Independent Sources - Season 4 (2012)

This episode explores how NYC pantries struggle with budget cuts and a wave of new clients brought on by the economic recession. Controversial business signs in Flushing's Chinatown. And, a Spanish theatre makes a home for itself on the Lower East Side.

This episode focuses on New York City's skyrocketing Indian population. What's behind the trend and how is one mainstream newspaper trying to target the community? Then, we profile a tailor who has made his profession into a big business in more ways than one.

This episode talks about how low power radio stations are trying to make their way back onto the airwaves in ethnic communities. Then, a debate surrounding the word "minority" as the United States' population becomes increasingly ethnic. And, a botánica owner in Spanish Harlem who is trying to change with the times.