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“I was not about to be a jock,” said Scott Chow, about resisting his parents efforts to join a high school team sport. Originally drawn to the ultimate frisbee, Chow decided to join the track team to condition, deciding to pursue long distance. And he’s never looked back. Six years later Chow, 20, ran a […]
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Marathoner profile: Diego Chavez
On a late August morning in 2015, Diego Chavez,35, left his house in the heart of Mexico City, to cheer on his cousin who was running the marathon. He got to the intersection of Insurgentes and saw thousands of people screaming and cheering on the runners. “It gave me an incredible amount of emotion,“ he […]
NYC Marathon runner honors her late father
The New York City Marathon is a poignant reminder for Nicole Weeks of her father. She remembers him as an athlete who went on daily runs even during family vacations, conquered the New York City marathon seven times and, as a cancer patient, ran until he couldn’t anymore. “When he was diagnosed with lung cancer […]
TCS New York City Marathon Runner Reminder; “I’m strong, I’m confident, I’m fit.”
Samantha Bluske-Palmer pictured competing in the TCS New York City marathon this past Sunday morning. Photographed by Michael Scott. After 12 weeks of running her hundreds of miles along dirt paths in her home of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Samantha Bluske-Palmer was ready to strap on her Nike running shoes, apply her burgundy bareMinerals mantra lipstick and […]
Seeing the World Through Marathons
“I was not about to be a jock,” said Scott Chow, about resisting his parents efforts to join a high school team sport. Originally drawn to the ultimate frisbee, Chow decided to join the track team to condition, deciding to pursue long distance. And he’s never looked back. Six years later Chow, 20, ran a […]
Hopes and Dreams: Midterm Elections 2018
The 2018 Vendy Awards: Radu Sirbu’s TwisterCake
The 2018 Vendy Awards, the Oscars of street food, honored Radu Sirbu for bringing his 400-year-old recipe of Transylvanian Twister-Cakes to New York City.
Hundreds gather in the Bronx to celebrate Native American culture
For Bobby Gonzalez, embracing his Taíno heritage means preserving a part of the past often forgotten by many. For over twenty years, the Bronx native has been hosting and organizing Native American pow wows, including the Bronx Native American Festival, in the hopes of reconnecting people to their indigenous roots. This year, hundreds gathered at […]
“Why I Didn’t Report” rally gathers women (and men) to political and social issues
Adrianne Wright is the co-Founder of women’s action group called I Will Not Be Quiet. Wright aims to create an intimate and sacred place for women to discuss the current political and social justice issues. Wright held a rally with the group on Mon., Oct. 1 called #WHYIDIDNTREPORTIT. Adrianne Wright, on the right, met with […]
Superstorm Sandy’s lasting impact on healthcare
The impacts of 2012 Superstorm Sandy can still be felt today on communities in New York. In the wake of the storm, many medical offices had their records completely destroyed. This one office in Coney Island is showing just how it’s getting back on its feet years later.