By Samantha McDonald on March 3, 2016
2016 Presidential Election, Carpenters Union, Hillary Clinton, Javits Center, manhattan, middle class, SEIU, Super Tuesday, union workers
Election 2016, News, Politics & Policy

A day following her victorious trail on Super Tuesday and as Donald Trump continued to get most of the headlines, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton rallied union workers and supporters at the Javits Convention Center in Manhattan to discuss the minimum wage and more jobs for the middle class. The former New York senator returned […]
By Samantha McDonald on March 2, 2016
Ashley Graham, Beth Ditto, body image, body positivity, fashion, Ify Ufele, Mallorie Dunn, ModCloth, New York Fashion Week, plus size, SmartGlamour
Business, NY City Scene

Since she was in the sixth grade, Lillian Bustle had always been a size 18 or over. She wore jeans and loose-fitting t-shirts to conceal her body from judgmental eyes, and she felt alienated by the stereotypical size zero figures she saw in ads and magazines. “I sort of felt like the fashion world was […]
By Samantha McDonald on February 15, 2016
Business, NY City Scene

Muslim women are calling for better representation in the world of fashion
By Samantha McDonald on February 5, 2016
animal rights, Central Park, horse carriages, Mayor Bill de Blasio, NYCLASS, pedicabs
Animals of New York, News, Politics & Policy

A union backs away from a proposed compromise, and the drivers will keep their jobs
By Samantha McDonald on January 30, 2016
animal rights, carlos menchaca, Central Park, City Council, horse carriages, Mayor Bill de Blasio, pedicabs, Teamsters
Manhattan, Politics & Policy

The mayor’s plan will limit the number of horses in the park and keep pedicab drivers out of its popular southern edge