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Penny Poet Offers Streetwise Prose
Robert Samuel Snyderman types up original poems on the spot in return for donations.
Comics and Cards are Comeback Kids
Local memorabilia dealers say they’re seeing signs of an economic recovery.
Haitian Jobs Program Faces Struggles
The White House is giving non-documented Haitian immigrants an opportunity to work legally in the U.S. following January’s earthquake — but few are taking advantage.
Multimedia
Blog Tackles Mexican Stereotypes
Three young Mexican-American women living in New York are taking on stereotypes with a website called, “Mex and the City.”
Inside Brooklyn's Bat Cave
Squatters and graffiti artists turned an old MTA power plant along the Gowanus Canal into their own playground, named after Batman’s old haunt.
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The NYCity News Service is a new multi-media, Web-based wire service that feeds New York neighborhood stories to news organizations - including newspapers, broadcast stations, wire services and Internet service providers throughout the world. The student-powered News Service is based at the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism.Video
Sojourners Seek Immigration Truth
FRIENDLY VISITS: A group of New Yorkers who call themselves the Sojourners make weekly trips to a New Jersey detention center where they meet with undocumented immigrants.Reported by Simone Sebastian
A Sand Mandala For The Dalai Lama
Buddhist monks at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine made a sand mandala in honor of the Dalai Lama’s visit to New York.
Phone App Targets Sex Harassment
Holla Back NYC, a group that fights sexual harassment of women in public, is launching an iPhone application that will let users send pictures of offenders to a data base.
Audio
Podcast: Audiophiles
Lincoln Center turns 50. We also go to Park Slope to hear opera – in a bar. Special guest: Justin Davidson, music critic for New York magazine.
Podcast: Top Health Concerns in NYC
East Harlem has the highest rate of asthma in the country, with household mold being one of the leading causes.
