‘In Harlem, hair isn’t just a style; it’s a way of life.’
wildlife
The Squirrel Next Door: A Wildlife Sanctuary in Clinton Hill
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The New York State Department of Conservation grants licenses to those wishing to aid injured or abandoned wildlife.
ARTS and CULTURE
The Children of Mother Earth: Carnaval in ‘Ecuayork’
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Far from the mountains of the Ecuadorian Andes, families from the region gathered recently to celebrate Carnaval at Sisa Pakari, an Ecuadorian cultural center in the heart of Queens, which is commonly referred to as “Ecuayork” for the fact that Ecuadorian immigrants comprise the largest Latino group in the borough.
Bronx
Film Offers Instruction on Self-Defense Against Urban Displacement
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A new short film extracts lessons from the experiences of community advocates in the Bronx, Pittsburgh and Los Angeles to inform neighborhood efforts at survival.
2020 election
Will New York’s Presidential Primary Matter?
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City Limits’ editor joined a Democratic analyst and a Republican operative to break down the 2020 race.
Art at the Limits
Video: Immigrant Street Artist Aims to ‘Tag’ the Next Generation
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AJ Lavilla was born in the Philippines and moved to New York when he was fourteen. Here he pursued his dreams and became a self-taught street artist.
Art at the Limits
Art at the Limits: A Film Festival Widens the Gender Lens
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A City Limits video produced in partnership with the University of Applied Sciences in Utrecht, Netherlands.
Art at the Limits
The Play’s the Thing, and Spanish is the Language, at Queens Theater
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The only bilingual theatre in Queens celebrates the vibrancy and diversity of Spanish and Latin American culture with unique productions of plays, musicals and dance.
Bronx
Voices of NY Video: A Cambodian Temple in Bedford Park
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Every year at the end of October, the Cambodian community of New York city gathers in their Bronx temple to pay their respects, in keeping with their Buddhist faith.
Voices of New York
Voices of NY Video: Keeping the Irish Language Alive … in Manhattan
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In New York’s Greenwich Village, there is a home for Irish culture and the Irish language.
News
Property Owners and Advocates for Tenants Clash Over Impacts of New Rent Laws
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A rare discussion between a tenant leader, a real estate industry rep, pro-poor policy analyst and a Corcoran broker exposed divergent rhetoric about the state’s updated rent stabilization laws.