On Kabbala Toons, an animated rabbi offers "cosmic consciousness"

November 15, 2009
By Leslie Hart
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Kabbala-themed cartoons featuring "Rabbi Infinity" teach Jewish mysticism to an international audience.

Fishing in Flushing Bay: Be careful what you catch

December 21, 2009
By Michael Ratliff
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Fish in Flushing Bay are absorbing harmful pollutants, experts say, but fisherman still drop their lines in the waterway.


Depression and suicide rising among Hispanic teenagers in Queens

December 18, 2009
By Ruchika Tulshyan
Suicide is the third leading cause of death in 15 to 24 year-old Hispanic-Americans, a trend that is felt strongly in Queens, home to half a million Hispanics.

City Council mulls report card for school safety agents

December 18, 2009
By Sruthi Gottipati
If passed, the Student Safety Act would put a tighter check on policing in schools.

A healthy stop in the South Bronx

December 08, 2009
By Dan Fastenberg
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A newly opened and first-for-the-area health food restaurant in the South Bronx offers mixed green salads and sugarless organic peanut butter — dishes more traditionally associated with Washington Square Park than Walton Avenue.

How nonprofits won special treatment in lending bill

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    The first in a series of articles on student lending by the Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism in partnership with the Huffington Post Investigative Fund

The Obama Agenda

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    An examination of various aspects of  the president's major policies

Digital Media Newsroom:
The Big Hurt

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    In multimedia profiles, everyday New Yorkers describe how they've coped through the worst recession in 70 years.

World Cup sparks Steinway Street split

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    Queens Rules reports on the tensions between Algerian and Egyptian soccer fans in Astoria as they watch their teams compete for a spot in next year’s World Cup.

NYC Interactive: Odd Job$

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    Unemployment is big news these days, but some New Yorkers are still finding creative, even offbeat, ways to make a living outside of the daily grind.

News 21
The Charter Explosion

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    Are hybrid schools blowing up the education model?