Businesses along Lydig Avenue provide staples for the sizable ethnic Albanian and eastern European communities in New York City.
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“Little Albania” in the Bronx
Posted on 15 December 2011.
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Occupy City Council: Polticians evoke protests to support wage bill
Posted on 14 December 2011.
Supporters of a bill to increase the minimum wage hope the Occupy movement will energize their cause
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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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Back in baked goods
Posted on 31 October 2011.
A bakery destroyed by fires two years ago makes its return to Norwood.
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An uncertain future for Morrisania’s post office
Posted on 24 October 2011.
The Morrisania post office in the South Bronx may have to shut its doors along with 17 others in the Bronx.
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Norwood jeweler keeping the shine, even in hard times
Posted on 16 December 2010.
Freilich jewelry store keeps the family business afloat during the economic downturn
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In its second year, Gateway Center earns mixed reviews
Posted on 15 December 2010.
The splashy new mall in Highbridge has drawn both praise and criticism from community members.
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When times are tough, it’s goodbye to gold
Posted on 14 December 2010.
In low-income areas of the Bronx, desperate residents sell their gold jewelry to get quick cash
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