Archive for December, 2009
CUNY Veteran Helps Other Student Veterans
Posted on 08. Dec, 2009 by Erica Soto.
August Coleman understands the pressures veterans in college face because she’s one of them. Coleman, 28, is one of four peer advocates for Home Again: Reaching Out, a new program that uses veterans-turned-CUNY-students to provide mental health screening for other student-veterans. For Reaching Out, August works 10 hours a week, making about 6-10 calls to […]
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Seniors show tricks not just for kids
Posted on 08. Dec, 2009 by Almudena Toral.
By Almudena Toral Maria del Carmen Ilarraza, 72, knew she was a great actress and performer. But it wasn’t until Oct. 31 last year that she found out she was also the soul of any given party. Like Ilarraza, more than 70 other seniors–most of them from Puerto Rico- love celebrating Halloween at Carver Senior […]
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Fresh Veggies in a Food Desert
Posted on 08. Dec, 2009 by Janet Lawrence.
By Janet Lawrence The only grocery store that East New York resident Gloria Harvey can get to easily is Junior’s Supermarket—a big store among shuttered row houses and vacant lots on New Lots Avenue. Despite its size, it doesn’t sell fresh fruit or vegetables. That’s a problem for Harvey, 64, a diabetic who relies on […]
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Veterans no longer living in a box
Posted on 08. Dec, 2009 by Almudena Toral.
By Almudena Toral Before coming to the veterans’ residence on 119th Street in East Harlem, Reynaldo Melendez had no home. “I used to sleep in cardboard boxes,” he said. A Vietnam veteran from Puerto Rico, Melendez is one of the estimated 400,000 U.S. war veterans who face homelessness every given year according to the Department […]
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A marathon for runners and drinkers
Posted on 08. Dec, 2009 by Erin McCarthy.
by Erin McCarthy
Just three miles from the New York City Marathon finish line, marathoner David Stewart ran by a group of fans holding plastic red party cups. He grabbed a beer and took a quick swig without even breaking his stride. But he was not the only one running—or drinking—that day.
Stewart is a member of the New York City Hash House Harriers, a local running club. The group set up their cheering section and “drink check” just past mile 23 of the ING New York City Marathon on Sunday. About 30 members, known as hashers, crowded along the curb of Fifth Avenue by 96th Street. The group had been there since 11 a.m. to support their club’s runners and hand out red plastic cups, of either water or beer, as they ran by.
This kind of marathon celebration represented the group’s main passions. “They call it a drinking club with a running problem,” said Andrew Ross, who is a co-chair of the group.
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Mao's Empire State Building?
Posted on 08. Dec, 2009 by Erica Soto.
Protesters yelled outside of the Empire State Building while plans to honor the People’s Republic of China took place inside. “No to China’s empire, free Tibet now!” protesters shouted as tourists walked on Fifth Avenue near 34th street Wednesday morning. Inside, consul general of the PRC, Peng Keyu, thanked the United States for their help […]
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Shame On Empire State Building; Protesters
Posted on 08. Dec, 2009 by Azriel Relph.
“By giving a tribute to the PRC on this day we are giving them the wrong message: that everything they’ve done is acceptable,” said Tenzin Dorjee.
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Dreams, but not of gold
Posted on 08. Dec, 2009 by Almudena Toral.
By Almudena Toral Gold is everywhere surrounding Juan Garzon. It is in the chains he buys, in the carats he counts, in the nameplates he carves, in the rings he puts diamonds in. Gold is also in the watches he cleans, in the earrings he repairs, in the bracelets he polishes, in the jewelry he […]
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Retired Military Recruiter Adjusts to Student Life
Posted on 08. Dec, 2009 by Samantha Stark.
By Samantha Stark For the first time in over two decades, retired Air Force Sergeant Elky Jackson didn’t attend the Veterans Day Parade. She couldn’t. She had biology class. After 24 years of active military duty as a health professions supervisor and recruiter, Jackson has a new gig. At 48, she’s a first semester student […]
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Nursing Home Struggles to Stay Open
Posted on 08. Dec, 2009 by Emily Lavin.
By Emily Lavin A $7.5 million dollar budget deficit will soon force the Longwood St. Vincent De Paul nursing home to close its doors, something that would leave many elderly residents without access to local nursing home care. The South Bronx facility has had trouble covering its operating costs since it opened on Intervale Avenue […]
