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The Word Magician

By Wufei Yu on May 15, 2019 Lens on New Yorkers, Video

The Word Magician

A seven-time American crossword champion opens up about his passion for wordplay

When Table Tennis Meets Disc Jockey in Midtown New York

By Wufei Yu on April 29, 2019 Manhattan, Multimedia, NY City Scene, Photo

When Table Tennis Meets Disc Jockey in Midtown New York

A resurgence of ping-pong in the Big Apple

The Culinary King Eats His Way Through Queens Up Close

By Wufei Yu on April 22, 2019 Food, Joe DiStefano, Queens Lens on New Yorkers, Queens, The Global City, Video

The Culinary King Eats His Way Through Queens Up Close

A food enthusiast explores the tastiest and funkiest hidden places in the world’s borough of New York City

A Student Tennis Player’s Very Big Night

By Wufei Yu on February 15, 2019 Lens on New Yorkers, Multimedia, NY City Scene, Photo, Sports

A Student Tennis Player’s Very Big Night

Jack Mingjie Lin of the Columbia men’s tennis team played his idol at the New York Open

New Yorkers Rally on Behalf of the Uyghurs in China

By Wufei Yu on February 6, 2019 Manhattan, News, Politics & Policy

New Yorkers Rally on Behalf of the Uyghurs in China

A Lunar New Year protest tackles the persecution of a Muslim ethnic group

Indonesian Feast Held to Raise Money for Tsunami Victims

By Wufei Yu on February 5, 2019 Food & Wine, Immigration, Multimedia, Photo, Queens, The Global City

Indonesian Feast Held to Raise Money for Tsunami Victims

A monthly pop-up food bazaar in Elmhurst was dedicated to helping those who lost homes in last year’s natural catastrophe

On a Bitter Night, Volunteers Fan Out to Count—and Help—the Homeless

By Wufei Yu on January 31, 2019 News, Struggling in the City

On a Bitter Night, Volunteers Fan Out to Count—and Help—the Homeless

More than 4,200 people helped produce the annual count, and not all of them were from New York

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