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New York City Ballet’s Spring Gala Premieres Two New Pieces

May 5, 2023 by Amelia Chang

New York City Ballet dancers in Christopher Wheeldon's, "From You Within Me." Image by Erin Baiano

By Amelia Chang On Thursday, May 4, the New York City Ballet held their 2023 Spring Gala: Invention. The night featured the world premiere of two new pieces: Christopher Wheeldon’s “From You Within Me” and Alysa Pires’ “Standard Deviation.” The performance was closed with Justin Peck’s 2017 piece, “The Times Are Racing.” The New York […]

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Endometriosis Foundation of America continues to make change at annual Blossom Ball

March 21, 2023 by Amelia Chang

Woman in a red gown addressing a crowd at the Endometriosis Foundation of America's 11th Annual Blossom Ball. Image by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images

On Monday, March 20, Endometriosis Foundation of America held their 11th Annual Blossom Ball. The night was a celebration of all the hard work the past year has brought to the nonprofit organization, which called for the continuation of its work in improving knowledge and treatment of endometriosis, a condition in which the tissue lining […]

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Champions cast express excitement about new movie

February 28, 2023 by Amelia Chang

Champions red carpet. Image by Amelia Chang

Produced by and starring Woody Harrelson, Champions is a comedy film set to be released in early March. At the world premiere on February 27 at the AMC Lincoln Square in New York, the cast, featuring several actors with intellectual disabilities, couldn’t be more ecstatic about this film.  Champions, directed by Bobby Farrelly, tells the […]

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Stamping out racism in the Premier League

February 18, 2023 by Kiersten Dugan

Everton's Idrissa Gueye kicking a soccer ball during the English Premier League

  “When you win, you’re English. When you lose, you’re Black.” Activist Ahmed Ali tweeted this in November 2021 after England lost to Italy — during a contentious game that ended in a tie, followed by a decisive 3-2 penalty shootout — in the 2020 European Championship.  England’s loss was followed by an onslaught of […]

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Let me tell you what Joan Didion means to me

February 9, 2023 by Alexa Donovan

Joan Didion books on a bookshelf

I own more books by Joan Didion than I can count. Some are in my dorm room, piled on my window sill overlooking East Tenth Street. Some are on my IKEA bookshelf at my family home in the suburbs of New York. It’s as if these books are children living in a split custody situation. […]

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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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Track coach Beverly Kearney uses experience with adversity to help others conquer mental hurdles

November 23, 2022 by Jordan Ruttert

Coach Beverley Kearney looking out in the distance with a hopeful and optimistic gaze

“The only thing I remember is waking up on the side of the road.” Seven-time NCAA track and field title winner Coach Beverly Kearney was involved in a semi-fatal car accident on Dec. 26, 2002. The crash threw Kearney 50 feet from the vehicle, leaving her paralyzed from the waist down. After undergoing two five-hour […]

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Debate over the continued use of streetside dining sheds heats up

November 15, 2022 by Talia Barrington

A dirty white dining shed sits on the corner of a Midtown block. The sky is blue and the shines on the shed which has gates locked to prevent homeless from entering. Some evergreen plants line the edge of the shed, and sting lights are attached around the corrugated iron roof.

Amid shifting attitudes to the Covid-19 virus, New York City residents are increasingly labeling many relics of pandemic-era lockdowns obsolete. Streetside dining – once a popular method to preserve both restaurant business and socially-deprived residents – has recently joined the relegated ranks of KN95 masks and Clorox wipes. Policymakers responded to initial positive feedback on […]

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Community Board 5 offers little hope for pedestrians seeking a reprieve from speeding e-bikes

September 9, 2022 by Talia Barrington

A motion-blurred delivery worker rides his e-bike onto the sidewalk. He wears a blue puffy jacket and carries a red delivery bag on his back.

NEW YORK – The debate regarding unsafe e-bike usage continued Thursday night as Manhattan’s Community Board 5 fielded calls to action on zoom from residents of New York’s most densely populated district. One Midtown resident, who was introduced on the Zoom meeting as Charles, voiced her concerns, saying she has witnessed e-bike riders running red […]

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Buddy the Rat proves you can do anything in New York

August 24, 2022 by Gabriel Vasconcellos

Credit: @jonothonlyons on Instagram

Jonothon Lyons had just finished live streaming an hour-long Instagram performance that included walking on all fours and climbing trash cans in Washington Square Park. However, he was not Lyons throughout his performance, he was Buddy the Rat. Lyons had finally sat down on one of the many benches that surrounded the park, Buddy’s mask, […]

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