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M.T. A. to launch pilot program testing subway platform screen barriers

April 21, 2022 by kanita tariq

Riders wait at a subway station

On Wednesday, Feb. 23, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced the launch of a pilot program to test platform screen barriers in subway stations after years of arguing against the idea. These barriers will be tested at three stations: the E line platform at the Sutphin Boulevard-Archer Avenue–JFK Airport station in Queens, the L line platform […]

Filed Under: Politics, Uncategorized Tagged With: MTA, New York City, subways, transportation

Artists express despair over war in Ukraine at Yara Arts Group and Ukrainian Museum event

March 28, 2022 by Kaleah Haddock

Photo by Kaleah Haddock

On Wednesday, March 2, around a hundred visitors sat in the main room of the Ukrainian Museum on East 6th Street in the East Village. On one wall, glass cases displayed traditional white handmade Ukrainian dresses adorned with red flowers; paintings by Ukrainian artists lined another wall. A makeshift stage with a piano, music stands […]

Filed Under: Ukraine Tagged With: art, culture, east village, New York City

Russian International Students Caught in the Economic Crossfire of the War in Ukraine

March 22, 2022 by Nathan Burke

Blue and yellow clothes dotted the hundred-strong crowd at Washington Square Park for the second Sunday in a row. Ukraine’s azure and gold banner waved in the air as its bearers paraded around the park’s iconic fountain at the heart of New York University. Activists hoisted signs with calls for peace and demands for an […]

Filed Under: Ukraine Tagged With: New York City, NYU, nyu students, protest, Russia, Sanctions, students, Ukraine, Washington Square Park

Nuyorican Poets Café Brings NYC Creatives Together for Black History Month

March 11, 2022 by kanita tariq

Nuyorican Poets Cafe before doors open.

On Feb. 2, doors opened at the Nuyorican Poets Café at 9:30 p.m. The small crowd congregated outside filed into the intimate, warehouse-style venue, finding their seats as the lights dimmed and the live band on stage played a rhythmic tune. The All THAT! Open Mic Night occurs on the first Wednesday of every month […]

Filed Under: Social Justice, Uncategorized Tagged With: Arts, east village, New York City, Open Mic Night, Poetry, Slam Poetry

Wellness Collective Third Root Says Goodbye

December 15, 2021 by Laura Measher

Third Root, a wellness collective based in Flatbush, Brooklyn, is priced out of their building and decides to close permanently. But even as they shut their doors, they hope they’ve opened new ones for wellness spaces to come. ​Reported, shot, and edited by Laura Measher.

Filed Under: Video Tagged With: Brooklyn, New York City, real estate, social justice, wellness

New Yorkers push back on East Side Coastal Resiliency Project

October 26, 2021 by Laura Measher

The East Side Coastal Resiliency (ESCR) Project was designed to prevent climate change-related flooding in Manhattan’s East Village. But the project is heavily contested by New Yorkers who say it will destroy a local park beyond repair–and cause additional climate issues in the process. Reporting, shooting, and editing by Laura Measher.

Filed Under: Video Tagged With: activism, east river park, environmental justice, environmentalism, New York City

Ultimate Frisbee Team XIST Aims for Gender Inclusivity

September 23, 2021 by Laura Measher

With the Ultimate Frisbee club league back in action after last year’s COVID-19 cancellations, NYC mixed-gender team XIST is striving to create a culture of gender equity both on and off the field. The team is now looking to secure a bid to nationals through hard work, communication, and valuing every player on their roster. […]

Filed Under: Video Tagged With: Gender, New York City, social justice, sports, ultimate frisbee

Covid Babies

May 24, 2021 by Yindi (Victor) Chen

Covid Baby

The birth of a child has always been extremely consuming for the parents, not to mention going into labor amid a global pandemic. What are the concerns parents had for their infants growing up under quarantine? This piece explores how the lockdown has physically and mentally influenced both parents and their babies.  

Filed Under: COVID-19 Pandemic, Multimedia, Video Tagged With: COVID-19, health, New York City, women

Black Lives Matter: Children’s Protest

July 31, 2020 by Andrea Pineda-Salgado

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New York City’s youngest raised their voice to protest against police brutality, Andrea Pineda-Salgado reports.

Filed Under: Multimedia, Social Justice, Video Tagged With: adorable, blacklivesmatter, blm, children, kids, New York City, protest, race

New York and the Coronavirus: Riding the Subway

June 26, 2020 by Andrea Pineda-Salgado

Can New Yorkers feel safe riding the subway now that New York is in Phase Two? Andrea Pineda-Salgado reports.  

Filed Under: COVID-19 Pandemic, Video Tagged With: MTA, New York City, subways

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