By SARAH GARLAND

Newsday (New York)
September 15, 2005 Thursday
For artist, the city is his muse;
Almost by accident, Alan Streets has made a nice living painting pictures of areas throughout boroughs
BYLINE: BY SARAH GARLAND
SECTION: NEWS; Pg. A32

For Artist, City is his MuseAlan Streets emerged from the subway on a sweaty summer Saturday, covered in fierce tattoos and dragging two large black bundles on carts. Lurching down the street, he glanced quickly from side to side, his shoulders hunched in a warning to steer clear. Then he stopped and grinned. He began to unpack, scooting as close to the curb as possible without tumbling into the trash-strewn street.
First his easel.

Newsday (New York)
September 9, 2005 Friday
ALL EDITIONS
KATRINA:
Tribe, homeland severed by flood
BYLINE: BY SARAH GARLAND. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
SECTION: NEWS; Pg. A40

Tribe, homeland severed by flood

Michael Dardar lost his home when Hurricane Katrina flooded his trailer in Boothville, La., but that is the least of his worries. For Dardar, 43, a Houma Indian, the loss of his land and culture could be far worse.

Newsday (New York)
May 13, 2005 Friday
THE FOLD: PARKWAY LANDSLIDE;
Parked in rough spot
BYLINE: BY SARAH GARLAND
SECTION: NEWS; Pg. A46

Landslide

When a wall collapsed on my car yesterday where it was parked along the Henry Hudson Parkway, my first response was a sigh of relief. The engine burned oil and the dented hood I never fixed must be pulverized now, but I crossed my fingers and hoped that my insurance covers landslides.
At first I thought my car, a red 1993 Honda Civic, might be the one sticking halfway out of the rubble. Then I found Ann Alston, 70, who claimed that the half-buried car was hers, a red Toyota Corolla she had just repaired for $5,000.
“This is terrible. That red color is hard luck,” said Alston, a resident of 1380 Riverside Dr.
My red car was parked farther north along Riverside Drive, now underneath two trees and 20 feet of dirt.
It turns out we were all lucky. Alston had parked her car an hour before the collapse and her neighbor, Joan Donovan, had pulled in just behind her.
“I saw they were inspecting the wall the day before, but I asked and they said it’s just a couple of loose bricks,” said Donovan, who said she has noticed engineers taking photographs and monitoring the wall for several years. “I asked if I should park here and he said, ‘Yes, it’s fine.’”
Finding a parking spot in Washington Heights is a nightmare, so when I found a spot along the entry ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway after cruising the streets for 45 minutes, I was ecstatic. I never noticed the loose bricks in the wall above. Instead, I halfheartedly jammed The Club onto my steering wheel, not bothering to lock it in the hope that some unsuspecting thief might steal the car and relieve me of my burden. I never dreamed I would get this lucky.
Chris Kane, a firefighter who responded after the collapse, said it would take a long time to dig the cars out. After I described my car to him, he congratulated me on my good fortune. “It’s going to be worthwhile,” he said.
Donovan and Alston were not as chipper as they waited to hear word of their vehicles. But they brightened when Mayor Michael Bloomberg arrived to express his condolences for our loss. They said they were happy to see him, and Donovan even suggested she would throw her support to him in the mayor’s race.
“I’ll vote for you if you get me a new car,” Donovan said.

Newsday (New York)
February 16, 2005 Wednesday
Many languages of healing;
City hospitals, both public and private, struggle to keep up with the needs of the immigrant population
BYLINE: BY SARAH GARLAND
SECTION: NEWS; Pg. A24

Many Languages of Healing

Scanning the hospital emergency room full of sullen faces, Abel Hernandez looked for someone who could help him.
“I was afraid to come because I don’t speak English,” Hernandez said in Spanish.
Public hospitals in the city, like Metropolitan, say they are trying to prevent patients like Hernandez from falling through the cracks. During the past year, several have implemented new programs to train interpreters and translate signs and documents into more languages.

Newsday (New York)
December 22, 2004 Wednesday
Rapid growth, uneasy feelings;
An influx of Hispanic residents to central, eastern Queens has longtime residents feeling displaced
BYLINE: BY SARAH GARLAND
SECTION: NEWS; Pg. A48

Rapid Growth, Uneasy Feelings

Strolling slowly behind her 1-year-old son as he toddled through piles of leaves on the sidewalk, Juana Perez basked in the silence of a northern Maspeth morning one recent day.
But as Perez revels in the tranquillity of her new home, her neighbors are complaining to one another and at community meetings about an influx of new arrivals who they feel are disturbing their peace and quiet.