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A Tale of Two Sports Bars during the Super Bowl

March 4, 2022 by Monique Ezeh

interior of Standings bar in the East Village

When Super Bowl watch parties in minuscule New York City studios just can’t cut it, many head to sports bars to get their football fix. In NYC, a hub for people searching to celebrate, these venues bring together friends and strangers alike. On either side of the island of Manhattan, however, East and West Village […]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: features, NYC

Yeast, Water, and a Dash of Crisis: How a NYC bakery manager navigated the pandemic

December 12, 2021 by Kristina Handy

Photo posted by @shewolfbakery on Instagram

In the autumn of 2020, Sarah Vitale, the bakery manager at She Wolf Bakery, would arrive at work at around five or six in the morning. She jump-started the day with an array of tasks, reviewing the orders put in by the bakery’s wholesale customers, checking inventory, and shaping baguettes in the kitchen. Each workday […]

Filed Under: COVID-19 Pandemic, Uncategorized Tagged With: bakery, food, mental health, NYC, pandemic

The Queer Experience in Black Barbershops

May 27, 2021 by Calen Razor

Calen Barbeshop

By Calen Razor This piece takes a look at the experience for many Black queer people inside Black barbershops.

Filed Under: Multimedia, Social Justice, Video Tagged With: barbershop, gay, homophobia, new york, NYC, queer, toxic masculinity

NYC Street Artists Mix Art and Activism

May 12, 2021 by Anusha Rathi

The summer of 2020 changed Andrea Acevedo’s art. The murder of George Floyd stirred something deep within her – standing amongst a crowd of hundreds of protesters in New York City, defending Black lives, surrounded by people dedicated to equality and the liberation of all oppressed people, she asked herself, “How can I help?”  And […]

Filed Under: COVID-19 Pandemic, Photo, Social Justice Tagged With: blm, COVID-19, Female Artists, NYC, Stop Asian Hate, Street Art

What to Consider When Social Distancing on Two Wheels

June 16, 2020 by Alison Zimmerman

East Village biker dons a helmet before riding.

After months of stay-at-home orders, the much-awaited process of reopening has begun, and many world leaders hope to see their citizens don not only masks, but also bike helmets when they emerge back out on the streets. On May 6, Boris Johnson told Parliament that he hoped to see a  “golden age of cycling” in […]

Filed Under: COVID-19 Pandemic Tagged With: bicycle, bikes, cyclists, NYC

Homelessness in NYC Reaches Highest Level Since Great Depression

November 12, 2019 by Jana Cholakovska

New York City’s homeless population has been growing exponentially in the last five years. The city has reached its highest levels of homelessness since the Great Depression. Many government agencies and nonprofit organizations work tirelessly to provide adequate shelter, healthcare, and nourishment to those in need. The system is not perfect. Yet it’s only through […]

Filed Under: Multimedia, Politics, Video Tagged With: homelessness, manhattan, NYC, Union Square

NYC Shut It Down #PeoplesMonday three-year anniversary at Grand Central Station

May 31, 2018 by Autumn Calica

On Feb. 12, 2018, NYC Shut it Down held their three-year anniversary at Grand Central Station. Take a look at the event as it unfolded.

Filed Under: Multimedia, Photo, Video Tagged With: activism, blacklivesmatter, grand central station, NYC, NYC Shut It Down, peoples Monday, social justice

White Coats Walk

May 31, 2018 by Autumn Calica

Doctors For America showed up in big numbers for March For Our Lives, NYC. DFA is pushing for research on gun violence and insisting that as a nation we begin to address gun violence as a public health issue. Story By Abe Selby and Autumn Calica

Filed Under: Multimedia, Video Tagged With: #Marchforourlives, doctors, doctors against guns, doctors for america, gun violence, March for our lives, nra, NYC, public health, Stoneman Douglas, students, white coat walk

Brexit Shock: NYC Reacts

June 24, 2016 by Phil Rosenbaum

What do New Yorkers make of the surprising ‘yes’ vote in the British referendum to split from the European Union? Phil Rosenbaum’s Reporting: Multimedia students hit the streets just as the East Coast was waking up to the news and roiling global financial markets. Interviews by Shiva Darshan, Abraham Gross, Brittnye Jones, Mina Kaji, Jeffrey […]

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