Mark Henegan, left, co-owner of South African restaurant Madiba, talks dining room seating strategies with one of his staff members.

Kristen Joy Watts — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:53:37 +0000

Henegan opened the restaurant in Fort Greene on DeKalb Avenue ten years ago, and it’s been a cultural center for South Africans in the city ever since.

Click here to read more about the way that a community has grown around Madiba Restaurant in Fort Greene, Brooklyn.

For more reporting on immigration across the borough by students at CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, view Brooklyn Bridges Cultures.

Below street level on Coney Island Avenue table tennis contests rage on the tables of the Brooklyn Table Tennis Club.

Tim Persinko — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:10:36 +0000

Managed by Nison Arinov, a table tennis champion from Tajikistan, the club hosts players, many from former Soviet republics, late into the night, six days a week.

For immigrants, sports can maintain a link to an identity and a culture left behind in another country. Click here to read more about the way that a community has grown around table tennis in southern Brooklyn.

For more reporting on immigration across the borough by students at CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, view Brooklyn Bridges Cultures.

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Mark Henegan, left, co-owner of South African restaurant Madiba, talks dining room seating strategies with one of his staff members.

Below street level on Coney Island Avenue table tennis contests rage on the tables of the Brooklyn Table Tennis Club.