CD 11: A Slice of Life at Lenny's
Bensonhurst’s 86th Street hasn’t been the same since the days of "Saturday Night Fever." But one thing never changes: Lenny's Pizza.
Tag: Brooklyn
CD 12: A Dream to End Diabetes
Bangladeshis, one of the city's fastest growing immigrant communities, are developing diabetes at an alarming rate.
CD 13: Staying in the Game
For immigrants, sports can maintain a link to an identity and a culture left in another country. In southern Brooklyn, two distinctively non-American sports maintain avid followings: pingpong and cricket.
CD 14: Big Choices in Little Pakistan
Women in the vibrant Pakistani-American community centered along Coney Island Avenue face tough decision about whether to continue such traditions as arranged marriage.
CD 15: Til America Do Us Part
Immigration can put a strain on marriages, often because of cultural clashes over gender roles.
CD 16: Isolated in Public Housing
Zhu Xuerong longs to bring her young children from China to America – but not to Brownsville, where she is among a small number of Asian immigrants living in the Van Dyke Houses.
via The Huffington Post
CD 17: Less Money to Wire Home
The Western Union money transfer office in East Flatbush is a lot less busy these days. For many Haitian immigrants, the recession has meant less money to wire home.
CD 18: Terminal Eyes New Beginning
Offerings at the Brooklyn Terminal Market have changed over the years, reflecting the transformation of the surrounding neighborhood. Vendors want to buy the market from the city and renovate the space in a bid to draw more customers.