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For Tasnim Huque, the past few months have been full of surprises. Her Muslim parents, who immigrated to New York City from India’s sprawling eastern city of Calcutta in the…

ByCurtis Stephen 0Comments

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Jun 2010

Tough Love In The Big City

For young people born without that proverbial silver Spoon in their mouths, New York City has never been An easy place to grow up. It’s a tough love kind of…

ByE.R. Shipp 0Comments

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May 2010

Economy

Check Cashers Get New Respect

Lakeisha Williams has a bank account. That doesn't mean she always uses it. The home health aide from West Harlem sometimes can't wait the few days it takes for her…

ByPatrick Egan 0Comments

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Apr 2010

Economy

Some See Racial Impact From Mass Transit Funding Crisis

With most U.S. transit systems considering service cuts or fare hikes, some advocates are painting the push for better federal funding not in terms of what’s “green” but what’s black…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Apr 2010

Economy

Tenants Descend on Albany With Demands

More than 400 New Yorkers went to Albany today to demand greater protections for tenants, including a bill that would repeal vacancy decontrol.

ByEileen Markey 0Comments

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Apr 2010

Economy In Depth

Union Unity Tested By Wage Fight

As the city studies the impact of “living wages,” it’s unclear whether wounds have healed from a split last fall between trade and service workers’ unions.

ByAri Paul 0Comments

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Apr 2010

Uncategorized

A Young Gun For Labor

A 28-year-old union president is trying to get his members a new contract and, some say, reflecting a new wave of labor activism.

ByDanielle Douglas 0Comments

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Apr 2010

Economy

Bigger Slice, Shrinking Pie

With 15 percent of all black employees represented by unions nationwide, blacks are more likely to be organized than are white, Asian or Latino workers. And black men are more…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Apr 2010

Housing and Homelessness In Depth

Union Wage Push Meets Resistance

The City Council might require buildings that receive tax breaks to pay their staff higher wages. The real estate industry opposes the idea. Where does the mayor stand?