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Skateboarders demanded a space of their own
By Tarak Jayachandran It’s 5 p.m on a Friday in July in the East Village. The sky is overcast. The National Weather Service has registered the day’s high at 96 degrees, 10 degrees above the norm for this time of year in New York City. The skaters pile in, mainly guys, but also one girl. […]
Plain Jane? Or create your own fashion lane?
By Charles Joseph The mannequin in the window of Muji wears a camp-collared, navy shirt of 100% linen. Ryan Chung, the 29-year-old sales clerk in that boutique on Cooper Square, wears a navy linen shirt from Muji, too, but it’s an oxford button-down. “Plain, flat, very, uh, natural,” Chung said of what he was wearing […]
Underserved Youth Find Serenity Within Artistic Safe Haven
Tayllor Johnson, 22, has performed many pieces of spoken word at the White House, yet, nothing beats the feeling that engulfed her as she stepped foot onto the stage of the Nuyorican Poets Café. “This is the Nuyorican Poets café, so it’s a pretty big deal to be performing in this space for me,” said […]
East Village Organizations Work to Preserve Traditional Theater
La Plaza Cultural Community Garden, a community garden and non-profit organization in the heart of the East Village, hosts free events for people of all ages throughout the spring and summer to cultivate culture and a sense of community. In July, Tale Told Productions used the garden space to perform their interpretation of William Shakespeare’s […]
Some LGBT New Yorkers Feel Detached From Marriage Equality Success
The director of a local LGBT homeless relief organization, who advocates for LGBT rights, found herself unimpressed by the Supreme Court’s marriage equality ruling in June. Although many Americans are celebrating the decision that allows same-sex couples to marry across the United States, there are some who believe there is still a lot of work […]
Street Performers: It’s Not Just About the Money
Street performances allow for artists to express themselves freely. Street performers have been a part of New York City’s street culture since the 19th century; a culture that is immersed in the everyday life of a New Yorker. Whether it’s singing on the streets, dancing in the subway or playing drums in the park, street […]
Protesters Mark One Year Since Eric Garner’s Death
On Friday, July 17, 2015 about two dozen family, friends, and supporters gathered in Staten Island to mark the one-year anniversary of Eric Garner’s controversial death and to rally against police brutality. Although Eric Garner was black, most of those who gathered at the scene of his death were not black and voiced support for […]
Too Tiny For Soccer?
by Tabatha Castillo
47 Means More than You Think – Sports Commentary
Kyle Carpenter on the state of the NFL as 47 players have faced arrests during the off-season.
How El Barrio Is Developing
Produced by Oscar Balbuena
Where Good Food Is Less Abundant, Farm Project Delivers a Harvest
Chef Louise Noel had just finished stir-frying kale, cabbage, chick peas and garlic scapes, sprinkled with assorted spices, when Leslie Daly and Paul Daly approached. “What’s in this?” the husband said, holding his head back, then dumping the paper cup containing a spoonful of Noel’s dish into his mouth. The Dalys sampled Noel’s cooking. […]
Eco-Minded Annual Event Promotes Recreation on the Water
Oversized sky blue arrows pointed the way toward that Saturday’s activities at Governor’s Island National Monument. One led participants to kayaks made of cardboard, another to boat tours of New York Harbor, and still others to paddle-boarding and assorted water sports. Those were some of the activities slated for the Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance’s City of […]
Love of Africa Reflected in Designers’ Wares
Through the eyes of Ghanian-born and -reared fashion designer Kwabena Ofosu Ware, plain T-shirts and polo shirts look better when embroidered with symbols of West Africa. That belief, personal taste and ancestral pride, he said, are what underlay Quabs Couture, his year-old business. “I started by making the clothing for myself, and then every time […]
Businesses: We Didn’t Enlist With Anti-Bloomberg “Beverage Choices”
At a City Hall rally, businesses protested Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposed ban on super-sized, sugary beverages. Some businesses that are listed as members of New Yorkers for Beverage Choices, which opposes Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposed ban on super-sized sugary drinks, do not know exactly how they got on that roster. “We do not take a […]