Let us turn for a nano-second from the site of Britney’s panty-less in-betweenness to a more important site — the Atlantic Yards project, a $4 billion office and residential development that would build an arena for the Nets and 16 skyscrapers along a 22-acre tract in downtown Brooklyn–the biggest real estate project in the borough’s history. (see before and after simulated photos above). Bruce Ratner, CEO of Forest CityRatner, isn’t bringing pro b-ball to Brooklyn because he’s [...]
Posted in The City on February 6th, 2007 | 
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Bizarre Brooklyn Bruce Ratner immigrants real estate
Back in 1979, a mere pup, Recharger picked apples in Washington State’s Winatchee Valley, earning a whopping $8 per bin, about $60 per day for him and his partner.
This he learned: NEARLY ALL THE PICKERS IN THE VALLEY ARE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS. So he has followed the anti-immigrant debate with more-than-passing interest, knowing that our fruit and vegetables come from the hands of undocumented workers, and if there were no undocumeneted workers–a situation most Americans desire–then we would have no fruit [...]
Posted in The City on September 22nd, 2006 | No Comments »
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Came across this interesting hut at the end of the Shore Parkway bike path.
Some states from the Census Bureau: 35.2 million immigrants in this country–legal and illegal.
About half of the immigrants who’ve settled here in the past five years–about 3.7 million people (a very conservative estimate)–are illegal.
They leave, the country dies.
Posted in The City on August 12th, 2006 | No Comments »
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It’s a true fact, according to the city’s health department. Compared to New Yorkers born here, immigrants smoke less, drink less, are thinner, and are less likely to contract HIV. And, they are less likely to have a regular doctor, mainly because of language barriers.
Weirdly, the DOH study recommends ways for immigrants to improve their health, including access to medical literature printed in their langauge.
Fat American protesting skinny immigrants.
Here’s a link.
– Aye Hnin Phyu
Posted in The City on July 24th, 2006 | No Comments »
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