Limits inaugura un espacio en el cual la comunidad latino de Nueva York podrá encontrar cápsulas de información práctica y sencilla de interés general para la comunidad.