From Vieques and Beyond, NY Boricuas Fight for Home from Afar
El Diario-La Prensa looks at the fight to push the U.S. Navy out of Vieques – which succeeded a decade ago this week – and involved many New Yorkers, including Melissa Mark-Viverito, Adolfo Carrión and Rosie Pérez.
Still Not Home Six Months After Sandy
![The piles of trash in the photo taken on November 6, 2012 after Hurricane Sandy may be gone from the streets in the Rockaways, but life still struggles to go on for many still displaced. (Photo by Larry [larryosan], Flickr Creative Commons License)](http://voicesofny.org/scripts/loadCDN.php?img=389/files/2013/04/rockaways-sandy-300x199.jpg "Rockaways")
With yesterday marking the six-month anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, Rockaway-based publication The Wave and Gotham Gazette report on the impact that displacement has had on residents, neighborhoods and government.
Chinese Answer Call for Help After Earthquake
A round-up of Chinese newspapers on the Sichuan earthquake indicate the rapid response of local immigrants and organizations when it comes to donating money and helping with relief efforts in the western Chinese province.
Child Immigrant Turned Pulitzer Winner
Sing Tao Daily profiles InsideClimate News' Lisa Song, the 26-year-old Boston-based Pulitzer Prize winner whose celebration of the award was cut short by the bombings. A background of immigrating at 6, a science degree at MIT, and working for a small media outlet turned into the winning formula.
No Welcome Mat for FreshDirect in the Bronx
FreshDirect's plan to build new headquarters in the Mott Haven has a good and a bad side, but neighbors rather have a full environmental impact study to evaluate how the added traffic and pollution will impact already high asthma rates, reports El Diario-La Prensa.
Putting the ‘Green’ Back in Greenpoint
Greenpoint residents are encouraged to submit proposals on how to spend the $19.5 million from ExxonMobil for environmental projects. Residents gathered to review and discuss ideas submitted to date, reports Nowy Dziennik.
Three Months On, Still Struggling After Sandy
Residents and businesses in Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island continue to rebuild their livelihoods three months after Hurricane Sandy destroyed much of it. The community and ethnic press looks at neighborhoods and groups still struggling to recover.
Willets Point Community Faces off with Developers
Plans for hotels and shopping centers by CitiField and surrounding Willets Point has riled community advocates and immigrants, who met with contractors and representatives to question the lack of priority for affordable housing, reports Queens Latino.
Israeli Army Volunteers Struck by Devastation and Lack of Gov’t Help
A group of 12 Israeli army volunteers, veterans of war zones and relief operations, were shocked at the absence of government assistance they have found in Brooklyn, reports the The Jewish Daily Forward.
Home Care Attendants Put Patients Over Selves During Hurricane
Two home attendants lost power and water but the elderly patients became their priority, the World Journal reported. In the dark, they struggle to give them hot food and to carry water up many flights of stairs.
