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74th Street night market gets community board approval
After two years of petitions, Queens Community Board 3 approved a weekly weekend night market on 74th Street.
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Sylhet flood defence fund reaches ৳200 crore with diaspora help
Diaspora remittance campaigns in London and New York pushed the Sylhet embankment fund past its target before monsoon season.
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City Council passes street vendor permit expansion
NYC will issue 1,500 new street vendor permits over three years, clearing part of a decades-long waitlist.
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My father's restaurant ledger, found 30 years later
Carlos Mendez found his father's first-year account book from the family taqueria — losses written in pencil, hopes in ink.
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Global remittance fees fall below 5% for first time
World Bank data shows average money transfer costs dropped to 4.9%, driven by fintech competition on South Asia and Latin America corridors.
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