A new law will prevent the New York City Department of Corrections from cooperating with Department of Homeland Security in the deportation of undocumented immigrants with no criminal record.
East Harlem has seen a recent increase in its Asian population from 2000 to 2010.
City Councilwoman Melissa Mark-Viverito intends to bring a Chinese vegetable stall to her district to accomodate the growing Chinese population.
Participatory budgeting takes shape in East Harlem, a first for the neighborhood and for New York.
Proposals are due Friday to lease 8,000 square feet at the Julia de Burgos Cultural Center.
