via New York Daily News
Meals on Wheels for Homeless
Construction worker Carlos Vargas started a mobile food pantry that feeds up to 150 people a week in the Bronx and Manhattan.
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Childcare Numbers Don’t Add Up
The city’s Early Learn program doesn't have enough slots for eligible children – yet thousands of seats go unfilled.
via Home Reporter
Making Ocean Parkway Safer
Authorities are working to improve pedestrian safety along the busy Brooklyn thoroughfare.
via Brooklyn Bureau
Vito Lopez’s Complex Legacy
Some call him a hero, other call him a villain. But the disgraced former political powerhouse changed the face of Bushwick.
FDNY Responds to Christmas Call
The North Pole's Hardiest teamed with New York's Bravest to deliver presents to patients at New York Presbyterian Hospital.
via Voices of NY
Relief Effort Faces Trust Issues
As the Filipino community in New York mobilizes to help with the relief effort following Typhoon Haiyan, many are struggling to identify reliable middlemen,
Mexicans Seek Religious Holiday
Mexicans New Yorkers are pushing to make Dec. 12 a local holiday in honor of the Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
via Gotham Gazette
A Push For Rikers Island Reform
After years of criticism, the city’s practice of isolating detainees through solitary confinement has come under scrutiny.