Fans Pay Tribute to Kobe, but his Memory Particularly Resonates with Asians
As the Feb. 24 memorial is set for the NBA legend, fans in Asia pay tribute to his fighting spirit
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Meet Monumental Women, the Group Behind Central Park’s First Statue of a Woman
From the great-great-granddaughter of Elizabeth Cady Stanton to the first female firefighter in New York, the board of directors is a veritable history lesson in activism
Meet Monumental Women, the Group Behind Central Park's First Statue of a Woman
From the great-great-granddaughter of Elizabeth Cady Stanton to the first female firefighter in New York, the board of directors is a veritable history lesson in activism
Flirting With First Responders
At an event in Astoria, cops and firefighters mingle with singles
Football? No Thanks … Bring on the Puppies
Restaurant in Midtown on Super Bowl Sunday hosted a watch party for the Puppy Bowl — not the one played in Miami
A Day Before Kick-Off, Bars Get Ready for the Big Game
NYC strongholds for the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers expect large crowds
Made in New York: the Robotic Art Builder
Neoset Design, a digital Brooklyn studio, specializes in creating large scale art with robots
The Bra Whisperer of Brooklyn
As sales at retail stores like Victoria’s Secret fall, one small lingerie shop in Boreum Hill benefits from its custom touch.
Made in New York: the Harlem Pie Man
The arrival of Whole Foods in East Harlem has been something of a double-edged sword, signaling gentrification and rising rents on the one hand, jobs and fresh food on the other. But for Clinton Shabazz, the Harlem Pie Man, it has been an opportunity all the way. Shabazz has lived in Harlem for 40 years, […]
At Tribeca, Queer Films Grow Beyond Niche Audiences
Two years ago when River Gallo began writing the script for his graduate thesis at the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts, he was surprised to learn he would be a trailblazer: he would become the first intersex director to make a film about an intersex individual. “It was interesting to me that […]
Made in New York: the Dog Dresser
New York’s pooches will look downright fetching if designer Rebecca Fadden has anything to say about it
Forget the Apps: Dating Brought to the Stage
A couple years ago, Harrison Forman was living and working in San Francisco and dating around, as many twenty-somethings do, but he was doing it differently: he was broadcasting his dates via Facebook live. Forman, who was working at Facebook at the time, was using the company’s new technology to date in a new way. […]
Made in New York: The Shoemaker
The Brooklyn Shoe Space allows shoemakers to teach and create
What It's Like To Be a Man with Breast Cancer
For minority health awareness month, a black male breast cancer survivor tells his story of how he fought the stigma
What It’s Like To Be a Man with Breast Cancer
For minority health awareness month, a black male breast cancer survivor tells his story of how he fought the stigma
When Table Tennis Meets Disc Jockey in Midtown New York
A resurgence of ping-pong in the Big Apple