Archive for December, 2009
Lady Rhea Bewitches Bronx
Posted on 15. Dec, 2009 by Erica Soto.
On a Saturday afternoon, Lady Rhea’s Magickal Realms shop in the Bronx bustled with the energy of a Manhattan coffee shop on a weekday morning. For years, Lady Rhea has offered spiritual advice to her clients. Unlike most botanicas in the Bronx, she draws from many pagan religions, not just Christianity. “It’s more of a spiritual center than just a store,” she said.
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Aboard the USS New York
Posted on 14. Dec, 2009 by Amy Yensi.
By Amy Yensi- For members of the armed forces, sacrifice is as much a part of the drill as the uniforms they wear. Some sailors and Marines from the USS New York said they chose this tough life in hopes of securing a better future for themselves in the civilian world. But others said the […]
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Queens Parents Prepare for Second Season of Swine Flu
Posted on 08. Dec, 2009 by Azriel Relph.
By Azriel James Relph Six women linger at their table after finishing lunch at The Cookoo’s Nest, an Irish Pub in Woodside, Queens. They’re family and friends who meet in the neighborhood where they grew up to catch up a few times a year. The conversation moves from what old neighbors and nephews are doing, […]
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On board the USS New York: a talk with marines
Posted on 08. Dec, 2009 by Almudena Toral.
By Almudena Toral Dozens of marines showed off the USS New York, the newest ship in the navy’s fleet, last November. They also talked about their careers and their daily lives. The ship was built with 7.5 tons of steel from the World Trade Center. It was moored in Midtown Manhattan from Nov. 2 to […]
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Trans-Atlantic Tug-of-War Pulls Large Crowds in Midtown and Tel Aviv
Posted on 08. Dec, 2009 by Shane Kavanaugh.
by Shane Dixon Kavanaugh How, Sharon Shullman and her family wanted to know, is it possible to have a trans-Atlantic tug-of-war between competing teams in Times Square and the port of Tel Aviv in Israel. That’s the same question Burt Kirschner, 77, of Silver Springs, Md., asked as he and his wife stood in front […]
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The death of why: a book, many questions
Posted on 08. Dec, 2009 by Almudena Toral.
By Almudena Toral Modern society has eaten up critical thinking. Inquiry is nowhere to be found. This is the essence of Andrea Batista Schlesinger’s book “The death of why: the decline of questioning and the future of democracy” that was released last spring. The author discussed questioning, education, civics, and the implications of critical thinking […]
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Greenpoint Trees. Same corner, same tradition
Posted on 08. Dec, 2009 by Almudena Toral.
By Almudena Toral Stephen and Dorothy Leddick’s two-year-old daughter first uttered her favorite sentence last Christmas season: “Trees, trees, trees.” Green trees. From Greenpoint Trees, her parents’ business. “This is the only company here that has native Greenpointers,” said Dorothy, 35, selling Christmas trees at the corner of Calyer Street and Manhattan Avenue in Brooklyn. […]
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Bronx teens party with a purpose
Posted on 08. Dec, 2009 by Erin McCarthy.
by Erin McCarthy
In a quiet basement room in the South Bronx, 15 teenagers and four adults sit in a semi-circle with their shoes off. Amid the white, purple-toed and mismatched socks, the high school students and their instructors talk about why they can’t wait to party.
It’s not just any party, but a “Red Party” where Bronx teenagers can dance, listen to poetry and music, watch a student-made documentary film and, the real reason for the affair, get tested for HIV.
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Harlem Hondurans worry about their homeland
Posted on 08. Dec, 2009 by Almudena Toral.
By Almudena Toral [written and reported before elections on November 29] East Harlem Hondurans share concern over the Honduran political crisis that unchained in June, and seem thirsty for a new leader. Peace and respect for the constitution: that’s all many of them are asking for. Yulisa Lopez, 25, was watching TV at home in […]
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Bronx Pastor Feeds the Hungry
Posted on 08. Dec, 2009 by Emily Lavin.
By Emily Lavin It’s been six years since Pastor John Udo-Okon slept in on a Saturday morning. Instead, every Saturday, Udo-Okon wakes up at 3 a.m. He parks his two vans on East 163rd Street in the Longwood neighborhood of the Bronx, around the corner from his church, Word of Life Christian Fellowship International. The […]
