Running into the Bengali Immigrants of East Village

By Manal Khan

“This one’s Indian,” said Noor, while he directed his eyes towards the guy who had just stormed into the store with his biker shorts and a grey t-shirt. I chuckle and ask him in Hindi, to speak softer, or he’ll know. Noor Uddin, who has been working at the Health Market for about seven years now, six days a week, 12 hours a day, is now able to tell the South…