As people took to the streets of New York City following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis back in May, members of the…
Photographer’s Avenger, Judge’s Nightmare: The Case of Copyright Lawyer Richard Liebowitz
In the five years his firm has been opened, Richard Liebowitz, a photographer turned attorney, has managed to file more than 2,500 copyright infringement cases.…
I Took a Double-Decker Tour of NYC During a Raging Pandemic
When I plugged in disposable red earbuds to a headphone jack on TopView’s double-decker bus on a recent Tuesday, Frank Sinatra greeted me with a…
One of New York City’s Biggest Processors of Food Waste Is in Danger of Losing Its Home
For the last few months, Big Reuse, a compost processing site in western Queens, has been fighting to try to stay on its current land.…
Will Covid Be the ‘Final Nail in the Coffin’ for Independent Theater?
When the pandemic started in March, performing arts venues all over the country closed. In June, Off-Broadway fixture The Playroom Theatre shuttered permanently, and many…
Meet Azikiwe Mohammed, the Artist Opening a Black Painters Academy
A native New Yorker, Azikiwe Mohammed has always envisioned a space where Black and brown people can feel safe expressing themselves.
McSorley’s’ First Female Bartender Keeps Its Spirit Alive
McSorley’s Ale House hasn’t changed much in the last century: its floors are still lined with sawdust bought from the same Long Island-based family for…
Fate of Elizabeth Street Garden Left to Manhattan Judge
Following a nearly three-hour long virtual hearing on Friday, the fate of Elizabeth Street Garden, a 20,000-square-foot public green space, continues to hang in the…
Fight Intensifies Over Exam That’s Said to Keep Black Students Out of NYC’s Elite High Schools
One month after Sierra Fraser participated in a demonstration against New York City’s high school admissions testing, she’s visibly distressed about the experience. “It was…
The Bean Comes Back to Second Avenue, But When Will Its Customers Return?
A little over a year after it closed its doors, The Bean has reopened its Second Avenue location, bringing a neighborhood staple back to NYU…