A Bronx Muslim center houses an ultra-Orthodox synagogue in a model of community tolerance.
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Mosque, ultra-Orthodox synagogue share one roof in the Bronx
Posted on 12 December 2011.
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A new digital divide? Tech volunteers say support, not access, is the problem
Posted on 10 December 2011.
The traditional internet-access digital divide is narrowing because of falling prices of small laptops and smartphones.
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Twitter helps find missing autistic girl
Posted on 10 December 2011.
Janice Lewis, who went missing Tuesday afternoon, was found a little over 24 hours later with the help of social media.
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Bengali enclave grows in Norwood
Posted on 09 December 2011.
Norwood is becoming an attractive destination for Bangladeshi immigrants in New York City, with plans to build a new $2 million, four-story mosque in a few years.
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A church divided
Posted on 08 December 2011.
A church in the Bronx holds two separate congregations, after a conflict between the English and Korean speaking congregation members.
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Subway candy seller makes $150 a day
Posted on 01 December 2011.
This candy seller has been hawking M&M’s on the D train for 14 years.
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Taking Advil to schools
Posted on 30 November 2011.
As schools nationwide watch budgets dwindle, for-profit companies have stepped in. However, critics see gifts from these companies not as goodwill, but as a way of marketing to children.
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Albanians celebrate together in the Bronx
Posted on 28 November 2011.
Albanian-Americans celebrated their heritage at an annual gala dinner
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