Hours before Governor Andrew Cuomo announced New York’s first confirmed case of coronavirus infection on Sunday, two Asian comedians appeared on stage at Caveat wearing…
With a Nod to Freud, ‘Semi-Fluid’ Artists Grapple With Asian and Queer Identities
At an art show in Chinatown, a middle-aged Chinese man stared at an ink painting, in which a god-like Asian figure was circled by children…
An Artist Who Defies Patriarchy Launches a Biennial That Takes On Immigration
Not many people understand immigration like Katya Grokhovsky. Inspired by her globetrotting and a desire to celebrate immigrant artists in America, Grokhovsky founded The Immigrant…
Can Political Buttons Tell Us Who’s Going to Win the Election?
Iowa may be overrun with presidential candidates before tonight’s caucuses but campaign junkies gathered Sunday at Seward Park High School for the annual Political Memorabilia…
The Activist Whose Family Owns One of the City’s Most Beloved Mexican Restaurants Still Faces Deportation
On the way to his asylum hearing at 26 Federal Plaza this morning, Marco Saavedra first stopped across the street at the African Burial Ground…
Politicians Press the Flesh at a Kinky Party Supporting Asian Sex Workers
Nudity, leather, kink, heavy makeup. It was a celebration of desire and sexuality, of BDSM and marginalized voices. On stage, burlesque dancer Viva Lamore took…
LES Health Clinic Displaced By Essex Crossing Demands First Aid
Food stands aren’t the only things being bulldozed for Essex Crossing, the ever-growing Lower East Side development of housing, vendors and aerial vegetables. Community Healthcare…
How Puerto Rico’s Uprising Politicized the Nuyorican Party Scene
The night after the Gov. of Puerto Rico, Ricardo Rosselló, announced he was stepping down from office, Boricuas and Nuyoricans eager to celebrate the island’s…
Lawsuits Stall Development of Greenpoint Superfund Site
In passing, the old plastics factory located at Franklin and Dupont Streets in Greenpoint seems like an abandoned industrial relic. In actuality, the curved, art…
South Brooklynites: Why Did Con Ed Keep Us in the Dark For So Long?
After nearly two days without power, residents in Mill Basin finally had electricity restored at 11:15am this morning. Still, though residents no longer have to…