CD 8: Utica Ave. Becomes Church St.
Utica Avenue in Crown Heights is lined with storefront churches, many of which serve the Caribbean immigrant community.
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CD 9: Barrels-full of Hope
Caribbean-born New Yorkers long have sent barrels filled with food and other necessities to loved ones back home. But the recession is slowing the flow.
CD 10: Youths Embracing Islam
Some first-generation Arab Americans in Brooklyn, like Norhan Basuni, are swimming against the secular current, immersing themselves in Islam.
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.
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.