Care and Identity

Verdant leaves fan out from an organic landscape built into the lobby wall—something between a terrarium and a living mural. Soothing music moves between speakers, melodic tones melding with the...Read More “The Long Goodbye” »

It’s nine AM and twenty-five thirteen-year-olds walk south down 5th Avenue, turning uphill toward Sunset Park. They are blindfolded. Each has a hand on a rope controlled by two teachers,...Read More “Art Class And The Blank Slate Epidemic” »

The guards have been picketing since dawn. They circle in front of the Rikers Museum — the ten-year-old institution housed in what was once the most notorious youth detention facility...Read More “Inside the Gates of Hell” »

Just a few years ago, when national elections were sputtering back to life, the literacy crisis took center stage. Election officials realized that the reading challenges had grown so severe,...Read More “They Funded Rockets. Now They’re Funding Readers” »

Forty-two people sit in a circle on couches, chairs, and the parquet floor of a Crown Heights brownstone parlor. Ranging in age from perhaps fifteen to twenty-five, they are listening...Read More “When NYC’s Youth Suffered from Possession, These Nurses Stepped Up” »

It’s September in New York City. The parks are green, and the air is crisp — crisp enough to make the offshore wind turbines spin in steady arcs off the...Read More “What a NYC Highschooler Needs to Graduate in an Election Year” »

Colorful feathers bounced to the rhythms of Reggaeton, Soca, dancehall, and Neotrop, as the revelers made their way down Eastern Parkway.  Jerk chicken smoke was heavy in the air, and...Read More “Ice Box Saves West Indian Day Parade” »

Brandon Carbonari stands next to a huge and gleaming natural gas boiler—one of the last in New York City. Carbonari was born in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, and he’s reminiscing about...Read More “When Your Neighbour Is A Gas Holdout” »

Led by Congresswoman Cardenas, Immigrant Success Network Pushes for Nationwide Child Poverty Relief Through Education Reform They met in one of New York’s family sanctuary shelters 20 years ago, at...Read More “Former Refugees Spearhead Anti-Poverty Movement” »

Next month, a sweeping federal law nicknamed the “Green Light Bill” is set to shutter almost all of the cannabis shops across the nation. This bill also fast-tracks the right...Read More “Cannabis Shops Close as Green Cards Open Doors for Immigrants” »

Jeehae Fischer walks into the room with a broad smile, sits down on her crystal-clear hover couch, and the audience erupts as she announces her latest guest: Senator Min-Ji Kim....Read More ““The Pink Elephant in the Room” for Korean Community” »

A small rural town in upstate New York owes its survival to a group of recently relocated immigrants who, through a combination of quick thinking and community spirit, helped save...Read More “Immigrants Save Upstate New York Town from Flash Flood” »

Old and young, speakers of dozens of languages, of comfortable or modest means, they all looked out of their windows two evenings ago and saw what no New Yorker wants...Read More “Roomers Survive Drone Mishap” »

Inmates Secure Victory After Month-Long Protest, City Announces Plans for Transformative Re-Use In a groundbreaking move, New York City has agreed to permanently close the infamous “jailscraper” in Chinatown, following...Read More “Chinatown’s “Jailscraper” Falls” »

In a poignant return to its roots, the former St. Vincent’s Hospital in the heart of the West Village will support New Yorkers experiencing homelessness. This groundbreaking move comes after...Read More “West Village Owners Bow To Intergenerational Pressure” »