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Elevators Can Be A Real Downer
The Frederick Douglas Houses (Credit: Andrea Park) By Andrea Park A few mornings ago, I got stuck in my building’s elevator. I wasn’t too worried; I’m not particularly claustrophobic and my building is...
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By Andrea Park Carmen Darmanin, a resident at the Douglass Houses, is restricted to her wheelchair and walker. She depends on the elevators in her building in order to leave her apartment, but the...
View ArticleKids Shoot Hoops With a Hart
By Elizabeth Davies and Andrea Park More than half a million New Yorkers live in public housing. Each development is different, with its own set of challenges—its own moments of triumph. The average...
View ArticleBuddhist Chant Resounds in Douglass Houses
By Andrea Park At the Frederick Douglass Houses, it’s typical to hear the heavy bass of the latest hip-hop song thumping out of the windows. But on the fourth floor of 840 Columbus Ave., the hallway...
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Teen Battle Chef
It’s easy to be fat when you’re poor. At least that’s what the U.S. Government says. A new study – from the Department of Health and Human Services says living in a poverty-stricken neighborhood means...
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Mobile hair truck
Liz Talbert admiring her full lace virgin indian hair wig outside her Hair Mobile Nov. 1– A converted ambulance, painted black with raspberry colored lettering is parked outside the Douglass Houses on...
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Tech toys tinkering with D.J. industry
Technology has made it easier and cheaper for individuals to work events as a D.J. (Photo Courtesy: Associated Press) Dec.6 – It wasn’t so long ago that D.J.’s themselves were the latest new thing....
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Students aiming high with rugby
Dec. 9 – More than two dozens students sat on the AstroTurf field at Randall’s Island in the East River awaiting the start of their rugby game. The navy blue and white uniforms were stained with dirt...
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Jumping to new heights
Dec. 13 – Basketball is often considered as a sport for tall people. But two brothers living in the Douglass Houses in Manhattan Valley are trying to change that notion. They are less than four feet...
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Healthy diets don’t grow in the garden
A public housing development may not be the most likely place to find a farmer’s market or a garden growing fresh produce. But there, in the middle of the Frederick Douglass Houses in Upper Manhattan,...
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