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Black-owned fish shop survives Harlem’s shift
By Nicholas Bass Fish fried hard, a side of fries, two slices of bread. That’s what Donnice Washington orders every time she makes the 45-minute drive from upstate Westchester County to H pick up her favorites from Famous Fish Market on St. Nicholas Avenue in Harlem. Just as that historic neighborhood’s Black population has declined […]
Making do with high grocery prices
By Cameron Belcher Walking into her regular supermarket in the East Village, these days, often makes, Jillian Vigon nervous. “I have to swallow kind of hard at certain items, said Vigon, of what have been some steadily rising prices. The costs of store-bought food increased by 23.5 percent from February 2020 to May 2023, according […]
One man’s journey from prison to profits
By Justin Mitchell When Derrick Faulcon returned home after 11 years in prison, he knew he had to make a change. “Nothing about prison made me want to hustle. I was a hustler before I got there. Nothing about prison made me dedicated. I was dedicated before I got there. That’s how I survived in […]