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SPECIAL REPORT: Lower East Side Voices
With the Trump Administration’s crackdown on immigration dominating the national political discussion, our team speaks with residents of a neighborhood tied to the American Dream.
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Innovation City
From virtual therapy to a green underground lab, New Yorkers are tapping technology and creativity. But change sometimes comes with growing pains.
Package-Free Grocery on Tap for Brooklyn
A planned new ecofriendly, health grocery store seeks to make mindful living mainstream.
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Donald Trump Takes the Cake
Meet the baking artist whose election confection started the #TrumpCake meme.
Gains Seen for Women-Owned Businesses
Saturday is Women's Entrepreneurship Day, and this year some business owners have much to celebrate.
Generations Bond Over Bread
Jewish students from the Fashion Institute of Technology went from designing clothing to baking bread as they distributed homemade challah to senior citizens at the nearby Penn South housing complex.
#NoshTheVote: Registration With a Snack
Taking a cue from Houston’s successful “GuacTheVote” campaign, New York”s “NoshTheVote” effort enlisted ethnic food trucks to distribute voter registration forms along with samosas, chicken curry or enchiladas.
Brooklyn Bar Serves Up Election Special: The Nasty Woman
Brooklyn Bazaar is embracing campaign fervor, offering Election Day returns on multiple large screen TVs and encouraging patrons to vote with their taste buds for "The Nasty Woman" or "Bad Hombre" drink specials.