New York City is a vibrant backdrop for stories ranging from those of parents fighting for their children’s special needs to a musician performing in subways for free to keep classical music alive. NY City Lens reporters go behind the camera to capture these and other stories.
Fifteen reporters from the NYCity Lens were on assignment across New York City Thursday afternoon as Occupy Wall Street’s Day of Action unfolded. Here are their stories.
The New York City Marathon drew more than 140,000 applicants for its coveted 47,000 spots. Runners came from all 50 states and more than 100 countries to tackle the rigorous 26.2-mile course. NY City Lens reporters fanned out to each mile mark to capture the race through the eyes of runners, volunteers and spectators.
New York is a city of eight million people and hundreds of neighborhoods. Within each of those neighborhoods are unique cafes, stores and hangouts that bring reflect and add to the community. Inspired by The New York Times’ Neighborhood Joint series, NY City Lens reporters fanned out to their neighborhoods to profile one of those special places.
After nearly 10 years of running fake modeling agencies, owner Bradley Poster was fined $908,400 by a New York judge for illegally advertising services the business did not provide, charging models for headshots it never promoted and operating as an unlicensed agency.
A friendly, welcoming demeanor matches his Mayberry-era freckled face and coarse red hair. All of that paired with a Jewish upbringing melds into the uniquely funny East Village-based comedian and actor, Jake Green, 27, who just likes to make people laugh.
Bill Larkin, 59, is one of the many who no longer finds himself inside of a church most Sunday mornings. A tall, wiry man with thinning silver hair and a warm, gap-toothed smile, he defines himself as one of those Catholics who “shops around” for a parish willing to embrace his progressive views. Two decades ago, the former priest could never have foreseen this would be the case.
Featuring homosexual art by living and past artists in the forms of photographs, prints, and paintings, the Leslie/Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art seeks to not only protect the artwork but also the artists’ legacies.
By Amy Chyan She hovered over the house plant and watched the ants crawl. This is what Mi Ju, 27, a Korean-born painter, installation artist and master’s of fine arts student at the Pratt Institute, does, to gather inspiration for her art. “She’s manically obsessed over nature,” teased Hiba Schahbaz, Ju’s studio neighbor. Ju lives [...]
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