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March 2017

Food & Wine, Lens on New Yorkers, Manhattan, Multimedia, Struggling in the City, Video

A line of several dozen people form beneath the All Souls Episcopal Church each Wednesday evening in Central Harlem. Though the group varies in ethnicity, age, gender and stature, their faces wear the same fragile expression. Many of them have been homeless for years, some have been formerly incarcerated, and most of them struggle to make ends meet. However, they know wherever their circumstances have taken them that day, they are can come here to enjoy a nutritious meal prepared by a man who has not given up on them, Daiken Nelson.  They’ve come to the Mandala Café, a weekly non-profit kitchen

Lens on New Yorkers, Manhattan, Multimedia, Neighborhoods, Video

By Allison Lau, Alexandria Bordas, Zhiming Zhang Harlem has been locked in a battle against obesity and diabetes for years. In East Harlem alone, the 13th poorest of New York City’s 59 community districts, one in three adults are obese, which is the highest proportion of obese adults in all New York City neighborhoods. The childhood obesity rate is over 23 percent. The diabetic rates are equally as staggering – 18 percent of adults in East Harlem are diabetic, with most of the cases being type 2 and strongly associated with obesity. Heart disease, cancer and diabetes, all conditions related in part

Lens on New Yorkers, Manhattan, Multimedia, NY City Scene, Video

Tucked away in the West Village is a small artist community, called Westbeth, where wooden elephants, lions and puppies gather together to enchant the children of New York City. The mastermind behind the production is a woman, who greets each family with a nurturing voice and warm hug, embellished in hot pink from head to toe. Penny Jones, the founder of Penny Jones and Company, has been filling rooms with laughter and amazement with her puppetry for over 40 years. The audience, on this particular morning, follows the musical journey of a puppet named Sebastian as he struggles through his job

Lens on New Yorkers, Manhattan, Multimedia, NY City Scene, Video

Tucked away in the West Village is a small artist community, called Westbeth, where wooden elephants, lions and puppies gather together to enchant the children of New York City. The mastermind behind the production is a woman, who greets each family with a nurturing voice and warm hug, embellished in hot pink from head to toe. Penny Jones, the founder of Penny Jones and Company, has been filling rooms with laughter and amazement with her puppetry for over 40 years. The audience, on this particular morning, follows the musical journey of a puppet named Sebastian as he struggles through his job

Manhattan, Multimedia, NY City Scene, Video

As unusual as the art of wrapping stones could seem, it is a profitable job for Robert Kolsin, a veteran from Queens. The reason for his success, he says, lays in the stones and their powers and good energy. Every day, he packs his jewelry in a suitcase, and travels to Manhattan to sell his art. His stand at Union Square South attracts children and adults alike.