When Eman Rimawi needed to get to a meeting or run an errand, she used to have to schedule a ride to pick her up…
After a Late Start, Hester Street Fair Stretches Out Its Season
After a tumultuous summer, the Lower East Side’s most popular outdoor market, Hester Street Fair, is extending its season into November. Weekends full of vintage…
LES Galleries Band Together During an Especially Slow Summer
Foot traffic to Lower East Side art galleries is usually stagnant during the summer months, and it has been even more so during the pandemic.…
A Food Pantry That Weathered the Height of the Pandemic Is Bracing For a Second Wave
On a gloomy Saturday afternoon, The Church of the Village’s sanctuary is a beehive of activity. Fifteen volunteers in masks, hairnets, and aprons unpack boxes,…
‘We Don’t Have a Lot of Hope’: Williamsburg Artists Grapple With the Pandemic
Nicole von Arx was one of many Williamsburg artists and merchants whose lives were completely disrupted when the pandemic hit in March. In the span…
We’re All Morbid Now: Brooklyn’s Death Educators Are Doing Lively Business
A projection of a blinking skeleton grows larger and larger. To a viewer today it looks like a cheap trick at a haunted house. But…
As Pandemic Fractures the City, Mosaic Man Stays on the Trail
The East Village is one of the most visually distinct neighborhoods in New York City, and for the past 35 years, James “Jim” Power’s famous…
“It’s Just Not Cool to Stick Up For Us’: Hasidim Feel Villainized as City Cracks Down
After months of media attention surrounding Hasidic resistance to social distancing guidelines, Brooklyn’s Hasidim fell under state-mandated lockdown orders that have sparked physical confrontations. Earlier…
Stand-Up Tara Cannistraci On Outdoor Comedy, and Why Indoor Shows Make Her Feel Like Bronx Barbie
From the cold, slightly damp ground in Prospect Park, mild laughter dissolved into the Friday evening air in late September. Comedians stepped up onto the…
A Look Back at the Street Fight for a Complete Census Count in Central Queens
The census ended yesterday, Oct. 15, after a Supreme Court ruling on Tuesday. The decision, which stayed an order from a lower court that would…