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A conductor of sorts, Carlos Álvarez Nazareno in action is a sight to see. The manner in which he draws attention from a crowd is so skillful it can only be likened to that of a professional performer, yet so dispositional, the attention can’t help but be followed by respect. His way of speaking is […]
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Dreadlocks in Buenos Aires: Fashion or Faith?
Nicolás Parodi speaks in a manner of brisk assurance, his voice bursting through the phone in a succession of crisp quips, despite the torrent of honks and footsteps emanating from the city he paces through. The clarity of his speech, a Castellano that is deep, smooth, and patient, in contrast to the city noise, is […]
Typewriter store continues to thrive in Gramercy
It might seem counterintuitive, but in this digital era, the owner of a nearly 100-year-old Manhattan typewriter store says his shop is “busier than ever.” Jay Schweitzer says that he and his team at The Gramercy Typewriter Company, founded in 1932, work seven days a week at their new West 17th Street location to […]
Disney+ may not be a hit with Generation Z
Streaming services are on their way to outnumbering potential subscribers, but Disney is still “getting their head in the game” with their recent announcement of Disney+. I love a lot of Disney movies, but I don’t like the move towards privatized media and attempts to scrape more money from consumers,” said Arielle Faith Sabot, […]
Park Officers’ Arrest of Artist Leads to Public Outrage
Photo by Griffin Wood Park Enforcement Patrol Officers arrested artist Oriel Ceballos Sunday night for assaulting an officer in Washington Square Park. But bystanders and Ceballos have a different account of what happened. Since the event, videos of the officers tackling, punching and pepper spraying Ceballos circulated on Instagram, Twitter and YouTube. An online uproar […]
Banning e-cigarettes may not stop teens from vaping
Josh Raiff used an e-cigarette for the first time when he was 16. Since then he’s gone from “smoking a pod a day” to trying to quit nicotine products altogether. When he heard about Donald Trump’s plan to ban flavored e-cigarette products he asked, “Does making the drinking age 21 stop kids from drinking?” “About […]
Union Workers show their support of non-union workers in midtown rally
With heads hung low and baseball caps in hand, over 100 union workers gathered in front of the New Line Structures corporate building Wednesday afternoon to mourn the deaths of seven construction workers in the city. Six of the men had lost their lives on non-union sites. The rally began by reading off the […]
Warren wows the crowd in Washington Square Park
Senator Elizabeth Warren takes the stage at her rally in Washington Square Park. Photo by Craig Ruttle Elbow room was scarce at New York City’s Washington Square Park yesterday as over 20,000 voters crammed in to watch Senator Elizabeth Warren vie for their support in the upcoming democratic presidential primaries. At just past 7 p.m., […]
National Memorial visitors share memories of 9/11 on the 18th anniversary of the attacks
Hundreds of people gathered yesterday around the September 11th National Memorial reflecting pools and thought about the events that occurred 18 years ago. “I’m almost as depressed today as I was that day,” Daniel Powell of South Carolina, said. Powell recalled watching the planes crash into the World Trade Center on television 18 years ago, […]
The Lives Behind the Wheel of a Yellow Cab Industry in Decline
15 May 2019 NEW YORK — Instead of spending rush hour behind the wheel of his yellow cab one April morning, taxi driver Robert Chow slumped on a park bench behind a taxi stand in Lower Manhattan, tears streaming from his eyes. It has been almost one year since his brother, also a taxi driver, […]