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Baruch Alum Creates Website for Bicycle Crash Victims
By Ashley Lofters Carol Wood, a Baruch graduate, recently created a Web site that provides resources for and data about bicycle riders who are involved in accidents. Each year, 11,000 pedestrians and...
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Adding Insult to Injury: Automobile Accident Claims in New York City
By Carol A. Wood New York State insurance laws provide medical coverage for victims of car crashes regardless of fault or state of residence. Yet these laws are not publicized and are little known....
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When a Child’s Fears After 9/11 Linger Into Adulthood
By Rocco Schirripa On Sept. 11, 2001, I was in my sixth-grade Italian class at I.S. 7 on Staten Island. When the World Trade Center was attacked, my teachers decided it was best not to tell us what had...
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At Chelsea Piers, the NHL Seems Very Far Away
By Alex Mikoulianitch The year was 1994. The New York Rangers eliminated the New Jersey Devils, their cross-river rivals in the Eastern Conference finals, advancing to the Stanley Cup finals, where...
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A Skateboard Entrepreneur Draws Inspiration From New York Food Trucks
By Sean Creamer Skateboarding has enjoyed a boom in New York City during the last decade, as the Bloomberg administration has doubled the number of skate parks. With new parks in Brooklyn, Queens and...
View ArticleThe Dog-Bicycle Conflict in Central Park
By Owen Diaz In Central Park, dog owners and bicyclists have been getting in each other’s way, and the problem seems to be getting worse. Under park rules, dogs are allowed to play off leash in 23...
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Never Giving Up
Article and photos by Lindsay Calleran A spinning class in progress. YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. — It’s early Friday morning in a packed spin class when the instructor, 21-year-old Ryan Dowd leaps onto a...
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Organic in the Heights
By Antonio Viveros Pick & Eat is at 177th Street and Broadway in Washington Heights.Photo by Antonio Viveros Many restaurants featuring organic food have sprouted around New York City, often in...
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Economy Hurts Filipino Nurses
By Roxanne Torres Jennifer Cabero keeps a file up to date at the nurse’s station at Bellevue Hospital.Photo by Roxanne Torres Two guards stood outside the main entrance of Bellevue Hospital in...
View ArticleUndiagnosed and Untreated: A Culture at Odds with Western Approach to Mental...
by Michael Wang “I just felt like when I was relating my problems to the counselor, it felt like I was talking to a stranger,” said Edward. Edward, a Chinese-American student, has been diagnosed with...
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A Skateboard Entrepreneur Draws Inspiration From New York Food Trucks
By Sean Creamer Skateboarding has enjoyed a boom in New York City during the last decade, as the Bloomberg administration has doubled the number of skate parks. With new parks in Brooklyn, Queens and...
View ArticleThe Dog-Bicycle Conflict in Central Park
By Owen Diaz In Central Park, dog owners and bicyclists have been getting in each other’s way, and the problem seems to be getting worse. Under park rules, dogs are allowed to play off leash in 23...
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Never Giving Up
Article and photos by Lindsay Calleran A spinning class in progress. YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. — It’s early Friday morning in a packed spin class when the instructor, 21-year-old Ryan Dowd leaps onto a...
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Organic in the Heights
By Antonio Viveros Pick & Eat is at 177th Street and Broadway in Washington Heights.Photo by Antonio Viveros Many restaurants featuring organic food have sprouted around New York City, often in...
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Economy Hurts Filipino Nurses
By Roxanne Torres Jennifer Cabero keeps a file up to date at the nurse’s station at Bellevue Hospital.Photo by Roxanne Torres Two guards stood outside the main entrance of Bellevue Hospital in...
View ArticleUndiagnosed and Untreated: A Culture at Odds with Western Approach to Mental...
by Michael Wang “I just felt like when I was relating my problems to the counselor, it felt like I was talking to a stranger,” said Edward. Edward, a Chinese-American student, has been diagnosed with...
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Making Sweat Sexy
By Kerry Mack Soon after graduating from Brown University, Sadie Kurzban, a Miami native and fitness enthusiast, moved to Manhattan and brought a little South Beach with her. In 2012, she opened a...
View ArticleGetting Fit in Fort Tryon Park
By Brian McMahon On Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday mornings, Nancy Bruning, a physical trainer and health professional, instructs a fitness class in scenic Fort Tryon Park, which runs from West 192nd...
View ArticleAn Alternative Approach to Healing
By Shannon Jones Through alternative therapies, some New Yorkers seek happiness and inner peace. Phyllis Berg, an alternative practitioner in Park Slope, opens her doors to demonstrate the power of...
View ArticleHomebound in Queens: The Art of Coping
By Catalina Madarasz Julie Schroder, 27, has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder; she suffers from paranoia and has difficulty dealing with society. She says she is also a heavy smoker and an...
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