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Village Tannery: New York City’s jewel

May 11, 2023 by Martin (Junjian) Su

The storefront of Village Tannery on the corner of Bleecker Street and Sullivan Street in Manhattan, New York.

  Village Tannery is located on the corner between Bleecker St and Sullivan St in Manhattan, New York. It is one of the few standing leather workshop and retailers in the city. The Turkish-owned tannery was founded by Sevestet and her associates in the 1970s, and will be celebrating its 50th anniversary soon. The tannery […]

Filed Under: Multimedia, Video Tagged With: New York City, Tannery, Village Tannery

Unions: Why were there so many of them last year?

March 1, 2023 by Jules Roscoe

Union workers protest outside the NYC Starbucks Reserve Roastery.

There was a massive surge in unionizations in 2022. Data released by the NLRB showed that election petitions were generally up over 50% compared to the year before—that’s a sharp spike. And there are a lot of factors that contributed to it. Listen to three experts—a labor historian, a corporate lawyer, and a unionized worker—to […]

Filed Under: Multimedia, Video Tagged With: amazon, jules roscoe, labor union, non union workers, starbucks, union workers, unions

NYU Tisch student speaks on the lack of representation on Broadway

February 22, 2023 by Nandini Gupta, Wendy Li

NYU Tisch drama student Brandon Bautista stands in a film studio holding a script

Brandon Bautista, a senior drama student at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, has worked on different shows, including “exhibition: Fil-O-PiNOS,” which he wrote himself. While the prospect of working in the New York theatre industry excites him, he is wary of how work by people of color tends to be overlooked. He explains why […]

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Mongolia’s Tuvan reindeer herders

January 31, 2023 by Andrew Califf

Photos by Andrew Califf There is a small section of taiga [boreal forest] surrounding the Darkhad Depression in northern Mongolia that is home to a niche community of Tuvan reindeer herders. The border cuts them off from the Russian Tuvan Republic, which has exponentially better herding conditions, less hunting restrictions and more land for larger […]

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The Power of College Journalism

December 13, 2022 by Nandini Gupta, Julia Fhym Luna

The Washington Square News newsroom

By Nandini Gupta and Julia Fhym Luna Washington Square News (WSN) is New York University’s student newspaper. They usually report on a range of stories including protests near NYU, adjunct unionization, and research done by professors. But this last October, the reporters at WSN held someone else accountable – The New York Times. Hear from […]

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Afro-Costa Rican’s history of inequality & long road to Pura Vida

December 13, 2022 by Alaysia Lane

(Costa Rica) — For native Costa Ricans, the phrase “Pura Vida” loosely translates to “living life to the fullest” in English. However, Costa Ricans with African ancestry have been subjected to a far darker experience because of their hidden history, advocates say. For more than a century, the Afro-Costa Rican population has been subjected to […]

Filed Under: Audio, Features, Social Justice Tagged With: #Afro-CostaRicans, #CostaRica, #puravida, #travel, culture, equality

Chanting “Women, life, freedom,” protesters in New York City demand regime change in Iran

November 21, 2022 by Suvrat Kothari

Iran Protest in New York City

On September 13, 2022, the Iranian Morality Police arrested 22-year-old Mahsa Amini for wearing her hijab incorrectly. Three days later, she was dead. Protests erupted across the globe. One of the largest demonstrations in the U.S. took place in New York City on November 19, 2022, when thousands from the Iranian-American diaspora marched from Times […]

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Anime NYC expands: more choice for fans, less profit for vendors

November 20, 2022 by Alyona Uvarova

A picture of two people dressed in anime costumes

The second biggest national anime convention returned to New York City for another year. More than 50,000 attendees visited Javits Center on November 18-20 to connect with fellow anime fans and purchase exclusive souvenirs from 334 vendors. But despite the prestige of the event, making a profit proved challenging for some returning vendors due to […]

Filed Under: Multimedia, Video Tagged With: anime, business, NYC life

Lost in translation: The bilingual street signs in Chinatown

November 10, 2022 by Aria Young

A street sign for Mulberry Street and Bayard Street with Chinese characters

The signs are clear — Chinatown is struggling. For decades, the street signs in Manhattan’s Chinatown have featured both English and Chinese street names. Now, the number of bilingual street signs are shrinking as the neighborhood becomes increasingly gentrified.  In this video, Chloe Chan, the co-founder of Mott Street Girls, and Wellington Chan, the executive […]

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The war in Ukraine reaches New York dance studios

November 2, 2022 by Talia Barrington

Dancers stand on a brightly lit dance floor in costume, waiting for the music to start. Men are in dark suit-like attire, and women are in long dresses. An audience sits watching, rows deep around the edge of the floor.

After decades of immigration from the former Soviet Union, the ballroom dance world in the United States was predominantly Slavic in origin. But in February 2022, everything changed, as Putin’s war in Ukraine divided dancers living in New York City. Complicated allegiances and an interwoven heritage have now put a tight-knit community on uncertain ground.

Filed Under: Audio, Ukraine

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