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Manhattan Valley Seniors Venture Online

Community organization aims to connect seniors with the next generation by teaching them how to use social media. Many of Manhattan Valley’s elderly residents said, they want to see their family and friend’s pictures online, and are ready to learn.

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VIDEO: Upper West Side Woman Drives Toy Car

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What Redistricting Is and Why It Matters

Every 10 years, New York goes through the motions of redrawing City Council districts.

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Many Interest Groups, Many Proposed Maps

More than a dozen alternative maps were suggested to the redistricting council. Most failed.

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Split Communities Can Look to Past for Hint of Future

Asian-Americans have been trying to unify Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, into one district for years.

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Redistricting May Weaken Impact on Many Issues

The changing of district lines will affect city legislation, including police reform, employment and after-school education.

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Manhattan Valley in Danger of Being Split Into Three

Under the proposed map, Manhattan Valley is broken into three districts: 7, 8, 9.

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Dickens Plan Is a Partial Success for District 9

The Upper Manhattan Empowerment District map sought to keep Central Harlem in a single district.

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The Federal Role of Race in Redistricting

Experts argue over how to take race into account in redistricting, especially since the city is still subject to the Voting Rights Act.

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VIDEO: Voter Profiles Across Upper Manhattan

From first-timers to Green Party supporters, Northattan profiles voters from across Uptown Manhattan who represented the diverse ethnic and political backgrounds of the upper half of the island.

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Redistricting Special

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