Opinion
- Health
Fighting for responsible solutions
La lucha por soluciones responsables
Medicare and Social Security provide health and retirement security to millions of Latinos, but the programs face long-term financial challenges...
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- Local
Mi Gente: Pope Francis speaks
Mi Gente: El Papa Francisco habla
El papa ha hablado. Y parece que todo el mundo escuchó. Desde la elección del primer Papa de las Américas, el argentino Jorge Mario Bergoglio...
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- News
Let’s Fight a War Against Poverty Instead
Mejor luchemos una guerra en contra de la pobreza
Estoy firmemente en contra de la intervención militar en Siria. El conflicto en Siria es un problema internacional que requiere una...
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Preventing immigration fraud
Previniendo el fraudeThis past Fri., Jun. 14th, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. joined Assistant District Attorney Mayerling Rivera and representatives from ...
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- Education
Teaching Your Kids About Money
Enseñando a su niños sobre el dinero
La temporada de impuestos puede que haya terminado, pero el sentido de los dólares y los centavos es importante durante todo el año para todos en la familia.
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Big city, dark skies
Amateur astronomer Jason Kendall says Inwood Hill Park is one of the darkest and best places to see stars in all of New York City. But he believes that velvety darkness could soon be spoiled by light pollution. LG Electronics is poised to build a 143-foot-tall glass office park...
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¡Basta!: Revealing an unacceptable bias
¡Basta!: Revelando un sesgo inaceptable
As members of the Board of Directors of the Puerto Rican Bar Association, the oldest ethnic bar association in New York State, established in 1957...
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De Pura Cepa
This all seems…familiar. The women beam invitingly from a retro space that seems to speak of a time long past, while winking at a distinctly modern sensibility.Who are they? The vivid photographs hang at APT78, as part of “Pin-Up de Pura Cepa,” an exhibition brought by The Peralta Project ...
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Where Are We Going? Hacia dónde vamos?
In celebrating Dominican heritage, things can get academic. "Where Are We Going?: The State of Dominican-Americans," a series of panel discussions were held this past Sat., Feb. 23rd, as sponsored by EmblemHealth and co-hosted by Councilmember Robert Jackson...
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MT Community News 02.20.13
The Washington Heights and Inwood Chamber of Commerce will host a breakfast meeting this Thurs., Feb. 21st at 8:30 a.m. at the Isabelle Geriatric Center.
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Identifying and Defining the Right Language Program
Like all mindful parents, immigrants placing children in schools worry about preparing their children to be successful in school. Sometimes, they can be less than truthful to school staff about the language spoken at home because they fear that their children will be discriminated against, and not given an equal education.
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Candidates convene for historic uptown forum
Los candidatos convocan a foro histórico en el norte de la ciudad
Residents packed into the Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Center this past Thurs., Jan. 31st were not there for an art exhibit or new play.
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Harsh winters create hardships for seniors
Winter, which has come on strong in the last week, is tough on everyone. It puts the cold shoulder on our outside activities, chills our bones, and dampens on our spirits. As tough as it is for all of us, the harsh winter weather is particularly tough and can at times become dangerous for seniors. “Winter can force many older people to become virtual prisoners...
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Celebrating History with Our Kids Celebrando la historia con nuestros hijos
Ha preguntado a sus hijos qué lecciones de historia han aprendido últimamente? Si el currículo de su hijo se parece al mío, están ocupados con...
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The Uptown Collective – The Recap 1-21 to 1-26
On a wickedly frigid night, Thursday, January 24th to be exact, Trouble In The Heights, the United Palace and Washington Heights made history. Trouble In The Heights became the first movie in over 40 years to be shown on the silver screen of the United Palace. Over 700 people came from the neighborhood and...
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