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The Citizen

Apr 20, 2009

Image (cc) New York City Council With the U.S. Census -- the decennial count of all of us -- slated for next year, New York officials already are taking steps to

 

The Politics of Same-Sex Marriage

Apr 17, 2009

Image (cc) CarbonNYC A participant at the November 2008 Gay Marriage Rally in New York City "Civil rights don't wait for the right time.

 

The Citizen

Mar 21, 2009

Photo (cc) Lissame More than half of all New York City public school students are immigrants or the children of immigrants, and one out of four is not a native English

 

The Citizen

Feb 23, 2009

Photo (cc) megapickle Chinese New Year was one of the few bright moments in this season's economic gloom. The appointment of upstate U.S. Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand to fill Hillary Clinton's Senate seat

 

The Citizen

Jan 21, 2009

Photo (cc) niznoz As Barack Obama assumes office, New York immigrants have lost jobs and seen their incomes drop. With the recession reverberating throughout the economy, immigrants have reduced the amount

 

Delivering Better Pay

Dec 08, 2008

 Image from Manhattan Neighborhood NetworkStudents protest outside of Saigon Grill on University Place, May 4, 2007. Republic, a popular restaurant that serves Asian noodle by Union Square, is not your typical

 

The Citizen

Dec 08, 2008

 Left Photo (cc) Richard Rodriguez, Right photo (cc) achang999 New York's immigrant communities greeted the election of Sen. Barack Obama as president with a mix of elation, anticipation and curiosity. The

 

Advancing Rights

Dec 01, 2008

  With the election of Barack Obama as president and increased Democratic majorities in both houses of Congress, civil liberties groups are chomping at the bit to restore constitutional rights compromised