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Knocked Out by Sandy

By Sybile Penhirin on May 17, 2014 Bronx, Brooklyn, far rockaway, grandmother, NY City Lens, Sandy, Superstorm Sandy, Sybile Penhirin, teacher, unemployment, working poor On the Edge, Two New Yorks, What's New?

Knocked Out by Sandy

A 61-year-old grandmother fights to re-build a family nest after Sandy flooded her Far Rockaway home

To Work or Not to Work?

By Sybile Penhirin on May 17, 2014 On the Edge, Two New Yorks, What's New?

To Work or Not to Work?

A part-time job can lead to a loss of public assistance—and staying on the edge in the process

VIDEO: A Second Chance

By Sybile Penhirin on May 15, 2014 Brooklyn, chance, Featured, Food, hope, jail, jail-alternative, mapple, new york city lens, slider, truck, Video, young Cops & Courts, Multimedia, Two New Yorks, Video, What's New?

VIDEO: A Second Chance

A group of formerly incarcerated young men find hope in a food truck business

VIDEO: Don’t Replace, Repair

By Sybile Penhirin on May 2, 2014 alternative, broken, Brooklyn, community, Featured, fix, free, green, New York City, new york city lens, objects, slider, sustainable, Sybile Penhirin, Video Multimedia, NY City Scene, The Global City, Video, What's New?

VIDEO: Don’t Replace, Repair

In Brooklyn, a group of fixers teach people how to repair their broken objects, for free.

Multimedia: Battling Isolation With Music

By Sybile Penhirin on April 14, 2014 concert, elderly, Featured, homeboud, instrument, multimedia, music, New York City, nonprofit, Schools, seniors, slider, Video, violin Multimedia, NY City Scene, Video

Multimedia: Battling Isolation With Music

An organization uses live performances to lift the spirits of the homebound

Can’t Get Rights But Can Get a Voice

By Sybile Penhirin on March 8, 2014 Bill de Blasio, community, cops & courts, jail, jail-alternative, Justice, New York City, prison, prisoners, probation, show, Theatre, young Cops & Courts, NY City Scene, Two New Yorks

Can’t Get Rights But Can Get a Voice

Young parolees and ex-cons step on stage to tell their stories to make reentry into their community smoother.

At an Abortion Clinic: Protesters, Patients, and Escorts

By Sybile Penhirin on February 12, 2014 clinic, Featured, health, medical center, New York City, NY City Lens, protest, Queens, religion, slider, women What's New?

At an Abortion Clinic: Protesters, Patients, and Escorts

Every Saturday in Queens, volunteers help women get past demonstrators and into a medical center

Don’t Horse Around, Mr. Mayor, Say Protesters

By Sybile Penhirin on February 3, 2014 activists, animal rights, Business, Central Park, Featured, horse, Horse-drawn carriages, New York City, slider News, Politics & Policy

Don’t Horse Around, Mr. Mayor, Say Protesters

Activists remind DeBlasio of his promise to nix carriage rides

A Former Sex Worker Tells Her Story

By Sybile Penhirin on January 31, 2014 book, Featured, New York City, NY City Lens, sex worker News

A Former Sex Worker Tells Her Story

And so do 27 others who find their voices in writing and being published.

Traffic Headaches Expected Ahead of Super Bowl

By Sybile Penhirin on January 31, 2014 manhattan, midtown, Super Bowl, Taxis, Times Square What's New?

Traffic Headaches Expected Ahead of Super Bowl

A 13-block stretch of Broadway around Times Square is closed for the entire week — and cabbies say traffic snarls will follow.

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