Archives - November 2009

In foundering economy, Polish immigrants head back home

November 20, 2009
By Monika Plocienniczak

Some in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, are finding one-way tickets back to Poland a more promising investment.

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My big fat Indian wedding: Indians adjust nuptials in lean times

November 19, 2009
By Alexandra King

In an economic downturn, a growing number of Indian immigrant couples are choosing to wed in the U.S. rather than make the traditional journey back home to get married.

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A mother’s grief: “I’ve lost my babies”

November 19, 2009
By Sherisse Pham and Saskya Vandoorne

Rose Danielle Etienne lost her two young boys and their father in a Brooklyn fire.

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

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

Never Fear,
The New York Review of Magazines is here!

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    Check out the 2010 New York Review of Magazines and feel the love.

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The Changing Languages of Deafness in the Age of the Cochlear Implant

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    A Digital Media master's project explores how cochlear implants continue to change what it means to be deaf.

The Obama Agenda

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

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

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.