The now-adult children of Albanian immigrants are promoting conversation about mental health while grappling with the traumas of their parents’ treacherous pasts.
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Young Albanians work to address inherited trauma
Posted on 11 October 2019.
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Next to Woodlawn Cemetery, another graveyard: abandoned cars
Posted on 10 October 2019.
One fall day, the Bronx Ink counted 26 18-wheelers, five abandoned vehicles, four RV’s, eight parked tow trucks, six cargo vans, five minivans, three double decker buses, two piles of at least six trash bags each, and one dead raccoon.
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Stone Soup of the South Bronx
Posted on 29 September 2019.
The sixth annual Big Bronx Sancochazo mixes salsa, spices and collective Caribbean pride Brook Park
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The Global Climate Strike wasn’t only for the kids
Posted on 23 September 2019.
New York City students were allowed to skip school Friday, but they were not the only generation taking part in the biggest climate strike ever which saw over 250,000 marching the streets of Manhattan.
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At Bronx town hall, concerns about criminal justice, housing
Posted on 21 September 2019.
A small group of Bronx residents gathered at Monroe College on Thursday, Sep. 12, to express concerns and listen to their state senators’ legislative accomplishments.
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Will the new vaccination law stop anti-vax parents from sending their kids to school?
Posted on 21 September 2019.
Is a new New York State law disallowing religious exemptions from mandated vaccinations pushing parents into homeschooling?
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Thousands of Young New Yorkers March for Climate Action
Posted on 20 September 2019.
An estimated 250,000 New York City students ditched school to join a global strike for climate justice Sept. 20.
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Bronx kids demand action at global climate strike
Posted on 20 September 2019.
The worst air quality in New York City is in the South Bronx, where asthma is widespread, and treatment is costly and limited. Bronx students are demanding action.
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