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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.

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Outraged Chinese diasporas protest against the zero-COVID policy

November 1, 2022 by River Zhang

Chinese protesters holding signs

If you went to the New York Halloween parade this year, did you see a group of 30 people dressed up in white medical suits and holding signs with Chinese characters? The long-going zero-COVID policy and violence against citizens in China have aroused anger of the Chinese diasporas. Most of the protesters were students and […]

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Dogs help create community at the Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade

October 31, 2022 by Jon Min Htut

We visited the 32nd Annual Tompkins Square Park Halloween Dog Parade wanting to learn more about the dog community. At the event, we interacted with numerous dog owners and dogs of all shapes and sizes and unique reasons for attending the parade. For some, the parade is an annual tradition, for others, it’s a new […]

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Hats off: How do dogs feel dressed up in Halloween costumes at Tompkins Square Park?

October 30, 2022 by Jules Roscoe

A dog wearing a little French hat at the Halloween Dog Parade. Credit: Yael Chiappori.

At this year’s 32nd annual Halloween Dog Parade, we asked the dogs (and their parents) what they think about their costumes. The consensus? Let’s just say, hats off to these little furry friends for tolerating their humans’ antics. Credits: Jules Roscoe, Yael Chiappori, Jessica Quartieri & Alex Brichkowski

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Profile of Sepehr Pirasteh | Iranian Composer and Conductor Based in Philadelphia

October 29, 2022 by Nandini Gupta

Sepehr Pirasteh is an Iranian composer and conductor based in Philadelphia Photo Credit: Nandini Gupta

Sepehr Pirasteh is a Ph.D. candidate studying music composition at the Boyer College of Music and Dance at Temple University in North Philadelphia. Born in Shiraz, Iran, Pirasteh’s compositions draw on Persian classical and folk, along with contemporary classical music. He uses his work as a medium to express his concerns about the political and […]

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Chinatown Manhattan: the voice of the locals

October 26, 2022 by Martin (Junjian) Su

A street in Manhattan's Chinatown, featuring decorated shop windows, awnings, advertisements, and shoppers.

Throughout history, Chinese immigrants and Chinese enclaves (Chinatowns) have been perceived in different ways and through different lenses during different eras. Most reports by mainstream media cover Chinatown from the outside looking in. In the following videos, current residents in Manhattan’s Chinatown share their own perspectives on the different careers they found in New York […]

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Competing for best costume at the Tompkins Square Park Halloween Dog Parade

October 22, 2022 by Trevor Johnson

This year marked the 32nd annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade. With over 25,000 spectators and participants from the city and beyond, the event has helped fund the Tompkins Square Dog Run since 1990. This year’s top judges’ picks ranged from Best Group Costume, Current Event Costume to Best Chihuahua Costume. Reported by Trevor with […]

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A puppy in the city

October 19, 2022 by Jasmine Venet

Emma Donelly-Higgins holds her puppy, Sybil, at a restaurant in New York

Meet Emma Donelly-Higgins, a junior at the New School. She hates when people misspell her last name, loves Starbucks ice matcha lattes (with oat milk and two extra scoops of matcha), and recently got a puppy: Sybil, or Sybbie for short, a 10 week old mini golden doodle. Sybbie loves tearing up paper napkins, pees […]

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Strangers Project shares stories in Washington Square Park that make you smile, cry or break your heart

October 18, 2022 by River Zhang

A crowd looking at The Strangers Project installation at Washington Square Park

Some days, if you walk past Washington Square Park, you’ll see a rack of papers with handwritten stories. Brandon Doman has been doing the Strangers Project for 13 years, gathering stories and sharing them with other strangers. With more than 65,000 anonymous tales, you can read about love, loss, joy or fear on the pages. […]

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The modern-day romantic

October 12, 2022 by Jasmine Venet

Mitali Sapra is a junior at NYU, an avid matcha drinker, a big Bollywood fan, and a lover of all things romance, specifically romance books. She adores reading love stories. Who cares if they’re not her own? She once went through 21 books in a month. But how has this infatuation with romance books affected […]

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