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March 2017

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.

Food & Wine, NY City Scene, Staten Island

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News

[caption id="attachment_17829" align="aligncenter" width="927"] An apartment building on the Upper West side was on fire at around 6 p.m. on Friday night (Photo credit: Alexandria Bordas/NY City Lens)[/caption] A fire ripped through three floors of an apartment building situated on top of Jacob's Pickles restaurant on Amsterdam Avenue Friday night.  The fire led to two building-wide evacuations, leaving  residents and employees from the restaurant below standing on the sidewalk between 84th and 85th streets to watch as forces from the fire and police department navigated the scene. A couple walked hurriedly past the police line, dodging water puddles along the way, while