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Listen up soldier—you’re in the Cadets now
Posted on 22. May, 2010 by Hannah Rappleye.
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Outside the Betances Community Center on St. Ann’s Avenue and East 146th Street, 20 or so young men and women wearing Army fatigues scrambled to form straight lines, then raised their chins and clasped their hands behind their backs. Eric Rodrieguez stood at the front of one of the lines. He is only 12 years [...]
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Mott Haven’s money isn’t in banks
Posted on 15. Apr, 2010 by Hannah Rappleye.
City launches “Safe Start” account to help underbanked New Yorkers On a recent Saturday afternoon, Leo Lendy, a 21-year-old Mott Haven resident, walked out of the Pay-O-Matic on 149th Street and Morris Avenue clutching a wad of cash. As an employee at the Hunts Point Fish market, Lendy typically gets a paycheck of more than [...]
