Three Decades of Music
On Bloomfield Avenue, a music store thrives by offering Latin music and more.
From Haiti to Rahway to Newark
At Rutgers-Newark, a student learns inside and outside the classroom.
Learning from Fellow Students
At Rutgers-Newark, a student's life is changed by her classmates.
"Not As Bad as I Thought"
A biology major at Rutgers-Newark considers the lessons learned by going to college in a city.
A Faith that Inspires
On Bloomfield Avenue, the faith of Marta Gonzalez brightens a rainy day.
A Lifetime of Changes
When Jerry Russo immigrated to Newark in 1957, Bloomfield Avenue was an Italian neighborhood. Today, many of the people on the street are Latinos.
A Link to the Dominican Republic
Mudanzas La Nacional ships everything from food to cars to the Dominican Republic.
What the Commuter Does Not See
In Newark's Penn Station, works of art are hidden in plain sight.
Yearning to Breathe in Columbus Park
For over a century, immigrants have found fresh air and more in New York's Columbus Park.
Numbering Her Days
"I had a hard life, but I never gave up," says Muriel Davis, 94. "I kept the faith because I knew life wasn't easy. But I can say I made it. I know one day I'll have sunshine and one day I'll have rain, hail and snow, but I have to cope with it and keep on keeping on because tomorrow there may be sun."
Writings on the Wall
On the brink of a night of tagging, a graffiti artist is arrested.
An Interrupted Journey
A journey from Peru to the United States is broken by deportation, interrogation and jail.
Remembering and Forgetting
After you help a loved one through a fatal illness, what do you remember?
In Alzheimer's, a Double Burden
Loss of memory becomes a great weight for a mother and a daughter.
A Times Square Ballet
On a thoroughly modern corner in Manhattan, an age-old ritual is played out.
The Naked Truth
A Russian woman finds money, independence and mixed emotions working in a Staten Island strip club.
Inside a Tenement
The Lower East Side Tenement Museum in New York City preserves the history behind the memories and struggles of the families that resided in apartments at 97 Orchard Street, where more than 7,000 people from 20 nations lived between 1863 and 1935.
Chinatown, New York
In Chinatown, you see a blend of the generation who is resisting modernization and the youngsters who are fighting to break through that wall.
The Odyssey of Miguel and Rosario
A journey from Mexico to New Jersey, with hope for the future.
The African Burial Ground
In lower Manhattan there is a landmark that reminds us of New York's slave heritage.
Remembering Charles F. Cummings, Keeper of Newark's History
As a librarian, a historian, a lecturer, a local tour guide and a writer, Charles F. Cummings lived to serve Newark and its citizens every single day of his life.
Newark's Pennsylvania Station
Newark's largest railway station is a transportation hub and a gateway into the history of Newark.
Downtown Jersey City
Downtown Jersey City is the great compromise: one foot in New Jersey, one foot in New York City, and the best of both.
"Look! They're Going Into the School!"
In 1957, in Little Rock, Ark., Relman Morin of the Associated Press witnessed a giant step in the struggle against racism.
A Female Soldier's Journey Through the Seasons in Iraq
A woman from Ohio serving in the U.S. Army patrols the streets of Baghdad and observes the holidays that she remember from home.
"You Got It, Sweetie"
A waitress in a Newark diner balances hard work, quick talk, and a good ear.
A Journalist Who Made a Difference About AIDS
The reporter Randy Shilts broke the silence and told the truth about AIDS.
Visible Dignity--The Photography of Helen M. Stummer
Helen M. Stummer sees the dignity of poor people struggling to survive.
How Long?
To mark the third anniversary of the war in Iraq, we asked people in New Jersey and New York: How long should U.S. troops stay in Iraq?
Letting Go of the Gang Life
A lesson learned the hard way: "The most important thing in life to have is morals. If you can wake up in the morning and know that you are not doing anything to harm anyone else, it is an incredible feeling.”
Newark's Best-Kept Secret
The Newark Museum is known for works of art and the historic Ballantine House, but it is also a home for the animals housed in Newark’s best-kept secret—the Mini Zoo.
A Remedy of Love
Ediomi. In Nigeria it means God’s covenant. And at age 7, Ediomi Utuk, the child of Nigerian immigrants living in a moderately cozy apartment in South Orange, N.J., needs God more than ever. She has sickle cell anemia, and it rattles her insides.
