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Bite by Bite, Migrant Women Help Fuel a Burgeoning Lunch Business at Manhattan Construction Sites

Ecuadorian migrant, Anna, sells lunch to construction workers near Grand Central Terminal.

Each weekday, Isabel, a 30-year-old asylum seeker from Ecuador, finds a spot among the tourists, shoppers and licensed food vendors in SoHo. Without a permit, she sells $10 packaged lunches from coolers to construction workers, offering hot soups and a beverage with generous platters of Ecuadorian staples like roast chicken with rice and beans and […]

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What to Know About Voting in New York Ahead of November’s Election

An early-voting site was open at the Queens Borough Community College for the Congressional District 3 special election.

On Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, New Yorkers will get a chance to cast their votes for the 47th president of the United States, among other choices on the ballot. Despite the state’s often abysmal voter turnout, the 2020 election was one of the most well-attended in U.S. history nationally — and New York’s turnout was […]

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Emotional roller coaster continues as Lynchburg school leaders debate school’s future; more …

The exterior of a red brick school building, with "Sandusky Elementary School" in white letters on the front

From elsewhere: Boar’s Head plant closure could wreck this tiny Virginia town. VCU fraternity is suspended four years for hazing, alcohol use. Roanoke County Public Schools seeking bus drivers amid shortage.

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