via HuffPost
LBGTQ Russians Find Both Haven and Harassment in New York
The number of asylum seekers has climbed since Russia's 2013 anti-gay "propaganda" law. But some immigrants say they still face homophobia – sometimes from fellow Russians.
Author: Avi Scher
via The Forward
Seeking Their Place in the U.S., but Finding Opioids
Some young Russian-speaking Jews in New York are turning to powerful painkillers amid their search for identity.
via BKLYNER
Oyster-Driven Sewage Removal Stalls in Coney Island Creek
State officials are stonewalling on approving a permit for a state-funded program to use mollusks to clean-up the waterway, activists say.