Building a Family in America
Far from their home in Russia, a mother and a daughter struggle to carry on.
Sometimes the Struggle Is Worth It
A young man from Saudi Arabia, encouraged by his mother, seeks freedom in the United States.
Worth the Wait
In college, the American-born daughter of Indian parents finds a freedom that previously eluded her.
What Does it Mean to be an American at Rutgers-Newark?
Their identities are all different. Yet they walk the same halls. Their histories are individual. Yet they take the same classes. They speak different languages. Yet they salute the same flag.
The American is born and made every day at Rutgers University-Newark, “The most diverse campus in the nation,” according to U.S. News and World Report.
Vietnam - The Course of a War and the Course of a Life
In Union, N.J. a veteran reflects on the place of the Vietnam war in his life.
From Now On, With Music
The "From Now On" gang intervention project for youth in Newark strives to give young people a creative outlet as they learn to work together to express themselves musically. The obstacles are many—poverty, family crisis, peer pressure, drugs and violence—yet the children demonstrate resilience, hope and talent.
Between Battles
Home on leave, a Marine from New Jersey recalls combat in Iraq.
Running Through the Weeds
In the hustle and bustle of a bar and grill, a waiter and his customers can lose sight of each other as people.
Summertime with the Newark Bears
Newark's Ferry Street, Where Immigrants Create Their Future
An Immigrant’s Culture Shock
Treat Me Like a Colleague, Not a Call Girl
Security Guard Keeps Himself Safe by Telling Stories
Harley is sensitive to and curious about the people he encounters in the emergency room. He mentions but doesn’t talk much about the amount of blood he has seen there. If he is deeply affected by it, he tries not to show it. He tells his stories in as humorous a way as possible. This is his way of coping.
Planning, Slum Clearance and the Road to Crisis in Newark
The upheaval of the summer of 1967 in Newark was not spontaneous: it had deep roots in municipal policies that aggravated the problems of the city rather than alleviating them.
A Family Vigil After 9/11
Peter DiMatteo experienced September 11, 2001, as part of a close family. Together they faced the possibility that Peter’s aunt had died in the attacks.
Pompeii, an Italian Deli and Cultural Center
The New Jersey Performing Arts Center
Newark’s commitment to the arts is reflected in the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, the city’s largest cultural center.
Baseball, the Newark Bears and the Image of a City
The city of Newark has changed over the years, but unfortunately the misconceptions regarding it have not. For many, Newark still represents a city of crime, poverty and violence. Newark’s very own minor league baseball team, the Newark Bears, is an organization trying to change these beliefs.
Booker—Predicted to Lose, Determined to Win
Cory Booker roots for the underdog. His sympathies are easily aroused by those who must overcome great odds, those who are predicted to lose. For years, the activist and former Newark city council member has seen them every day, outside his Brick Towers apartment window.
Exist, A Magazine in and for Newark
In Newark, Exist magazine strives to tell the stories that matter to young people in and around New Jersey's largest city.
A Newark Drug Dealer
A drug dealer in Newark describes his life and his business on the city's streets.
The Newark Experience
Riots-1967
This Bucolic Valley
Virtual Reality Field Trip of Harriman State Park
What Exit? New Jersey and Its Turnpike
He Survived Germany to Live in America
Joseph T. Loeb of Hillside, N.J. survived Nazi Germany to become an American by choice.
Working in Newark, Remembering Puerto Rico
Lilliana Rios, born in Puerto Rico, today studies at Rutgers-Newark. She doesn't have much time for the American Dream: “I don’t dream. I have goals, goals that I set out to accomplish. Dreams are only illusions.”
African Americans at Rutgers-Newark, 1968 and Now
A professor reflects on more than three decades of African American life at Rutgers-Newark and the place of protest in the history of the university.
From Afghanistan to New Jersey
“The Taliban are coming.” That rumor was all Mina’s father needed in 1990 to pack up the family and flee their home in Kabul, beginning a journey that would lead her to Newark.
Fear in Haiti, Prosperity in New Jersey
"In a time when some Americans have mixed feelings about immigrants, Joseph Sylvain, born in Haiti, praises America for all of his financial achievements. And he exalts the benefits of an open-door policy on immigration."
Newark and Its Gateway Complex
The story of Newark's Gateway Center illuminates the weight of the past in the city's present.
A Lifetime of Teaching in Newark
