The Housing Crisis of 2022

The people of Flatbush have been overlooked for too long. Approximately 14 years ago, I was a resident of the community. Around that time I was very active…

Chinatown and Asian-Hate

CHINATOWN AND ASIAN-HATE Marie-Claire Milius   Chinatown in New York City is widely known for its bright colors, liveliness, variety of flavorful dishes and cultural emergence, but their…

Pelham Parkway’s Local, Small Businesses During the Pandemic

Neighborhood: Pelham Parkway Exhibit Presented by: Kenrick Khuu Pelham Parkway has been one of the lesser known neighborhoods recognizable by those outside of the Bronx, let alone outside…

COVID: Was it the same in Harlem?

Where are you going to send these people when beautiful restaurants and businesses don’t have enough funds to stay open? Covid has majorly impacted Harlem. Covid closed restaurants…

Jackson Heights Over the Years

Dominique Manansala 1900s-1920s 1920s- 1930s 1970s 1990s-Present Day Demographic Information Works Cited Breen, Maire. “Jackson Heights History – MPC Properties.” MPC Properties, LLC, https://mpcproperties.com/jackson-heights-history/. Accessed 15 April 2022….

The Flushing I Know

When I think of home, I think of Flushing. I think about how I dreaded walking up and down Main Street, carrying bags of groceries in the summer…

Gentrification and Bed Stuy

I was born and raised in Bed Stuy.  My family has lived here for over forty years.  It is the only place that I have ever called home. …

Staten Island’s Opioid Crisis

  The following exhibit consists of journal entries from members of the Staten Island community as they recount their first-hand experiences with drug abuse and overdose. The purpose…

Staten Island’s Forgotten Railway

Staten Island has one main line of train transportation that runs from Tottenville in the Southwest to the St. George Ferry Terminal in the Northeast. This single line…

A Record of Douglaston-Little Neck

In researching Douglaston-Little Neck, I had a difficult time finding archived information surrounding the community. The Little Neck Chronicle, Douglaston-Little Neck’s last local newspaper, closed in 1976. The…