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Gaelic Graffiti Discovered at South Street Seaport
From The Irish Echo
Irish immigrant construction workers discover graffiti on Fulton Street
dating from shortly after the Civil War.
Reaction To Crown Heights Court Ruling
From New York Carib News
The Caribbean American community reacts to news that an appeals court has
ordered a new trial for the two men (one of them Trinidadian) imprisoned for
their role in the death of Yankel Rosenbaum during the 1991 Crown Heights
riots. (See editorial about the case from The Jewish Week)
Thai Architects Will Redesign Queens Plaza
From Muang Nork
Two young Thai architects living in New York won a competition to design a
less congested, more pedestrian-friendly Queens Plaza, using their experience
growing up in gridlocked Bangkok, a metropolis infamous for horrendous
traffic jams.
New Islamic Bookstore Sponsors Pilgrims To Mecca
From Weekly Bengalee
Trips to Mecca are being arranged by the owner of the first Bengali store to
open in Jackson Heights, which is now a combination grocery store and Islamic
bookstore, and has spawned 50 more Bengali stores within a five-block radius.
Move To Rid Chinatown Of Illegal Street Vendors
From World Journal
The fifth police precinct announced they will be cracking down on street
vendors taking up the streets of Chinatown since Thanksgiving.
Two Chinese in City Hall
From Ming Pao (Daily News)
Mayor Michael Bloomberg has nominated Benjamin Chu, born in Chinatown, to
lead the New York City Health and Hospital Corporation and Betty Wu, who was
born in Taiwan, to be Commissioner of the Department of Employment.
Poles in Greenpoint Don't Feel Like Celebrating
From Nowy Dziennik
The time between Christmas and Ash Wednesday in February, called "karnawal,"
is a
season of exuberant celebrations in Poland. But Poles in Greenpoint don't
seem to be in a mood to party this year.
Latinos Resent Hasids
From El Diario/La Prensa
Latinos in Williamsburg oppose the plan to give the land where the Schaefer
Brewery once stood over to a Hasidic organization that wants to build a
housing project.
Gaffe By Local Television Station Enrages Koreans
From The Korea Times
Last November, New York television station WB-11
reported that Korean restaurants in New York were
secretly serving dog meat to their customers. The
dishes in question turned out to be goat. Now,
outraged South Koreans plan to launch cyber attacks
against the Warner Bros. web site.
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An Urgent Kind of Hope
From Gotham Gazette
Esperanza Chacon's first name means "hope" in Spanish, and that is exactly
what she tries to bring to thousands of the estimated half a million Mexicans
in New York, where she works at Asociacion Tepeyac the only non-governmental
organization protecting their rights. Her job title sums up what she does --
"urgent services director."
Immigrant Victims Of 9/11 Getting Help
From Asian Week
Immigrant worker organizations (led in part by Asociacion Tepeyac) aid the
victims of Sept. 11, months after the collapse of the Twin Towers, across
lines of class, race and immigration status.
City University Gets Tough On Undocumented
Gotham Gazette
After a review of
its policies on foreign students prompted by the terrorist attacks of
September 11, City University will start charging double tuition for
undocumented immigrants, which may force many to drop out of school.
Immigrant Student Protest
From El Diario/La Prensa
There was a rally against City University plan to charge double tuition for
undocumented immigrants.
How They Got The Story
From Gotham Gazette
The arrest of hundreds of young Israelis in the United
States after September 11th was the biggest story
Yediot America had ever covered. Its editor describes
how the paper reported on the detentions and how the
articles changed the Queens weekly.
The Israeli Terror Suspects
From Yediot America
Five Israeli movers found themselves in jail suspected
of terrorism after a bystander reported them dancing
and laughing as they looked across the Hudson at the
burning World Trade Center.
EDITORIALS:
Bloomberg Should Meet with Haitian Community
From the Haitian Times
Praise for Choice
From New York Carib News
Yvonne Graham, a Jamaican by birth and an American by naturalization, has
been chosen deputy borough president of Brooklyn.
An Open Wound
From The Jewish Week
Reaction to the court ruling to the appeals court order of a new trial for
the two men imprisoned for their role in the death of Yankel Rosenbaum during
the 1991 Crown Heights riots. (See also news story on reaction from The New
York Carib News)
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